Former state Senate President Ken Bennett took his oath today and became Arizona's latest secretary of state. His primary duties include managing statewide elections and keeping campaign finance reports, registering trademarks, and recording official acts of the state including all new laws from the Legislature and new rules adopted by state agencies.

WASHINGTON - President Bush promoted his most trusted foreign policy adviser to Secretary of State on Tuesday, tapping Condoleezza Rice to replace warrior-turned-diplomat Colin Powell as part of a sweeping second-term Cabinet overhaul.

WASHINGTON -- The secretary for one of the world's wealthiest men and the wife of late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs are among those invited by the White House to attend the State of the Union address.

WASHINGTON -- The secretary for one of the world's wealthiest men and the wife of late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs are among those invited by the White House to attend the State of the Union address.

WASHINGTON -- The secretary for one of the world's wealthiest men and the wife of late Apple cofounder Steve Jobs are among those invited by the White House to attend the State of the Union address.

PHOENIX - Former state Senate President Ken Bennett was sworn in Monday as Arizona secretary of state.

President-elect Barack Obama planned to nominate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton as his secretary of state on Monday, transforming a once-bitter political rivalry into a high-level strategic and diplomatic partnership.

A one-term legislator said Tuesday he has the experience to be Arizona's secretary of state - and governor if need be.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has been the biggest player by far in the school reform movement, spending around $200 million a year on grants to elementary and secondary education. Now the foundation is taking unprecedented steps to influence education policy.

WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary John Snow resigned Tuesday and President Bush nominated Goldman Sachs chief executive officer Henry M. Paulson Jr. as his replacement - another chapter in the shake-up to revive Bush's troubled presidency.

Incoming Gov. Jan Brewer chose former Senate president Ken Bennett on Friday to succeed her as secretary of state.

For the Republican and Democratic candidates running for secretary of state, the burning issue in their campaigns is the validity of Green Party candidates who are seeking other offices.

All of the candidates for Arizona secretary of state have ample résumés to qualify as the state’s chief records custodian.

February 2, 2005

Mr. Speaker, Vice President Cheney, Members of Congress, distinguished guests, fellow citizens: Every year, by law and by custom, we meet here to consider the state of the union. This year, we gather in this chamber deeply aware of decisive days that lie ahead.

WASHINGTON - Treasury Secretary John Snow has signaled to the White House he is ready to resign once President Bush has picked a successor, administration officials and people close to Snow said Thursday.

Former Maricopa County Attorney Richard Romley, a disabled Vietnam War veteran, is being recommended by members of Arizona’s congressional delegation to become the new secretary of Veterans Affairs.

They say in Washington that no one’s indispensable, but for the Bush White House Karl Rove comes close. Now, in another blow the White House didn’t really need, Rove has announced that he is resigning at the end of the month and returning to Texas.

WASHINGTON — Former President Bill Clinton was hospitalized Thursday after experiencing heart discomfort and had two stents placed in a coronary artery, an adviser said.