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Berry leads in Albuquerque mayor's race poll

Sun, 19 May 2013 22:46:58 MDT

Albuquerque Mayor Richard Berry received 59 percent of support in a poll conducted by KOB about the city’s upcoming mayoral race.

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Obama to speak on legality of drone program

Sun, 19 May 2013 14:57:21 MDT

President Barack Obama will discuss the legality of his administration’s secret drone program and other counterterrorism practices during a speech Thursday, a White House official said.

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Sen. Udall defends 2012 letter he sent to IRS about non profits

Thu, 16 May 2013 22:05:31 MDT

New Mexican Republicans said a letter from U.S. Senator Tom Udall signed in 2012 asked the IRS to target conservative groups.

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Lawmakers say tax cut bill OK despite inaccurate info

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:08:05 MDT

State legislative finance leaders said everything will be okay after the governor's finance chief admitted he mistakenly gave lawmakers inaccurate information about a big tax cut bill.

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Correra alleges wife hacked company email

Sat, 11 May 2013 13:37:07 MDT

An investment broker who fled to France after investigators began looking into pay-to-play scandal involving state investments is now suing his wife in New Mexico District Court.

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McKeon: State didn’t ask for help before Benghazi

Tue, 21 May 2013 16:36:12 MDT

The latest disclosures Friday raised new questions about whether the Obama administration tried to play down any terrorist factor in the attack on a diplomatic compound just weeks before the November presidential election.

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NM governor heads to Colo., Utah with civic group

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:17:59 MDT

Gov. Susana Martinez is joining a civic group for a trip to Colorado and Utah to promote New Mexico.

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Officials: Spanish can be spoken on the tennis court

Fri, 10 May 2013 18:23:15 MDT

A New Mexico high school student was penalized for speaking Spanish during the tennis state championship. The referee also ended up docking a point from that student’s score. The referee said he was just following the rules.

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Gun control group waged New Mexico ad campaign

Fri, 10 May 2013 14:55:32 MDT

Lobbying disclosures show that a national group founded by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pumped nearly $32,000 into an advertising campaign in New Mexico for legislation to expand criminal background checks of gun buyers.

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Rebuked by Reid, Domenici hopes to mend ties

Thu, 9 May 2013 17:25:32 MDT

Former New Mexico Sen. Pete Domenici says he's disappointed to hear that he's persona non grata to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid because Domenici fathered a son out of wedlock in the 1970s with a daughter of then-Sen. Paul Laxalt of Nevada.

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