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Jan Brewer's Criminally Insane Son and His Mysteriously Sealed Filenew

Ronald Brewer is not just mentally ill. He was deemed criminally insane in 1990, following a July 1989 arrest and subsequent indictment for the sexual assault and kidnapping of a Phoenix woman. On January 9, 2009, in a very unusual move, his criminal case files were sealed.
Phoenix New Times  |  Paul Rubin and Amy Silverman  |  09-08-2010  |  Politics

How John McCain Has Abandoned His Fellow Veteransnew

His fame's based on his POW status, but Senator John McCain's made a point of voting against fellow veterans.
Phoenix New Times  |  Amy Silverman  |  10-23-2008  |  Politics

Postmodern John McCain: The Presidential Candidate Some Arizonans Know ... and Loathenew

I've been a writer and editor at New Times for 15 years. For much of that time, I wrote about Arizona politics, which is to say that I wrote about John McCain. It's still odd to see the guy in the spotlight, because for quite a while, I was pretty much the only one covering him.
Phoenix New Times  |  Amy Silverman  |  08-12-2008  |  Politics

From the Archives: Is John McCain Really a War Hero?new

March 25, 1999: The senator's five years as a prisoner of war have been widely viewed as heroic. But as he prepares a White House bid, a small group of detractors is determined to expose him as a wartime traitor.
Phoenix New Times  |  Amy Silverman  |  03-11-2008  |  Politics

From the Archives: Opiate For the Mrs.new

Sept. 8, 1994: When laws are broken, somebody's got to be punished. In the case of Cindy McCain, that somebody is Tom Gosinski.
Phoenix New Times  |  Jeremy Voas and Amy Silverman  |  03-06-2008  |  Politics

From the Archives: John McCain: Haunted by Spiritsnew

Feb. 17, 2000: John McCain derived his wealth from his marriage to Cindy Hensley McCain, whose father started his road to riches as a bootlegger. As a politician, the senator has remained beholden to the liquor industry and the family business.
Phoenix New Times  |  Amy Silverman and John Dougherty  |  02-27-2008  |  Politics

From the Archives: John McCain, Pampered Politiciannew

May 15, 1997: The Arizona Senator is ready for a presidential run -- if the national press corps has anything to say about it.
Phoenix New Times  |  Amy Silverman  |  02-22-2008  |  Politics

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