PHOENIX, Dec. 30 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., is being tabbed as an up-and-comer in Arizona Republican circles and could be a contender for U.S. Senate, observers say.

WASHINGTON, May 2 (UPI) -- High food prices and a presidential remark about wealthy farmers are pressuring the U.S. Congress to put farm subsidies and ethanol incentives on a diet.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., is being punished by GOP leaders for his unsuccessful crusade against "pork" spending, watchdog groups say.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- Conservative U.S. Rep. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., railed Monday against $150,000 given to the Grammy Foundation in the 2005 federal budget.

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