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| | The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Arizona leads West's growth wave |
 | | DENVER — Arizona became the fastest-growing state in the nation last year, as the western United States continued to power the country's expansion, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report. |
 | | Arizona added 213,000 residents between July 1, 2005, and July 1, 2006 — growing at a 3.6 percent clip and narrowly beating out perennial champion Nevada, which grew at a rate of 3.5 percent, the census reported in data released today. |
 | | Arizona's economy is largely powered by growth — by the building of subdivisions and office buildings, and then the public financing of the infrastructure needed to house those residents. |
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