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Key parts of Arizona anti-immigration law blocked (Reuters)

Opponents of Arizona's immigration enforcement law celebrate after hearing a judge blocked some of the controversial provisions of the law in Phoenix. Arizona's new immigration law has gone into effect, stripped of a controversial provision that would have given police the power to check the immigration status of suspected criminals.(AFP/Getty Images/John Moore)Reuters - A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked key parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law hours before it was to take effect, handing a victory to the Obama administration as it tries to take control of the issue.