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New Mexico Suspended Player Elizabeth Lambert On Today Show (VIDEO)

Posted 11.11.2009 | Sports

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Elizabeth Lambert of the New Mexico Lobos women's soccer team has gained plenty of attention due to a hair-pulling takedown of a BYU player during a r...

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Cavern Threatens To Swallow Carlsbad, New Mexico

news.aol.com | SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | Posted 11.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Carlsbad Mayor Bob Forrest, New Mexico, New Mexico Oil Conservation Division, Man-Made Salt Cavern, Carlsbad, Cavern, Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Eddy County Commission, I, Green News

The bright yellow signs on U.S. 285 are the first indication that things aren't right in Carlsbad. "US 285 south subject to sinkhole 1,000 feet ahead,...

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Elizabeth Lambert : New Mexico Soccer Player Suspended For Hair-Pulling (VIDEO)

Posted 11.11.2009 | Sports

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(AP) PROVO, Utah — A New Mexico soccer player has become an Internet celebrity for the wrong reasons. Junior defender Elizabeth Lambert was suspe...

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Cow Prosthetics: CSU Scientists Give Calf A Pair Of Artificial Legs

AP | MELANIE DABOVICH | Posted 11.04.2009 | Denver

Read More: Csu, Meadow, Amputee, Cow, Calf, New Mexico, Colorado State University, Veterinarian, Prosthetics, Denver News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Meadow the yearling Black Angus calf spends her days frolicking in northeastern New Mexico's cattle country, all with her pr...

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Robert Bruce, Suspected "Ether Man" Serial Rapist In Colorado Jail

AP | HEATHER CLARK | Posted 11.03.2009 | Denver

Read More: Pueblo, Texas, Rapist, Robert Bruce, New Mexico, Ether Man, Colorado, Robert Howard Bruce, Ether Rapist, Howard Bruce, Robert Bruce Rape, Robert Bruce Rapist, Ether Man Arrested, Denver News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Authorities say a man arrested in Colorado is suspected of raping 11 women in New Mexico and Texas over 15 years, and recent...

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Larry Whitten, Hotel Owner, Orders Hispanic Workers To Change Names

AP | MELANIE DABOVICH | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business

Read More: Sangre De Cristo Mountains, Employees, Hotel Owner, Spanish, Paragon Inn, Paseo Del Pueblo, Hispanic Workers, Names, Los Brown Berets De Nuevo Mexico, Larry Whitten, New Mexico, Juanito Burns Jr., League of United Latin American Citizens, Racism, Kathy Archuleta, Darren Cordova, Taos, Speaking Spanish, Business News

TAOS, N.M. — Larry Whitten marched into this northern New Mexico town in late July on a mission: resurrect a failing hotel. The tough-talking f...

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New Medical Marijuana Policy: Obama Administration Will Not Seek Arrests For People Following State Laws

AP | DEVLIN BARRETT | Posted 10.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Pain, White House, Marijuana, Marijuana Policy Project, Orgeon, Doj, Eric Holder, Decriminalization, Nevada, Marijuana Laws, Obama, War on Drugs, Patients, New Mexico, Colorado, Prescriptions, California, Suppliers, Washington State, State Laws, Weed, Michigan, Medicine, Maryland, Montana, Users, Medical Marijuana, Vermont, Rhode Island, Justice Department, Drug Enforcement Agency, Maine, New Medical Marijuana Policy, Health, Hawaii, US Attorneys, Alaska, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will not seek to arrest medical marijuana users and suppliers as long as they conform to state laws, under...

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Step Up to Mike's Challenge

Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Roger and Me, Barbara Boxer, Fair Elections Now Act, Houses, Lobbyists, Vermont, Connecticut, Jobs, Fahrenheit 9/11, Dianne Feinstein, Contributors, Arizona, California, Capitalism: A Love Story, New Mexico, New Jersey, Clean Money, Maine, Senator Barbara Boxer, iPhone App, Foreclosure, Congressman Henry Waxman, North Carolina, California Fair Elections, Participatory Democracy, S. 752, H.R. 1826, Campaign Finance, Congress, Democracy, Henry Waxman, Democrats, Sicko, Insurers, Corporations, Senator Dianne Feinstein, Corporate Greed, Medical Treatment, Iphone, Banks, Michael Moore, Republicans, Senate, Campaign Finance Reform, Healthcare, Fena, Hardball, Anderson Cooper, Msnbc, Chris Matthews, Cnn, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

Despite all we've learned from Sicko, Fahrenheit 9/11 and Roger and Me, we continue to take abuse. Our pal Mike is now asking us to act.

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Rocky Mountain Weekend Getaways: The Best The Region Has To Offer (PHOTOS, VOTE)

Posted 10.15.2009 | Denver

Read More: Jackson Hole, Grand Junction, Slidepoll, Colorado, Colorado Springs, Denver, Aspen, Estes Park, New Mexico, Wyoming, Ouray, Utah, Taos, Santa Fe, Moab, Durango, Denver News

As the days start to get shorter and the temperatures begin to drop, it's prime time for a weekend getaway to shake the fall blues. We want to know: ...

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Marijuana Licensing Fails To Make The Pot Business Safe: NYT

nytimes.com | ABBY GOODNOUGH | Posted 10.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Marijuana Decriminalization, Pot Licensing, Legalize Pot, Marijuana Licensing, New Mexico, Marijuana, Drug-Decriminalization, Medical Marijuana, War on Drugs, Pot, Legalize Marijuana, Politics News

New Mexico's new medical marijuana law was intended to provide safe, aboveboard access to the drug for hundreds of residents with chronic pain and oth...

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Denver Green Chile: Where To Find The Good Stuff (PHOTOS)

Posted 10.08.2009 | Denver

Read More: Hatch New Mexico, Slideshow, Westword, Green Chile, New Mexico, Denver Food, Colorado, Denver News

The turning of the seasons means only one thing for some Denverites: freshly roasted green chiles. The most famous ones come from Hatch, New Mexi...

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Mayor Marty Chavez Steals From You and Yours to Pay for His Tomorrows...on Twitter

Dave Maass | Posted 10.07.2009 | Denver

Read More: Marty Chavez, Albuquerque, Twitter, New Mexico, Politics, New Mexico Politics, Denver News
Dave Maass

October 7, 2009 Update: ABQ Mayor Marty Chavez lost the election to Richard Berry. This is, hands down, the silliest 11th hour appeal I've ever read ...

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Here Is Your Chance to Help End the Failed War on Drugs

Anthony Papa | Posted 10.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Prison Reform, New Mexico, Marijuana, Drug War, Medical Marijuana, Treatment, War on Drugs, Marijuana Legalization, Ondcp, Cocaine, Politics News
Anthony Papa

Our nation's drug policy should be based on reason, compassion, health and human rights, but to do so will take a great deal of strategizing and organizing.

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Coal Power Plant: EPA To Reconsider Navajo Nation's Permit

The Colorado Independent | David O. Williams | Posted 09.28.2009 | Denver

Read More: Navajo Nation, Colorado, Desert Rock, New Mexico, Environmental Protection Agency, Coal-Fired Plants, Nm, Shiprock, Denver News

Opponents of coal-fired power plants around the country were buoyed by a decision Friday to send the proposed 1,500-megawatt Desert Rock facility near...

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Former New Mexico Governor, Toney Anaya, Talks Death Penalty Politics

Dave Maass | Posted 09.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Capital Punishment, New Mexico Gubernatorial Race, Toney Anaya, Terry Clark, Garrey Carruthers, Death Penalty, New Mexico, Bill Richardson, Politics News
Dave Maass

New Mexico repealed the death penalty during the 2009 Legislative session, but since the lawmaking body is prohibited from enacting retroactive laws the two men currently on death row are still eligible for execution.

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Rocky Mountains' Best Water Found In Aurora: American Water Works Association

The Denver Post | Posted 09.21.2009 | Denver

Read More: Drinking Water, Colorado, Rocky Mountains, Aurora Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, American Water Works Association, Denver News

What city or town has the best tasting water in Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming? Aurora, of course....

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Culture Zohn Off the C(H)uff: Sasha Nicholas Makes Sense of Georgia O'Keeffe

Patricia Zohn | Posted 09.23.2009 | New York

Read More: Wnet, Alfred Stieglitz, LIFETIME Television, Ansel Adams, Whitney Museum, Arthur Dove, Georgia O'Keeffe, Art, New Mexico, Sasha Nicholas, New York News
Patricia Zohn

2009-09-18-chuff_okeefe_fp.jpgAn exclusive conversation with a curator of the Whitney Museum O'Keeffe exhibition sheds light on the intimate letters of the passionate power couple of art.

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Patrick Swayze and the Meaning of Life's Moments

Alex Pattakos | Posted 09.16.2009 | Living

Read More: Cancer, Socrates, Death and Dying, Alex Pattakos, Meaning, Viktor Frankl, Pancreatic Cancer, Patrick Swayze, Variety, New Mexico, Living News
Alex Pattakos

Swayze's words and actions throughout his very personal and, unfortunately, sometimes very public ordeal underscore that, in all situations, no matter how desperate they may appear or actually be, you always have the ultimate freedom to choose your attitude.

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Source: Bill Richardson To Be Cleared In Fed Pay-To-Play Probe

AP | BARRY MASSEY | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Richardson Donor, Richardson and Federal Investigation, New Mexico, Richardson Scandal, Obama, Richardson Investigation, Bill Richardson, Pay-to-Play, Obama Administration, Politics News

SANTA FE, N.M. — A dark cloud over Gov. Bill Richardson's political future has lifted after the federal government's decision against indictment...

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North Korea Diplomats To Meet With Gov. Bill Richardson

AP | Posted 09.18.2009 | World

Read More: Bill Clinton, North Korea, Gov. Bill Richardson, Bill Richardson, New Mexico, United States Diplomacy, World News

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday that information her husband brought back from North Korea has been "extreme...

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Want to See Neighborhoods that Beat the Bust? Take a Walk

John F. Wasik | Posted 09.12.2009 | Business

Read More: Boston, Pennsylvania, Living News, New Mexico, Personal Health, Neighborhoods, Health, Home Sales, Georgia, Atlanta, Seattle, San Francisco, Cities, New York, Home Foreclosures, Business News
John F. Wasik

Pedestrian-friendly cities can make huge personal economic sense. If you don't need a car, you can save thousands a year.

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"Birthers" Hit a Nerve

Tamar Abrams | Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hawaii, Birthers, Elections, Air Force, John McCain, Hokkaido, Indonesia, Obama Hawaii, New Mexico, President Obama, Canada, U.S., Panama, Japan, Politics News
Tamar Abrams

I vote to eliminate this antiquated requirement. Presidents should be chosen for their acumen and not for a word or two on a birth certificate.

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Liz Cheney: Birther of Crazier Conspiracies

Warren Holstein | Posted 08.24.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Jews, Conspiracy Theories, Gop, Nasa, JFK Assasination Conspiracies, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Illuminati, Politics, Larry King, New Mexico, Kenya, Liz Cheney, Africa, Moon, Barack Hussein Obama, Moon Walk, Lee Harvey Oswald, Birthers, Buzz Aldrin, Apollo, Bill Clinton, Moon Landing, California, Birther-Movement, Rush Limbaugh, Moonwalk, Barack Obama, Obama Jews, Cnn, Obama Conspiracy, Obama Birth Certificate, Nobama, Roswell-New Mexico, Ufos, Jfk, Republicans, Msnbc, Fox News, Media, Comedy News
Warren Holstein

Dick's progeny didn't fall far from the gnarled, twisted tree. Liz Cheney has unfurled her writhing power-hungry roots, burrowing deep beneath the dirt filled with assorted creepy crawlies to feed her political prospects.

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Our Future Role in Iraq, from a Veteran's Perspective

Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein | Posted 07.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Adam Kokesh, New Mexico, Wilshire and Washington, President Obama, Ted Johnson, Isolationism, Teresa Valdez Klein, United States Marine Corps, Maegan Carberry, Veterans, Politics News
Ted Johnson, Maegan Carberry, Teresa Valdez Klein

On today's Wilshire & Washington, we have a very special guest: Adam Kokesh, a Corporal in the United States Marine Corps Reserve and a veteran of the Iraq War.

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Congress, the F-22 and the Monkey on Our Back

Lorelei Kelly | Posted 07.24.2009 | Politics

Read More: Congress, F22, Barney Frank, Addiction, Senate Armed Services Committee, Army Rangers, Taxpayers, Air Force, Gallup, New Mexico, House Armed Services Committee, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Bosnia, Alcoholism, Haiti, Veto, Somalia, Defense Spending, Transparency, Politics News
Lorelei Kelly

Anybody who has lived with an addict knows about denial. So it goes with Congress and defense spending. Case in point this week is the F-22, a gold-plated Cold War barnacle.

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