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** FILE ** Presiding Disciplinary Judge William O'Neil (right) swears in David Hendershott, former chief deputy in the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, during a disciplinary hearing against former Maricopa County Attorney Andrew Thomas on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/The Arizona Republic, Jack Kurtz)

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ASSOCIATED PRESS Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio in Phoenix on Thursday hands back to one of his deputies an Associated Press news report stating that the Justice Department is suing Sheriff Arpaio, contending the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office discriminates against Hispanics.