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Prisoner's Children Are Punished Too -- Part Two

Diane Dimond | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

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Diane Dimond

Millions of kids growing up with the stigma of a criminal parent; they are often profoundly affected. But programs are cropping up to help both the criminal and the child see that the future is worth planning for.

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The Politics Of Inspiration In The West

Ben Terris | Posted 07.24.2008 | Home

Read More: Obama Hope, Navajo Nation, Dine, Obama Youth, American Indian, Obama, New Mexico, Arcosanti, Home News
Ben Terris

"I want an innovator in office. People stop dreaming when they start to think it's improbable or impractical. Well everything goes on what presidents say, if you have an idea, it can become reality."

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Obama Supporters Woo 18,000 New Citizens In L.A.

Ryan Rivera | Posted 07.11.2008 | Home

Read More: Citizenship, Al Gore, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Citizenship USA, Colorado, Barack Obama, California, Nevada, Naturalization, New Mexico, Bill Foote, Latino, New Citizen, David Shippers, Home News
Ryan Rivera

McCain's California supporters swear the Golden State is in play, yet skipped an opportunity to register 18,000 new citizens at the L.A. Convention Center. Obama's minions, of course, were out in force.

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New Mexico's Native American Swing Vote

Rebecca Ford | Posted 07.10.2008 | Home

Read More: New Mexico Blue State, New Mexico Native Americans, New Mexico Minority Vote, Native American Voters, New Mexico Red State, New Mexico Swing State, New Mexico Indians, N.M. Vote, New Mexico, New Mexico Politics, Home News
Rebecca Ford

Politically ignored for decades and now seriously organized as a result, Native American voters have become the swing constituency in one of the most politically volatile states in the country.

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McCain Opens Southwest HQ Amid Protests

Dawn Teo | Posted 07.01.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, 2008 Elections, John McCain, New Mexico, West, Colorado, Arizona, Southwest, Barack Obama, Home News
Dawn Teo

During the grand opening of the McCain Campaign Ariz. headquarters Friday, a couple of hundred supporters showed up and at least half that number protested outside in the 110 degree heat.

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Navajo Nation Takes The Plunge

Tim Giago | Posted 06.20.2008 | Living

Read More: Navajo Nation, Gambling, American Indians, Navajo, New Mexico, Fire Rock Casino Opening, Navajo Casinos, Indian Casinos, Arizona, Fire Rock Casino Profit Projection, Casino, Joe Shirley Jr., Living News
Tim Giago

The once-reluctant Navajo Nation is finally joining the ranks of the other 225 tribes in America and will open their first casino in October. They project an income of $32 million in the first year.

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Navajo Nation: Election 2008

Rebecca Ford | Posted 06.17.2008 | Home

Read More: Native American Rights, Indian Reservations, Navajo Nation, Native Americans, Arizona, New Mexico, Voting, Utah, Navajo, Obama Navajo Nation, Minority Vote West, Mccain Native American, Arizona Campaign, Mccain Navajo, Obama Minority Vote, Western Campaign, Navajo Vote, Home News
Rebecca Ford

With over 38,000 registered voters, the residents of Navajo Nation in the southwest are being courted by McCain and Obama. After 140 years, said one man, "a minority president might change things."

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I Confess

Diane Dimond | Posted 06.16.2008 | Living

Read More: New Mexico, Living Will, Bureau of Reclamation, Navajo Lake, Scattering Ashes, I Confess, Cremation, Final Request, US Navy, Living News
Diane Dimond

We drove northward toward Navajo Lake with Dad in his biodegradable resting place in the back seat. We were bound and determined to make it a celebration, but at times tears flowed.

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Friday Talking Points [35] -- Tim Russert Memorial Edition

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.13.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Nobody seriously annoyed me this week, but I will launch a pre-emptive finger-wagging, to anyone on the left who can't resist the urge to be disrespectful of Tim Russert's memory right now.

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The Butterfly Effect: From McCain's Lips To The New Mexico Desert

Susan Grant | Posted 06.10.2008 | Home

Read More: John McCain, Native American, New Mexico, Energy, Nuclear Power, Economy, Uranium, Mccain Uranium, Mccain Energy, Mccain Alternative Energy, Mccain Nuclear Power, Energy Policy, Home News
Susan Grant

McCain's energy policy emphasizes nuclear power and the uranium market is booming as a result. But in the south west, people are still cleaning their land of the radioactive waste from long-shut mines.

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Almost Blue: The Obama-Dean Western Campaign

Dawn Teo | Posted 06.08.2008 | Home

Read More: Nevada, 2008 Elections, President, Alaska, New Mexico, Washington, Oregon, Texas, Congress, Colorado, Arizona, Idaho, Barack Obama, Kansas, California, Obama Coattails, Obama Western Strategy, Obama McCain, Obama Dean, Obama Down-Ticket Races, Obama West, Obama Howard Dean, Obama Down Ticket, Obama Mccain West, Obama DNC, Obama Congress, Home News
Dawn Teo

Obama's army goes deep behind enemy lines in the West. He and Dean are determined to compete in red states as a matter of strategy, forcing McCain to spend money and resources on his own turf.

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Battleground New Mexico: Congressional Races Signal Blue November

Daryl Paranada | Posted 06.04.2008 | Home

Read More: Martin Heinrich, Al Gore, John McCain, Ben Ray Lujan, Ed Tinsley, Albuquerque, Brian Sanderoff, Primary, Harold Runnels, Marshall Martinez, Daniel East, Steve Pearce, Barack Obama, Heather Wilson, Darren White, Bernalillo County, Pete Domenici, Tom Udall, New Mexico, John Kerry, Home News
Daryl Paranada

The Democrats have a shot at capturing the four Congressional seats open in the state, and since it's one of the few pure toss-ups at the top of the ticket, voters expect to see much of McCain and Obama.

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For a "Change-Turnout-New Voter" Election, Bill Richardson Should Be VP Choice

Paul Abrams | Posted 05.23.2008 | Politics

Read More: Environment, 2nd Amendment, Latinos, New Mexico, Jobs, Education, Nobel Peace Prize, Healthcare, Energy, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Electoral Map, Debate, North Korea, Politics News
Paul Abrams

History tells us that few people vote for a ticket because of the vice-presidential candidate. However, Bill Richardson could change the electoral map -- now, and for two generations.

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Chasing Tom Udall

Julia Goldberg | Posted 05.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Tom Udall, New Mexico, Supdelegate, Politics News
Julia Goldberg

When I got the press release that US Rep. Tom Udall, D-NM, would be early voting at 2:30 pm, Saturday, May 17 at the Santa Fe County Fairgrounds, I de...

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Candidates Mostly Ignore Project Vote Smart

Julia Goldberg | Posted 05.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Project Vote Smart, New Mexico, Primary Elections, Politics News
Julia Goldberg

A recent press release from Project Vote Smart, a national research organization caught my eye because it was titled "New Mexico candidates stonewall ...

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Will The US Attorney Scandal Come Up In Heather Wilson's Race?

Julia Goldberg | Posted 05.01.2008 | Politics

Read More: Heather Wilson, Pete Domenici, New Mexico, US Attorney Scandal, David Iglesias, Primary, Steve Pearce, Politics News
Julia Goldberg

It kind of seems that the time is ripe for US Rep. Steve Pearce, R-NM, to bring up this issue as it relates to US Rep. Heather Wilson, R-NM, as the two battle in one of the most closely-watched primaries in the US.

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Candidate Donates $47.50 to Himself

Glenn Hurowitz | Posted 04.30.2008 | Politics

Read More: Congress, Democratic Primary, New Mexico, 2008 Election, Bill McCamley, Harry Teague, Politics News
Glenn Hurowitz

New Mexico congressional candidate Bill McCamley, just came up with a very creative idea for taking the rug out from under self-financing candidates.

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McCain Stakes A Claim In New Mexico

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 04.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Latino, John McCain, New Mexico, 2008 Election, Bill Richardson, Barack Obama, John McCain Latinos, Politics News
Mario Solis-Marich

McCain realizes the potential advantage of an Obama campaign that still has not devoted the necessary efforts to get Latinos to warm to his candidacy.

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The Day Hillary Clinton Knew She Had Lost

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Polls, John McCain, Campaign Finance, Democratic Primary, Congress, Pennsylvania, Democratic Party, Missouri, Bill Richardson, Barack Obama, New York, California, New Mexico, Michigan, South Carolina, Iowa, New Hampshire, Ohio, Superdelegates, Hillary Clinton, 2008 Election, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

That she has been able to stay in the race at all is a testament to the power of the Clinton name, the Dem's ludicrous electoral system, and her hold over a petrified media and the party's bureaucratic elite.

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A Few Unanswered Questions About Bill Richardson's Obama Endorsement

Jane Hamsher | Posted 03.21.2008 | Home

Read More: New Mexico, 2008 Election, Wolf Blitzer, Barack Obama, Bill Richardson, Home News
Jane Hamsher

New Mexico went for Clinton; if Richardson thinks superdelegates should "vote according to who they represent," who does he think he's representing?

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A Warning to Our Superdelegates

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.12.2008 | Politics

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Paul Jenkins

It is increasingly unseemly for superdelegates to stand by as the Clinton campaign resorts to techniques that would have made Jesse Helms blush 20 years ago.

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The Democratic Party's Clintonian Rules

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Walter Mondale, Triangulation, House of Representatives, Bill Clinton, Al Gore, Alaska, Florida, John McCain, George W. Bush, Oregon, Colorado, General Election, Democratic Party, Minnesota, 2008 Election, Barack Obama, Virginia, Paula Jones, New Mexico, Michigan, John Kerry, Arkansas, New Hampshire, Bob Dole, Superdelegates, George H. W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Republican Party, Senate, Gennifer Flowers, North Carolina, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

The Democratic Party has structured its system in a way that thwarts insurgency, promotes secrecy, and creates the need for vast amounts of money. The process is perfectly Clintonian,

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Clinton's General Election Disaster in the Making

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Hawaii, Polls, Al Gore, North Dakota, Nebraska, Washington, Vermont, West Virginia, Oregon, Colorado, General Election, Missouri, Nevada, Virginia, Defense, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Maine, John Kerry, New Hampshire, Ohio, Superdelegates, Super Tuesday, Ken Salazar, African-American Issues, Kansas, North Carolina, Illinois, Florida, John McCain, Alaska, Massachusetts, Kentucky, Texas, Pennsylvania, Democrats, New York, Barack Obama, Idaho, Foreign Policy, Independents, Wisconsin, Advertising, Michigan, Arkansas, South Carolina, 2008 Presidential Race, Iowa, Tennessee, Hillary Clinton, Republicans, Utah, Rasmussen, Surveyusa, Politics News
Paul Jenkins

Of the many strange spins the Clinton campaign has sold the media, few are as troubling as the idea that she is the stronger general election candidate.

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Friday Talking Points [18]

Chris Weigant | Posted 02.08.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

I'm going to start off with a quick piece of advice for both Democratic campaigns (or perhaps for Howard Dean) -- spend the next few weeks taping ever...

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Provisional Ballots to Decide NM Winner

AP | HEATHER CLARK | Posted 02.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: New Mexico, Nex Mexico Primary, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Super Tuesday, Politics News

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Democrats prepared Wednesday to examine nearly 17,000 provisional ballots that will determine a winner in New Mexico's tight...

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