Joe Arpaio

Ex-U.S. Attorney To DOJ: Charge Arpaio Now Or Forget It

Nick R. Martin | April 19, 2012, 1:33PM

The way former U.S. Attorney Paul Charlton sees it, federal prosecutors already have enough evidence to charge Sheriff Joe Arpaio with a crime. So, he said in an interview with TPM this week, it's time for the Justice Department to act.

"If this investigation began in 2008," Charlton said, "then it's time for these guys to make a decision."

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Topics: Arizona, Joe Arpaio, Maricopa County, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Paul Charlton, Terry Goddard

Goldwater Institute

Group That May Bring Health-Care Lawsuit Is Backed By Big-Name Conservative Funders

Zachary Roth | April 7, 2010, 11:14AM

A conservative think tank that's funded by several prominent backers of right-wing causes may bring a lawsuit over health-care reform on behalf of the governor of Arizona.

The Goldwater Institute has offered to bring the suit for free, and Gov. Jan Brewer is considering the offer, a spokeswoman for the institute told TPMmuckraker.

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Topics: American Enterprise Institute, Americans For Prosperity, Astroturf, Barry Goldwater, Cato Institute, DCI Group, Dan Quayle, Dick Armey, Federalist Society, FreedomWorks, Global Warming, Goldwater Institute, Health Care Reform, Heritage Foundation, Jan Brewer, Koch Industries, Terry Goddard