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| | Fri, 09 May 2008 21:19:45 GMT | | | An auto glass repair business operator has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and seven years of probation for scamming insurance companies.

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| | Fri, 09 May 2008 20:11:29 GMT | | | General Dynamics C4 Systems landed a $6.5 million contract to produce encryption for the military. (GD)

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| | Fri, 09 May 2008 20:09:48 GMT | | | Following the arrest early this morning of rapper/actor DMX at his Cave Creek home, law enforcement officials are continuing their investigation by serving search warrants at the Mayo Clinic hospital in Scottsdale in relation to a fraud inquiry.

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| | Fri, 09 May 2008 20:07:59 GMT | | | The Arizona Chamber of Commerce & Industry rolled out its first Sustainability Summit by making the case that it may be in the business community's interest to develop a greener side.

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| | Fri, 09 May 2008 19:59:03 GMT | | | The staff at Tempe's Cafe Boa are raising their glasses: More than a dozen of them have taken the first step in becoming certified sommeliers.

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| | Fri, 09 May 2008 18:56:01 GMT | | | U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. (the presumptive Republican presidential nominee), is facing questions about his ties to Arizona real estate developers and home builders.

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| | Fri, 09 May 2008 17:49:15 GMT | | | Sales of homes aimed at retirement-age adults are doing well in the Valley, according to Shea Homes Active Lifestyle Communities. In a statement on Friday, Shea said it had sold 220 homes at Trilogy at Vistancia in Peoria and at Encanterra in Queen Creek during the first four months of 2008. That's a 10 percent increase from the same time frame last year for the two communities.

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| | Fri, 09 May 2008 17:41:39 GMT | | | Medical device and pacemaker manufacturer Medtronic Inc. is axing 97 jobs at its Tempe production center. (MDT)

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| | Fri, 09 May 2008 15:38:25 GMT | | | For the second consecutive day, gas prices have set record highs in Arizona and across the nation.

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| | Fri, 09 May 2008 15:19:12 GMT | | | ON Semiconductor Corp. reported net profits of $20.8 million, or 7 cents per share, in its quarterly report filed this week, a nearly 50 percent drop.

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