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Paul Penzone Will Try Again to Unseat Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio
Rematch. Bring it on! 
Penzone announced his fresh bid for the sheriff's spot in an e-mail to the news media today headed, "It's time."
And it may be — Arpaio has never looked more vulnerable. At 84 and nearly done with his sixth term in office, he's not as sharp as he once was, and he's been de-fanged by a federal judge and appointed federal monitor who've been overseeing the office for more than a year. Battered by negative court rulings, including findings that the office discriminated against Latinos, the tide finally may have turned against the popular and infamous sheriff.
"After mounting the toughest challenge of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s reign in 2012, Paul Penzone is ready to finish what he started," says a release announcing a 4 p.m. news conference with the candidate.
And it may be — Arpaio has never looked more vulnerable. At 84 and nearly done with his sixth term in office, he's not as sharp as he once was, and he's been de-fanged by a federal judge and appointed federal monitor who've been overseeing the office for more than a year. Battered by negative court rulings, including findings that the office discriminated against Latinos, the tide finally may have turned against the popular and infamous sheriff.
"After mounting the toughest challenge of Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s reign in 2012, Paul Penzone is ready to finish what he started," says a release announcing a 4 p.m. news conference with the candidate.
http://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/paul-penzone-will-try-again-to-unseat-maricopa-county-sheriff-joe-arpaio-8198044