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A candlelight vigil Friday in support of the state's controversial new immigration law and more arrests from protests against it wrapped up several days of activism and tension surrounding the implementation of the new law.

A federal judge's decision Wednesday to block some provisions in the law meant that its implementation Thursday was muted. But the decision did not please activists, and groups on both sides of the issue showed Friday that they will continue to call for the law's full implementation or rejection.

Subjects: Illegal immigration, support SB 1070, Stand with Arizona vigil, honor law-enforcement officers, Sen. Russell Pearce

Two men carrying Mexican flags ran into the outfield during the seventh inning of the New York Mets’ game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night at Citi Field.

The men were apprehended by security fairly quickly without much incident.

Before the game, about 40 demonstrators across the street from the ballpark protested Arizona’s immigration law, chanting “Oppose racism!” and “Boycott Arizona!”

Topics = Illegal immigration, Mexican flags, SB1070, Arizona immigration law, demonstrators

In the last 48 hours almost everything that can be said about illegal immigration has been said. But I am more interested in a few truths that are never quite spoken.

1) Why the Sense of Exemption? Why and how exactly do the supporters of illegal immigration justify massive disobedience of federal law? I suspect the answer is predicated in large part on the source of illegal immigration — that if it were a question of a half-million entering illegal Rwandans or Balkan peoples each year, the issue would have remained strictly a matter of legality.

Subjects = Illegal immigration, alien demonstrators, affirmative action, cultural elite, assimilation, immigration laws ignored

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Spirit Airlines passengers may want to get to the airport a little earlier than normal Sunday as a new charge for carry-on bags takes effect.

The low-fare airline sparked controversy in April when it announced plans to charge for carry-on items. Passengers who pay in advance, either online or ...

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HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — An Army private charged with leaking classified material to the whistleblower website WikiLeaks had civilian help, a key figure in the case said Saturday.

The development, first reported in the New York Times, suggests an expansion of the government's investigation into leaks including more than 76,900 ...

Two days after Gov. Jan Brewer called a judge's temporary injunction of parts of Senate Bill 1070 a "little bump in the road," her office confirmed that she would consider tweaking the law in response to the ruling.

Brewer already has spoken to Republican legislative leaders about the possibility of calling state lawmakers into a special session to alter and strengthen the immigration law.

"We need to explore any and all options, including the possibility of tweaks to SB 1070, to get the legislation implemented as soon as possible," Brewer said in a statement e-mailed to The Arizona Republic.

Topics: SB 1070, illegal, immigration, immigrants, aliens, arrests, state, laws, enforcement, border, Arizona,

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Tropical Storm Bonnie left crews working to plug the Gulf oil gusher a little memento that is expected to push their work back about a day.

Crews found debris in the bottom of the relief well that ultimately will be used to plug the leak for ...

Arizona’s appeal of a federal court ruling that blocks the central provisions of a state law requiring police to determine the immigration status of people stopped for questioning was set for November.

The U.S. Court of Appeals in San Francisco today denied Arizona Governor Jan Brewer’s bid for an expedited hearing in September. State lawyers argued the earlier date was needed because parts of the law barred by the lower court addressed “serious criminal, environmental and economic problems” due to ineffective federal enforcement of immigration laws.

Topics = Illegal immigration, U.S. Court of Appeals, SB1070, Gov. Brewer, Justice Department, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton

A group of Republican senators has written to top immigration officials in the Obama administration asking them to reveal whether large-scale plans are under way to provide a so-called non-legislative version of amnesty.

The lawmakers cite an 11-page draft document written by staff to the director of the Citizenship and Immigration Service that says they are reviewing several executive orders and other mechanisms that effectively would serve as a substitute for comprehensive immigration reforms.

Topics: Illegal immigration, Republican senators, Obama administration, amnesty, USCIS, DHS

When the prospects for a reform bill turned bleak earlier this year, immigration advocates told themselves to be patient. John McCain would be back, just as soon as he fended off a conservative primary challenge in Arizona next month.

But now, the onetime champion of comprehensive immigration reform appears nowhere near ready to rejoin Democrats in the fight, which left him alienated from his party and feeling abandoned by Hispanic voters during the bruising 2008 presidential election.

Subjects: Illegal immigration, Sen. McCain, comprehensive immigration reform, amnesty, J.D. Hayworth, secure border

BILOXI, Miss. (AP) — BP's new boss says it's time for a "scaleback" in cleaning up the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Federal officials say there is no way the crude could reach the East Coast. And fishing areas are starting to reopen.

There were several signs Friday that the ...

SEASIDE HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) — "Jersey Shore" cast member Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi has been arrested in the New Jersey beach town where the MTV show is based.

Seaside Heights Police Chief Thomas Boyd says Polizzi was arrested at around 3:25 p.m. Friday and charged with disorderly conduct after other beachgoers ...

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PHOENIX (AP) — The fight over Arizona's immigration law showed no signs of letting up Friday as the federal judge who blunted its force faced threats and the Republican governor who signed it considered changes to address any faults.

In the days since U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton put on ...

PHOENIX - New figures released Friday show that 71 people in all were arrested in Phoenix during protests of Arizona's new immigration law.

The protests were held Thursday as the new law took effect, although without its strongest provisions.

Topics: Arizona, protests, AZ, law, SB 1070, immigration, illegal, immigrants, aliens, undocumented, enforcement, protest, protesters,

RHINEBECK, N.Y. (AP) — Chelsea Clinton wed her longtime boyfriend under extraordinary security at an elegant Hudson River estate late Saturday.

Bill Clinton and Hillary Rodham Clinton announced in a statement that their daughter wed investment banker Marc Mezvinsky after weeks of secrecy and buildup that had celebrity watchers flocking ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — An apparent natural gas explosion at a welding shop Friday collapsed part of the building and hurled two workers into the street, killing one and leaving the other in critical condition, fire officials said.

The two-story wooden building in south Los Angeles was shaken by the ...