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New Mexico stories: 47 news summaries

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 West Turning Blue, Dems Say

Party boasts strong voter registration, turnout in Mountain states

Aug 29, 08 12:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Mountain West has historically gone for the GOP, but thanks to aggressive grass-roots organizing, Democrats believe they have a shot at turning red states blue, Politico reports. More field offices, opened much earlier than the GOP's, have boosted registration in Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada. “This presidential cycle... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • New Mexico • Obama 2008 • grassroots • Nevada • Colorado • McCain 2008 • the Hispanic vote • young voters

OPINION

 West Primed for Dems' Taking

Washington's neglect has voters yearning for change, Colo. senator writes

Aug 18, 08 3:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The West has long been a Republican stronghold, but Democrats have a chance there in November, Ken Salazar writes in the Los Angeles Times. Salazar himself beat the Republican establishment to win a Colorado Senate seat in 2004. Independents are now the region’s largest voting bloc, he writes, and... More »

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Barack Obama • New Mexico • Democrat • Nevada • Colorado • Ken Salazar • independents • independent voters

Analysis

 Swing States Loom Large 

Insiders look at which might move left or right

Jun 24, 08 5:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Forget the old swing-state conventional wisdom. Salon rounds up some experts and asks where the electoral map might flip in November:
  • The eastern Rust belt (Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan) is John McCain’s best hope. Ohio is traditionally weakest for Democrats, but the Michigan primary remains a problem, and aging
... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • New Mexico • Ohio • Michigan • Virginia • Nevada • swing states

 Wildfires Tamed in
 Calif., Rage in NM 

2K people still evacuated in Santa Cruz County

Jun 21, 08 6:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Firefighters almost completely contained a Northern California blaze today as fires in New Mexico threatened to spread, buoyed by lightning and high winds, the AP reports. The California fire, in Santa Cruz County, has leveled up to 15 homes and led to the continued evacuation of 2,000 people. Officials... More »

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California • New Mexico • winds • firefighters • lightning • wildfires • California wildfires

Fuel Costs Squeeze Services for Native American Tribes

Social service delivery, rides for elderly hit by skyrocketing prices

Jun 17, 08 2:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Higher gas prices are forcing Native American tribal governments to cut back on transportation services, reports Reznet News. The Rosebud Sioux tribe provides its police, education and social services departments with transportation, as well as rides for the elderly and trips to medical appointments. But with coffers running on empty,... More »

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Arizona • Montana • New Mexico • South Dakota • transportation • gas prices • tribes • Native Americans

Conservative Pearce Wins
GOP Primary for Domenici Seat

Dems predict an easier win for Tom Udall

Jun 4, 08 11:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - New Mexico Rep. Steve Pearce edged out Rep. Heather Wilson in the GOP primary for retiring Sen. Pete Domenici's seat yesterday, Politico reports. The results pleased Democrats, who predict that Pearce, who ran as an unapologetic conservative, will be a weaker opponent to Democratic Rep. Tom Udall in November than... More »

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Senate • New Mexico • US attorney firings • Pete Domenici • Tom Udall • Heather Wilson

 Obama Woos
 Key Western
 Swing States 

Colo., Nev., and NM, barely lost by Kerry, seen as key to a Dem win this time

May 27, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is touring the Mountain West, Politico reports, territory advisers believe could be crucial in the general election. At stake are Colorado, New Mexico, and Nevada, states George Bush won by small margins in 2004—and in which the GOP has since lost popularity, especially on immigration and among... More »

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immigration • Barack Obama • John McCain • Denver • New Mexico • Nevada • Colorado • the Hispanic vote

 Stubborn NM Fire
 Burns 50 More Homes 

After jumping lines, blaze is 35% contained

May 3, 08 6:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Firefighters nearly contained a New Mexico wildfire this week before it leaped containment lines and razed another 50 homes on Wednesday, the AP reports. Nine had already gone up in flames. Firefighters are working today to cut new lines around the blaze, which is 35% contained near Albuquerque. Officials say... More »

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Bill Richardson • New Mexico • firefighters • wildfires • natural disaster • house fire • fire • Albuquerque

 Kids Removed 
 From Doomsday
 Compound 

Claims of abuse by 'messiah'

May 1, 08 5:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Police in New Mexico have removed three children from the compound of an apocalyptic church, AP reports. The action followed allegations of inappropriate contact by the 66-year-old leader of Lord Our Righteousness church, who believes he's the "messiah," and has admitting having sex with adult church members, including... More »

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child actors • New Mexico • cult • apocalypse • compound

 Richardson to Endorse Obama 

Candidate picks up one of Democratic Party's most coveted nods

Mar 21, 08 3:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Richardson will back Barack Obama for president today, giving the Illinois senator one of the Democratic party's most coveted endorsements. The New Mexico governor and former presidential candidate called Obama a "once-in-a-lifetime leader that can bring our nation together and restore America's moral leadership in the world" in... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • New Mexico • Democratic presidential candidates • endorsement • superdelegates • Election 2008

ANALYSIS

 Which Will Change 
 Color in November? 

Post's Cillizza pegs Iowa as most likely to flip

Mar 14, 08 7:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are bragging about which states they might flip. The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza has a top-10 list, ranked in order (only New Hampshire and Minnesota appear headed red):
  1. Iowa: The Democrats get “HUGE” points for their diligence in primary season, while John
... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • Bill Richardson • Iowa • New Mexico • Tim Pawlenty • Election 2008

Hillary Declared Winner in New Mexico

Super Tuesday state endures lengthy count, gives Clinton victory over Obama

Feb 14, 08 4:54 PM CST
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is the victor in New Mexico’s caucus, the state's Democratic party revealed today—nine days after the Super Tuesday vote was deemed too close to call. Clinton adds a single delegate to her overall count from the previous estimate, the AP reports. The final tally from the... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Bill Richardson • Super Tuesday • New Mexico

Obama Fights for Latino Vote

Deploys innovative, high-risk strategies in face of Clinton's entrenched ties

Feb 2, 08 2:40 PM CST
(Newser) - The Barack Obama campaign is at work in places like Greeley, Colorado, and Las Cruces, New Mexico, trying to break Hillary Clinton's hold on the crucial Latino vote. Obama strategists have taken an unusual tack: focusing on areas outside major cities where campaigns rarely stray, a wager that they can... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Super Tuesday • New Mexico • Latino voters • Colorado

Kennedy's Hot on the Stump for Obama

Legendary lion thrills to campaign,
is surprise hit with MTV generation

Feb 2, 08 11:11 AM CST
(Newser) - When Ted Kennedy endorses you, he doesn't just phone it in: The 75-year-old Massachusetts senator is seriously stumping for Barack Obama—and taking the Southwest by storm. Since backing Obama in a fiery speech on Monday, Kennedy has tried out his Spanish in Santa Fe and sung on an LA... More »

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Barack Obama • California • New Mexico • Ted Kennedy • stump speech • endorsement • Barack Obama supporters

For Dems, West May Be Winnable in November

The states moving fastest from right to left are not in the East

Feb 1, 08 8:56 PM CST
(Newser) - The political geography of Western states has been shifting from Republican to Democratic, and four—Colorado, New Mexico, Nevada, and Arizona—could be winnable for Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton for the first time in decades, Colorado Confidential writes. Party brass wouldn’t talk up a “Western strategy,”... More »

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John McCain • Arizona • Harry Reid • New Mexico • Latino voters • Nevada • Colorado

Richardson Drops Out of Race

New Mexico governor will make announcement tomorrow, AP says

Jan 9, 08 6:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Bill Richardson is ending his bid for the presidency following lackluster showings in New Hampshire and Iowa, the AP reports. The New Mexico governor finished fourth in both races, unable to compete with the star power of his top three Democratic rivals. Richardson will make the official announcement tomorrow, says... More »

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Bill Richardson • Democrats • New Mexico • presidential race

Makes Cents:  Final Five
State Quarters Unveiled

Last coins will wrap up successful series

Nov 28, 07 3:35 AM CST
(Newser) - The 50-state quarter program will wrap up next year when quarters for the final five states will be released. The US Mint revealed their designs yesterday:
  • Oklahoma's quarter will feature the state bird, the scissortail flycatcher, and the state flower, the Indian blanket.
  • New Mexico's coin will be
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Alaska • Arizona • New Mexico • US states • Hawaii • quarters • Oklahoma • US Mint

He's Not Alone: Kucinich Ain't First Pol to Spot UFO

NM governor Richardson says government should "come clean"

Nov 1, 07 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dennis Kucinich is already treated as a bit of an alien by the other presidential contenders; it only got worse at this week's forum when interrogator Tim Russert pushed him about Shirley MacLaine’s claim that he saw a UFO at her home. A trapped Kucinich offered tersely, “I... More »

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Bill Richardson • Jimmy Carter • New Mexico • Dennis Kucinich • Roswell • UFO • Ronald Reagan • aliens • Election 2008

Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Water

Sunbelt lusts for Great Lakes' water,
but eight states vow to keep it

Oct 28, 07 3:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - You'd think the warm weather and easy living would make the West and South leave Frostbelters alone. But no, they want what that frost is made from: water. As drought and development strain limited local water resources, the Sunbelt wants to tap some of the billions of gallons of Great... More »

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California • Texas • Wisconsin • Southeast • West • Midwest • Chicago • water • New York • New Mexico • Michigan • Lake Superior • Lake Ontario • Lake Erie • Lake Michigan • Illinois • natural resources • Lake Huron

West's Water Woes May Be Permanent

Diminishing snowcap, shrinking reservoirs could 'wipe out' states

Oct 21, 07 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - Officials out West are worried about water, the New York Times reports, and not just for the short-term. In what the Times calls the "other water problem" caused by global warming, snowcaps that feed the the Colorado River—which quenches the thirst of 30 million people in seven states—... More »

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environment • California • drought • global warming • water • Arizona • New Mexico • Utah • Wyoming • Nevada • Colorado

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