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The B-Team Is Alive and Well In McCainland

Mark Nickolas | Posted 09.08.2008 | Politics

Considering that McCain continues to trail significantly, it's hard to see his path to victory when he's so out-gunned on the ground and running such a nonsensical strategy of which states to target or defend.

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Is Big Oil Shill Heather Wilson Jumping Back Into The NM-01 Race? Maybe Freedom's Watch Knows

Howie Klein | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics

Read More: Freedom's Watch, Martin Heinrich, Heather Wilson, Gas Prices, New Mexico, Big Oil, Politics News

The malicious and wildly distorted attack on Martin Heinrich comes as the GOP tries easing his hapless opponent Darren White, out of the race to make way for Heather Wilson, a notorious Big Oil shill.

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McCain's Problem with White Voters

Paul Jenkins | Posted 08.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, Polls, African-American Voters, North Dakota, Ronald Reagan, Affirmative Action, George W. Bush, Colorado, Immigration, Michael Dukakis, Arizona, West Virgnia, South Dakota, Mark Penn, Democratic Party, Missouri, Echo Boom, Nevada, Virginia, Montana, Cuban-Americans, New Mexico, Latino Voters, John Kerry, New Hampshire, Ohio, Plains, Racism, Mississippi, Republican Party, Northeast, North Carolina, African-American Issues, Bill Clinton, Latino Issues, Alaska, Florida, John McCain, Karl Rove, Appalachia, Presidential Election, Texas, Baby Boom, Pennsylvania, Minnesota, Young Voters, Midwest, Wisconsin, Advertising, Michigan, Iowa, Georgia, South Carolina, Hispanic Voters, George H. W. Bush, Hillary Clinton, Southern Issues, Dnc, Libertarian Party, Indiana, White Voters, Politics News

It is McCain who needs to score exceptionally well among white voters, better in fact than any other Republican presidential candidate in the past 20 years, including George H. W. Bush.

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Prisoner's Children Are Punished Too -- Part Two

Diane Dimond | Posted 08.03.2008 | Politics

Read More: Urban Family Institute, Boy Scouts of America, Criminal's Kids, Maryland, Prison Programs, Mother-Daughter Visitation Programs, Eastern Correctional Institute, Washington Women's Prison, Osborn Association, Justice Department, Peanut Butter and Jelly Program in Albuquerque, Gig Harbor, Lutheran Services of Pennsylvania, New Mexico, Warden Ralph Logan, U.S. Recession, Children of Prisoners, Founder Kent Amos, Girls Scouts of America, Prison, Westover, Politics News

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

Ryan Rivera | Posted 07.19.2008 | 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

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 07.18.2008 | 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

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 07.09.2008 | Home

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

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 06.28.2008 | 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

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 06.25.2008 | 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

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

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.21.2008 | Politics

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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 06.18.2008 | 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

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 06.16.2008 | Home

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 06.12.2008 | Home

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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