In what Arizona’s attorney general slammed as an “unacceptable and outrageous” act of “unchecked aggression,” a federal immigration officer fired pepper spray toward recently sworn-in Congresswoman Adelita Grijalva during a Friday raid on a Tucson restaurant.

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    1 day ago

    I’m going to make two points here. First, “Goons” is a loaded word. I don’t disagree with the usage, but U.S. News is intended to be more balanced.

    In what Arizona’s attorney general slammed …

    You’re not in a 1-col here. “Slam” is not a verb called for in modern journalism. What are we going to do next? Eye? Mull? Reference Solons?

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    2 days ago

    Looks like my dad chose the right week to die in Tucson. You’ve got nothing on this, Lloyd Bridges!