It was a tightly controlled crash course on foreign policy for the Republican vice presidential candidate, the mayor-turned-governor who has been outside North America just once.

Then Bush got less than 10 seconds of polite applause at the end of a speech in which he urged world leaders to take "an unequivocal moral stand" against suicide bombings, hostage-taking and other terror tactics.

Six girls to remain in state's custody

While the motive for the homicides remained unclear Tuesday, evidence found at the scene paints a portrait of one man who went to the ranch with bad intentions, said Sheriff Clarence Dupnik.

But a handful of local GOP leaders adopted a resolution Friday night saying those primary voters picked a racist whom the party will not support — even though Sweeney will appear on the November ballot with "Republican" next to his

Instead, the project at Century Park Research Center on South Kolb Road involved some tricky crane maneuvers as the first four of 10 massive generators were delivered for modifications. They are to be used in a Mexican mining project.

A man was found dead Tuesday night at a home on the far East Side, a sheriff's spokeswoman said.

The new rules require plumbing — also called stub outs — for graywater systems for all new homes that are issued permits after June 1, 2010.

Proceeds from the Fun Chili Cook-Off at Jonathan's Cork, 6320 E. Tanque Verde Road, Saturday will help send local boys and girls to camp next summer. This annual fundraiser benefits the Arizona Daily Star's Sportsmen's Fund Send a Kid to

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Consider this case, where West leads a diamond against three no-trump. Declarer takes East's king with the ace and sees at once that by far his best chance of scoring nine tricks lies in utilizing dummy's club suit.

Tim Wakefield outpitched Cliff Lee (22-3), and midseason acquisition Jason Bay hit the go-ahead single as Boston scored three times in the fifth inning to rally from a two-run deficit.

Favre, the Jets quarterback, rolled his left ankle during the third quarter of the 48-29 loss at San Diego on Monday night, but coach Eric Mangini was not overly concerned about Favre's injury.

The event was the biggest Arizona has held in the past five years, filling the TCC with new citizens, their families and well-wishers. The crowd enthusiastically waved small American flags and sang along with patriotic tunes throughout the ceremony.

But those tiny packages get expensive, and you can have more variety if you make your own.

The girls volleyball team improved to 7-0, beating the previously undefeated Mustangs in three sets.

Still, the tree sitters looked rather lost.

Erika Zimmerman, who cited the cafe's traditional apple pie as her favorite, wins a copy of "The America's Test Kitchen Family Baking Book."

If you are confused by these questions, you are not alone. And while there is no right answer, there are benefits and risks for each.