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Graf will challenge Kolbe By Nate Searing Sierra Vista Herald/Dispatch Saturday, March 27, 2004 8:52 PM MST SIERRA VISTA - Arizona House Majority Whip Randy Graf formally announced his bid Saturday to unseat, Congressman Jim Kolbe, a fellow Republican. Speaking to a crowd of about 80 people, Graf touted himself as "The Real Republican For Congress," hammering a list of issues such as a constitutional amendment to ban gay[protect traditional] marriage, enforcing immigration laws, balancing the federal budget and lowering taxes, issues that he said of Kolbe, "for too long, this district has had its trust betrayed by the man...

Sharing a letter from an agent Sierra Vista Herald/Review Opinion Jim Behnke 22 January 2004 My column today will consist of a letter that I received from a Border Patrol agent. I have contacts within the Border Patrol across Arizona and Texas. This letter says it all. Name withheld by request. "Your column on 1/8/04 was appreciated! As an agent with the Border Patrol, I appreciate someone saying what I feel I cannot. There are so many other little pieces of the puzzle that don't fit with any of these 'proposals.' We apprehend hundreds of thousands of children that are...

Colo. Rep. Tancredo flexes political muscle at fund raiser By Nate Searing Sierra Vista Herald/Review 19 January 2004 SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA - Amid a flurry of chants, including "Tancredo for President," and "Stop rewarding illegal activity," U.S. Rep. Tom Tancredo stumped in Sierra Vista Saturday night as part of a fund-raiser for the Cochise County Republican Committee. Tancredo, R-Colo., an avid proponent of immigration reform and closing the U.S.-Mexico border has established a dedicated following in Cochise County among residents opposed to guest-worker programs proposed by President Bush and Arizona legislators Sen. John McCain and Reps. Jim Kolbe and Jeff...

Kolbe/Bush Amnesty Proposals Protested! Rep. Kolbe, whose amnesty/guest worker legislation was closely mirrored by President George W. Bush's amnesty proposal last week, held a town hall meeting in Sierra Vista last night. Awaiting his arrival were a dozen protestors who disagree with Kolbe and Bush's proposals which would provide amnesty for illegal aliens. Among the protestors' signs were some that read, "No Amnesty! No Rewards!", "Terrorists Love Open Borders", and "Deport Kolbe". Protestors brought along several bags of trash gathered from a campsite in a wash near 2 of the protestor's homes. The trash was laid out on both sides...

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