http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/politics/ Arizona Daily Star headlines from the Arizona Daily Star en-us 2010-02-09 60 http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/politics/327720.php The state is facing a huge deficit as far as the eye can see. (It's between $3 billion and $4 billion, or 30 percent to 40 percent of Arizona's 2007 general-fund budget.) This deficit is structural and cannot be solved solely by spending cuts. Taxes must be increased, and spending must be reduced as well. 0x04000200 2010-02-09 http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/politics/327749.php HARRISBURG, Pa. — Rep. John Murtha, the tall, gruff-mannered former Marine who became the de facto voice of veterans on Capitol Hill and later an outspoken and influential critic of the Iraq War, died Monday. He was 77. 0x09060300 2010-02-09 http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/politics/327752.php WASHINGTON — Failing to overhaul the nation's immigration system, currently a back-burner issue for Congress and President Obama, could play a pivotal role in key midterm election races in November, according to a new study on Latino voting patterns. 0x09060300 2010-02-09 http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/politics/327751.php WASHINGTON — Don't count on President Obama's upcoming health-care summit to thaw the bitter political climate that has stalled legislation for months, analysts said Monday, not least because Republicans remain wary of the plan. 0x09050300 2010-02-09