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• Apr 25, 2008 Udall to grandchildren: Protecting environment is 'crusade of your days' Stewart and Lee Udall | 4/24/2008 - 4/12/08 Arizona native Stewart Udall served as secretary of the interior in the Kennedy and Johnson administrations from 1961 to 1969 and played a part in some of the nation's landmark environmental laws, including the Clean Air Act, the Wilderness Act...    more...  
• Feb 25, 2008 Democratic Party shows support for Colón ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico's Democratic Party chairman received a standing ovation during the party's first statewide meeting since its problem-plagued presidential caucus.
  
  "Evidently, the rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated," Brian Colón said Saturday, when more than 180 party...    more...  
• Feb 25, 2008 Democratic Party shows support for Colón ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico's Democratic Party chairman received a standing ovation during the party's first statewide meeting since its problem-plagued presidential caucus.
  
  "Evidently, the rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated," Brian Colón said Saturday, when more than 180 party...    more...  
• Feb 1, 2008 Super Tuesday: New Mexico Youth Could Play a Big Role in choosing a Presidental Nominee Conor L. Sanchez | Generation: Next 1/31/2008 - 1/31/08 They're calling it a first in American political history, and indeed, never before has a primary day held such significance in a presidential nomination. On Feb. 5, known as "Super Tuesday," 22 states, including New Mexico, will vote...    more...  
• Dec 6, 2007 Poll: Twice as many Hispanics prefer Dems to Republicans WASHINGTON (CNN) — More than twice as many Hispanic voters say they favor Democrats as Republicans – the lowest level of support for President Bush’s party since shortly before his first White House run, according to a new poll released Thursday.
  
  Fifty-seven percent of registered...    more...  
• Nov 30, 2007 Denish, Herrera, Balderas, Colon To Kick Off N.M. Presidential Caucus Wednesday in Albuquerque Lt. Gov. Diane Denish, along with Secretary of State Mary Herrera, State Auditor Hector Balderas, and Democratic Party of New Mexico Chairman Brian S. Colón, will kick off New Mexico's Democratic Presidential Preference Caucus season with a press conference next Wednesday, December 5th, at the...    more...  
• Sep 26, 2007 Domenici's ratings take a tumble Poll shows senator's approval numbers continue to slide Fourteen months before he faces re-election, U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici's approval rating has plummeted 27 percentage points in the last 10 months and is now well below 50 percent, according to a monthly poll released Tuesday. The...    more...  
• Sep 26, 2007 House Passes Children's Health Bill Despite Strong Republican Support, Threatened Veto Will Probably Stand By Christopher Lee and Jonathan Weisman Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, September 26, 2007; Page A04 A broad House majority gave final approval last night to a $35 billion expansion of the...    more...  
• Sep 25, 2007 Editorial: Gunfight at the S-Chip Corral President Bush accused Congressional Democrats of putting health coverage for poor children at risk by forcing him to veto a bill that he says is a dangerous step toward government-run health care. The opposite is the case. Mr. Bush is the one putting the health of America’s children at risk,...    more...  
• Sep 24, 2007 Florida Democrats Affirm an Early Primary PEMBROKE PINES, Fla., Sept. 23 — The Florida Democratic Party announced Sunday that it would move ahead with its plan to hold its presidential primary on Jan. 29 despite the national party’s decision to block the state delegation from the 2008 Democratic convention. State party leaders said...    more...  
• Sep 24, 2007 Editorial: Larry Craig’s Great Adventure: Suddenly, He’s a Civil Libertarian Senator Larry Craig, Republican of Idaho, will ask a judge this week to reverse his conviction for soliciting sex from an undercover police officer in a Minneapolis airport bathroom. He should prevail. Mr. Craig did nothing illegal, and the law he was convicted under should be held...    more...  
• Sep 20, 2007 Denish becomes regular face of public service segments If you think you’ve been seeing a lot of Lt. Gov. Diane Denish lately, maybe you’re watching too much late-night television. Denish, like several New Mexico politicians before her, frequently pops up in public service announcements — those noncommercial commercials that television stations...    more...  
• Sep 18, 2007 There's the Red Vote, the Blue Vote . . . and the Little Green Vote   By Dana Milbank Tuesday, September 18, 2007; Page A02 Federal law limits the participation of resident aliens in the political process. But it is silent on the role of extraterrestrial aliens. This loophole has not been lost on the life forms who arrived on these...    more...  
• Sep 18, 2007 Editorial: Considering Mr. Mukasey Published: September 18, 2007 Michael Mukasey, President Bush’s nominee to be attorney general, is being promoted as a “consensus choice,” which is meant to signal the Senate that it should be grateful and confirm him without delay. Mr. Mukasey is clearly better than some of the “loyal...    more...  
• Sep 17, 2007 Clinton Health Plan Outlined All Americans Would Be Required to Have Insurance By Beth Fouhy Associated Press Monday, September 17, 2007; Page A04 DES MOINES -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton 's sweeping health-care proposal, which she plans to unveil today, would require every American to carry health...    more...  
• Sep 17, 2007 Bush to Name Ex-Judge as Successor to Gonzales WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 — President Bush has decided to nominate Michael B. Mukasey , a former federal judge from New York who has presided over some high-profile terrorism trials, as his next attorney general and is expected to announce the selection Monday, according to several people familiar...    more...  
• Sep 17, 2007 Editorial: The New Hampshire Phone Scam Published: September 17, 2007 On Election Day in 2002, when New Hampshire voters were going to the polls in a hotly contested Senate race, the phone lines in Democratic get-out-the-vote offices were jammed. The executive director of the New Hampshire Republican Party pleaded guilty to...    more...  
• Sep 14, 2007 Richardson wouldn't trade being governor for VP By STEVE TERRELL | The New Mexican Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:02 pm In online debate, it sounds like the choice is president or staying in ‘the best job in the world’ Despite widespread speculation his presidential campaign actually is a bid for the vice presidency, Gov. Bill Richardson,...    more...  
• Sep 14, 2007 Democratic Response to President's Address CQ Transcripts Wire Friday, September 14, 2007; 1:09 AM SPEAKER: SEN. JACK REED, D-R.I. [*] REED: Good evening. I'm Senator Jack Reed from Rhode Island, and I was privileged to serve in the United States Army for 12 years. I opposed the war in Iraq from the beginning. It...    more...  
• Sep 14, 2007 Editorial: No Exit, No Strategy Published: September 14, 2007 This was the week in which Americans hoped they would get straight talk and clear thinking on Iraq. What they got was two exhausting days of Congressional testimony by the American military commander, hours of news conferences and interviews, clouds of...    more...  
• Sep 10, 2007 Rove Replacement Seen as Highly Partisan Go-Getter   By Michael Abramowitz Monday, September 10, 2007; Page A13 While President Bush was in Australia last week, the White House completed the divvying-up of Karl Rove 's sizable and important portfolio. Rove's longtime deputy Barry Jackson is taking over...    more...  
• Sep 10, 2007 Dems Favor Denish Over Chávez for Gov. By Leslie Linthicum Copyright © 2007 Albuquerque Journal; Journal Staff Writer     The election is almost three years away and one of the candidates hasn't even committed to running, but just for fun let's ask the question:     What if Lt. Gov. Diane Denish...    more...  
• Sep 8, 2007 Echoing the Candidates' Words -- In Spanish   By David Montgomery Washington Post Staff Writer Saturday, September 8, 2007; Page C01 His is the voice of presidents, but tomorrow night in Miami -- after much study and meditation, an energy bar, almonds and water without ice -- Vincente J. de la Vega will lend it to...    more...  
• Sep 8, 2007 As a Report Draws Near, Democrats Ready a Stance By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN Published: September 8, 2007 WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 — With Gen. David H. Petraeus set to testify before Congress on Monday about the status of the Iraq war, leading Democrats in the House and the Senate maneuvered Friday to portray his report as being...    more...  
• Sep 8, 2007 Editorial: Denying Children’s Health Care The Bush administration reached a deplorable, preordained verdict yesterday when it denied New York State permission to expand a valuable health insurance program to help cover middle-class children. The administration, which makes no effort to disguise its disdain for government insurance...    more...  
• Sep 7, 2007 Ex-treasurer cuts deal for his role in kickback scheme By BARRY MASSEY Associated Press Writer September 6, 2007 Montoya enters guilty plea, will testify for prosecution Former state Treasurer Michael Montoya pleaded guilty Thursday to a state felony charge of racketeering for his role in a kickback scheme he testified about in the...    more...  
• Sep 7, 2007 A New Report on Iraq Lends Ammunition to Both Parties WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 — An independent commission of military experts, created by Congress to assess Iraq ’s military and police force, presented a finely nuanced report to the Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday. But the report could not have been more straightforward for two...    more...  
• Sep 5, 2007 Editorial: Another Iraq Photo Op Iraq is a long way to go for a photo op, but not for President Bush, who is pulling out all the stops to divert public attention from his failed Iraq policies and to keep Congress from demanding that he bring the troops home. As Americans and Iraqis continue to die — and Iraqi politicians refuse...    more...  
• Sep 5, 2007 Democrats Aim to Reframe Iraq Debate WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 — As Congress reopened for business on Tuesday, the Democratic leadership promised to force a change in President Bush’s war strategy, and lawmakers maneuvered to frame the debate over Iraq ahead of reports next week by Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C....    more...  
• Sep 5, 2007 Craig Considers Remaining In Senate During Legal Battle   By Paul Kane washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Wednesday, September 5, 2007; Page A03 Sen. Larry E. Craig (R-Idaho) is reconsidering his announced intention to resign, if he can clear his name of criminal and ethics charges before the end of the month, a spokesman said last...    more...  
• Sep 4, 2007 Area election race ‘noticeably quiet’ By email = String.fromCharCode(106,103,114,105,109,109,64,115,102,110,101,119,109,101,120,105,99,97,110,46,99,111,109); document.write(' Julie Ann Grimm '); Julie Ann Grimm | The New Mexican September 3, 2007 Campaign season around corner and four council seats on ballot, but...    more...  
• Sep 4, 2007 For Democrats, Primary Field Gives Confidence MANCHESTER, N.H., Sept. 3 — Forget the “lesser-of-the-evils” talk typically heard from Democratic primary voters around this time of a presidential campaign. Interviews with dozens of Democrats here and across the country this Labor Day weekend found them enthusiastic about their presidential...    more...  
• Sep 4, 2007 John Edwards, Enjoying Timely Endorsements By Alec MacGillis Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, September 4, 2007; Page A05 PITTSBURGH, Sept. 3 -- The morning fog was still burning off the Allegheny River as workers gathered before 9 a.m. outside the hockey arena where a parade through downtown would later begin -- the...    more...  
• Sep 4, 2007 Barack Obama, Drawing the Big Crowds   By Anne E. Kornblut Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, September 4, 2007; Page A05 MILFORD, N.H., Sept. 3 -- As Sen. Barack Obama led a rowdy mob down the street here during a Labor Day parade, an organizer wearing a Mitt Romney pin stood on the sidewalk and...    more...  
• Sep 4, 2007 Hillary Clinton, Stumping With Burgers and Bill   By Dan Balz Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, September 4, 2007; Page A05 SIOUX CITY, Iowa, Sept. 3 -- Hillary and Bill Clinton brought their traveling political road show to Iowa on Labor Day. The former first lady and the former president, by now long practiced as...    more...  
• Aug 31, 2007 Op-ed submission: New state helmet law, By Lt. Gov. Diane Denish If spending just $10 would spare your child’s life and his or her future happiness and earning power, who would decline to do so? That small expenditure – the price of a helmet for a child who’s riding a bike or a skateboard – is the best insurance against life-threatening brain injuries and...    more...  
• Aug 31, 2007 Editorial: Disowning Senator Craig The Republican Party is in quite a rush to keelhaul Senator Larry Craig for his run-in with the vice squad in an airport men’s room. Disclosure of the senator’s guilty plea to disorderly conduct set off a frenzy to demand an investigation by the Senate’s somnolent Ethics Committee and to strip...    more...  
• Aug 31, 2007 Justice Dept. Probing Whether Gonzales Lied   By Dan Eggen and Paul Kane Washington Post Staff Writer and washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Friday, August 31, 2007; Page A01 The Justice Department 's inspector general indicated yesterday that he is investigating whether departing Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales...    more...  
• Aug 29, 2007 A Scandal-Scarred G.O.P. Asks, ‘What Next?’ By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG Published: August 29, 2007 WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 — Scott Reed, a Republican strategist, was at a dinner in Philadelphia on Monday night when his cellphone and Internet pager began beeping like crazy. Only later did he learn why. His party was buzzing with news...    more...  
• Aug 28, 2007 Editorial: The House Lawyer Departs Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has finally done something important to advance the cause of justice. He has resigned. But his departure alone cannot remove the dark cloud that hangs over the Justice Department. President Bush needs to choose a new attorney general of unquestioned integrity...    more...  
• Aug 27, 2007 DNC Strips Florida Of 2008 Delegates No Convention Slots Unless Later Primary Is Set By Michael D. Shear Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, August 26, 2007; Page A01 The Democratic National Committee sought to seize control of its unraveling nominating process yesterday, rejecting pleas from state party...    more...  
• Aug 27, 2007 Richardson calls for end to primary scramble EXETER, N.H. — New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson appealed Saturday for an end to the one-upsmanship among states vying to hold the earliest Democratic party primary. Speaking after a campaign stop at a home in Exeter, the Democratic presidential hopeful said he believes it is important that the...    more...  
• Aug 27, 2007 Senator’s Office Is Burglarized By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Published: August 27, 2007 HARTFORD, Aug. 26 (AP) — Burglars broke into Senator Christopher J. Dodd’s office here late Saturday, taking undisclosed items and leaving evidence at the scene, the police said. Investigators declined to say what was stolen or what was left...    more...  
• Aug 27, 2007 Obama and Edwards Step Up Attacks on Front-Runner Clinton   By Perry Bacon Jr. Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, August 26, 2007; Page A04 Toiling behind Hillary Rodham Clinton in most national polls, her two main rivals in the 2008 Democratic presidential field, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and former North Carolina senator...    more...  
• Aug 22, 2007 Lt. Gov’s race: Solano gets running start By email = String.fromCharCode(115,116,101,114,114,101,108,108,64,115,102,110,101,119,109,101,120,105,99,97,110,46,99,111,109); document.write(' Steve Terrell '); Steve Terrell | The New Mexican August 22, 2007 Santa Fe County sheriff is first to announce bid for office, but...    more...  
• Aug 22, 2007 Editorial: Stacking the Electoral Deck The Electoral College should be abolished, but there is a right way to do it and a wrong way. A prominent Republican lawyer in California is doing it the wrong way, promoting a sneaky initiative that, in the name of Electoral College reform, would rig elections in a way that would make it...    more...  
• Aug 9, 2007 Minorities Now Form Majority in One-Third of Most-Populous Counties By SAM ROBERTS Published: August 9, 2007 In a further sign of the United States’ growing diversity, nonwhites now make up a majority in almost one-third of the most-populous counties in the country and in nearly one in 10 of all 3,100 counties, according to an analysis of census...    more...  
• Aug 8, 2007 Fundraisers Tap Those Who Can't Say No   By Matthew Mosk Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, August 7, 2007; Page A01 When Michael A. Mingolelli pulled out his checkbook on June 25 and made a $500 pledge to Sen. John McCain , he was not thinking about the promise of a McCain White House . The financial and...    more...  
• Aug 8, 2007 Edwards Makes Courting Labor a Key Strategy in Bid for Nomination Backing Meant Little for 2004 Candidates By Dan Balz Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, August 7, 2007; Page A05 CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 6 -- Former senator John Edwards of North Carolina came to a labor hall here Monday morning for a speech on trade policy, but he had...    more...  
• Aug 4, 2007 Heldmeyer won't seek third term The 57-year-old councilor announced Friday that she does not intend to seek a third consecutive term. She said, though, that she will continue to be active in local politics and has not ruled out a run for another elected position. Two other councilors up for re-election, Miguel Chavez and...    more...  
• Aug 4, 2007 Former state senator a ‘genuine New Mexican’ Flags to fly at half-staff Monday and Tuesday for Michael Alarid
  Former state Senate Majority Leader Michael Alarid is being remembered for his contributions to public education, his support of the National Hispanic Cultural Center and his concern for working families.
  Alarid died...    more...  
• Aug 4, 2007 Former state senator a ‘genuine New Mexican’ Flags to fly at half-staff Monday and Tuesday for Michael Alarid
  Former state Senate Majority Leader Michael Alarid is being remembered for his contributions to public education, his support of the National Hispanic Cultural Center and his concern for working families.
  Alarid died...    more...  
• Jul 31, 2007 Alaska Senator's Home Is Raided Stevens Scrutinized In a Wide Inquiry Into Corruption in the State By Dan Eggen and Paul Kane Washington Post Staff Writer and Washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Tuesday, July 31, 2007; Page A01 Agents from the FBI and the Internal Revenue Service raided the Alaska home of...    more...  
• Jul 31, 2007 Editorial: Time Running Out for Voting Reform Published: July 31, 2007 Before the House of Representatives takes its August recess, it owes it to the voters to pass a bill that would finally fix the problems with electronic voting. And there is a good bill ready, sponsored by Rush Holt, Democrat of New Jersey, that would go a long...    more...  
• Jul 25, 2007 Democratic Party of New Mexico Victoryline Dear Fellow Democrats, Thank you for your continued interest in the Democratic Party of New Mexico.  Below are several items that we hope you’ll find interesting.  It has been an exciting time and Democrats around the State of New Mexico are participating in record numbers!    more...  
• Jul 17, 2007 It Could Get Ugly, Or So They Hope Opponents Seek Gaffes in Financial Filings Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A06 Opposition researchers plowed into the latest presidential filings yesterday, hunting for a nugget that might have the same impact on an opponent as the two $400 haircuts discovered in former senator John...    more...  
• Jul 17, 2007 Obama’s Camp Cultivates Crop in Small Donors By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK , MIKE McINTIRE and JEFF ZELENY Published: July 17, 2007 WASHINGTON, July 16 — Senator Barack Obama was the guest of honor at a dinner at the luxurious Mark Hopkins Hotel in San Francisco this spring with a few hundred lawyers, executives and investors....    more...  
• Jul 17, 2007 Democrats Plan to Keep Senate in Session All Night for Iraq Vote By CARL HULSE Published: July 17, 2007 WASHINGTON, July 16 � Senate Democrats said Monday they would keep the Senate in session through the night on Tuesday in an effort to highlight Republican resistance to allowing a simple majority vote on a plan to withdraw troops from Iraq ....    more...  
• Jul 17, 2007 Richardson courts women voters in N.H. By PHILIP ELLIOTT | Associated Press Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:23 pm CONCORD, N.H. — Presidential hopeful Bill Richardson said he will not concede the women’s vote to rival Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and opened his courtship of the important Democratic voting bloc Monday by pledging...    more...  
• Jul 17, 2007 On Tour to Highlight Poverty, Edwards Tries to Shift Race's Focus   By Perry Bacon Jr. Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A07 MARKS, Miss., July 16 -- From the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans to the Mississippi Delta to this town where Martin Luther King Jr. began his Poor People's Campaign almost four decades ago,...    more...  
• Jul 17, 2007 Obama Faces the Test Dean Failed: Broadening Support   By Anne E. Kornblut and Perry Bacon Jr. Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, July 17, 2007; Page A01 He raises tens of millions of dollars over a few months. His supporters are passionate, almost fanatical. And his grass-roots movement threatens a more established...    more...  
• Jul 6, 2007 G.O.P. Support for Iraq Policy Erodes Further WASHINGTON, July 5 — Support among Republicans for President Bush’s Iraq policy eroded further on Thursday as another senior lawmaker, Senator Pete V. Domenici of New Mexico, broke with the White House just as Congressional Democrats prepared to renew their challenge to the war. “We...    more...  
• Jul 3, 2007 Bush Commutes Libby's Prison Sentence   By Amy Goldstein Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, July 3, 2007; Page A01 President Bush commuted the sentence of I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby yesterday, sparing Vice President Cheney 's former chief of staff 2 1/2 years in prison after a federal appeals court had refused...    more...  
• Jul 3, 2007 Editorial: Soft on Crime When he was running for president, George W. Bush loved to contrast his law-abiding morality with that of President Clinton, who was charged with perjury and acquitted. For Mr. Bush, the candidate, “politics, after a time of tarnished ideals, can be higher and better.” Not so for Mr. Bush,...    more...  
• Jun 28, 2007 Senators Subpoena The White House Panel Demands Papers On NSA Wiretapping By Michael A. Fletcher Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, June 28, 2007; Page A01 A Senate committee investigating the National Security Agency 's warrantless wiretapping program issued subpoenas yesterday ordering the White...    more...  
• Jun 28, 2007 N.M. attorney general seeks answers on high gas prices By STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS June 26, 2007 State’s average second highest in the nation Never mind red or green. The attorney general has a new state question: Why are New Mexico’s gasoline prices higher than the national average? State Attorney General Gary King has sent a...    more...  
• Jun 27, 2007 Rep. Foley arrested GOP State Rep. Dan Foley was charged with disorderly conduct, obstructing an officer and resisting arrest The legislator faces a maximum fine of $784 and 20 days in jail and Municipal Judge Hector Pineda has ordered him to stand trial Aug. 2 after an on-court outburst following a player...    more...  
• Jun 27, 2007 Rep. Foley arrested GOP State Rep. Dan Foley was charged with disorderly conduct, obstructing an officer and resisting arrest The legislator faces a maximum fine of $784 and 20 days in jail and Municipal Judge Hector Pineda has ordered him to stand trial Aug. 2 after an on-court outburst following a player...    more...  
• Jun 21, 2007 Antiwar Democrats Are Less Critical As Clinton Takes A New Tack on Iraq Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) drew only modest boos at a gathering of liberal activists yesterday, a sign of how well her changing position on Iraq is playing in the antiwar wing of her party.    more...  
• Jun 19, 2007 Bush Aides' Misuse of E-Mail By Michael Abramowitz White House aides made extensive use of political e-mail accounts for official government business, despite rules requiring that they conduct such business through official communications channels, according to new evidence disclosed yesterday by congressional investigators.    more...  
• Jun 15, 2007 Richardson agrees to book deal on energy policy By ASSOCIATED PRESS Fri Jun 15, 2007 12:06 am Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson has a six-figure book deal to write about his prescription for making America energy independent and weaning the nation off fossil fuels. The book — tentatively called Leading by...    more...  
• Jun 15, 2007 Taos Pueblo to share water rights By email = String.fromCharCode(115,109,97,116,108,111,99,107,64,115,102,110,101,119,109,101,120,105,99,97,110,46,99,111,109); document.write(' Staci Matlock '); Staci Matlock | The New Mexican June 14, 2007 Deal helps fulfill a settlement agreement in the Aamodt case Taos...    more...  
• Jun 15, 2007 Libby Loses Bid to Stay Out of Jail For Appeal   By Carol D. Leonnig and Amy Goldstein Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, June 15, 2007; Page A01 A federal judge ordered Vice President Cheney 's former chief of staff to surrender in six to eight weeks to begin serving his 30-month prison term, increasing the pressure...    more...  
• Jun 11, 2007 A Test of the Senate Published: June 11, 2007 The Senate has scheduled a no-confidence vote today on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. No one who has followed the news needs to be told why it is necessary. Mr. Gonzales is the Michael Brown of the Justice Department, smilingly presiding over incompetence,...    more...  
• Jun 11, 2007 Democratic tour stops in Republican Roswell Michael Carlson Record Staff Writer He's on an all-county listening tour with hopes of electing Democrats to local and national offices. With most of the state's 33 counties left to visit, New Mexico State Democratic Chairman Brian Colón is focused on two goals: create Democratic...    more...  
• Jun 7, 2007 They Know How to Caucus Teresa Vilmain and Other Experts in an Arcane Presidential Art By Alec MacGillis Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, June 7, 2007; Page A01 DES MOINES -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton had a decision to make. After someone in her campaign leaked a memo late last month...    more...  
• Jun 6, 2007 Libby Given 30 Months for Lying in C.I.A. Leak Case WASHINGTON, June 5 — I. Lewis Libby Jr. , the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney and one of the principal architects of President Bush’s foreign policy, was sentenced Tuesday to 30 months in prison for lying during a C.I.A. leak investigation that became part of a...    more...  
• Jun 4, 2007 Richardson: U.S. should press China to help bring peace to Sudan MANCHESTER, N.H. -- At a debate with seven other presidential candidates Sunday, Gov. Bill Richardson said the U.S. should pressure China to take a bigger role in establishing peace in the Darfur region of Sudan. The statement came as Richardson and the other candidates competed for time and...    more...  
• Jun 4, 2007 Richardson: U.S. should press China to help bring peace to Sudan MANCHESTER, N.H. -- At a debate with seven other presidential candidates Sunday, Gov. Bill Richardson said the U.S. should pressure China to take a bigger role in establishing peace in the Darfur region of Sudan. The statement came as Richardson and the other candidates competed for time and...    more...  
• Jun 4, 2007 Democrats Focus on Iraq In Contentious Second Debate   By Anne Kornblut and Dan Balz Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, June 4, 2007; Page A01 GOFFSTOWN, N.H., June 3 -- Democratic presidential candidates clashed sharply over Iraq in the second debate of the campaign Sunday night, with Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton ( N.Y. )...    more...  
• Jun 3, 2007 What ‘Support Our Troops’ Entails Editorial What ‘Support Our Troops’ Entails Whenever and however American troops withdraw from Iraq, a flood of wounded and psychologically damaged veterans will present the nation for decades to come with costly needs that already are overwhelming government services. The...    more...  
• May 30, 2007 My First Five Months As New Mexico's State Auditor I hope this finds you doing well. I wanted to update you on my busy first five months in office as New Mexico State Auditor. I have been aggressively combating fraud, waste, and abuse in local and state government by expanding the size of my office, hiring two investigators and more...    more...  
• May 30, 2007 My First Five Months As New Mexico's State Auditor I hope this finds you doing well. I wanted to update you on my busy first five months in office as New Mexico State Auditor. I have been aggressively combating fraud, waste, and abuse in local and state government by expanding the size of my office, hiring two investigators and more...    more...  
• May 24, 2007 Senators, Udall seek to put off drilling on Otero Mesa By FELICIA FONSECA | Associated Press May 23, 2007 Congressional delegation wants to ensure groundwater is protected ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico’s congressional delegation is asking the U.S. Bureau of Land Management to hold off on its oil and gas leasing program on Otero Mesa...    more...  
• May 24, 2007 Hispanic Hopeful for ’08 Confronts Immigration By ADAM NAGOURNEY Published: May 24, 2007 WASHINGTON, May 23 — Of all the candidates running for president, none have weathered more crosscurrents of the immigration battle than Gov. Bill Richardson , the New Mexico Democrat. Mr. Richardson, whose mother is Mexican, is...    more...  
• May 22, 2007 Macho Mistakes at Ground Zero As more and more workers who inhaled the dust at ground zero fall ill, it has become increasingly clear that much of the problem can be traced to the Giuliani administration’s failure to insist that all emergency personnel and construction workers at the site wear respirators. The then-mayor...    more...  
• May 22, 2007 Richardson's Bid Is Now Official LOS ANGELES, May 21 -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson established another landmark in the 2008 campaign Monday, becoming the first Hispanic Democrat to seek the presidency of the United States. Richardson, 59, the son of a Mexican mother and half-Mexican father, made his candidacy official at...    more...  
• May 22, 2007 Richardson's Bid Is Now Official LOS ANGELES, May 21 -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson established another landmark in the 2008 campaign Monday, becoming the first Hispanic Democrat to seek the presidency of the United States. Richardson, 59, the son of a Mexican mother and half-Mexican father, made his candidacy official at...    more...  
• May 17, 2007 Democrats Make Budget Proposal   By Lori Montgomery Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, May 17, 2007; Page A04 Congressional Democrats yesterday proposed a $2.9 trillion budget plan that seeks to boost spending by $23 billion over the president's request, setting up a confrontation with the White House...    more...  
• May 16, 2007 The Unkept Promise on Voting Congress has done a terrible job of regulating electronic voting: It allowed A.T.M.-style voting machines to proliferate without requiring them to produce a paper trail that can be audited to ensure that the results are accurate. That has meant wasted time and money for the states, confusion for...    more...  
• May 16, 2007 Clinton, Obama to Back Vote to Cut Off Funding for Troops in Iraq   By Shailagh Murray Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, May 16, 2007; Page A04 Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton ( N.Y. ) and Barack Obama ( Ill. ) announced yesterday that they will support a symbolic vote to cut off funding for combat troops in Iraq within a year, an...    more...  
• May 15, 2007 Lawyer raises $50,425 for race Brian Egolf Jr. aims to replace Sen. John Grubesic More than a year before the 2008 New Mexico primary for legislative candidates, Brian Egolf Jr. has raised more than $50,000 for his campaign to unseat state Sen. John Grubesic, a fellow Santa Fe Democrat. According to his campaign...    more...  
• May 11, 2007 Michelle Obama's Career Timeout   By Anne E. Kornblut Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, May 11, 2007; Page A01 CHICAGO -- For the first time in her adult life, Michelle Obama is about to be unemployed. She never aspired to be a stay-at-home wife or mother. For years she wrestled with the issues that...    more...  
• May 11, 2007 Mr. Bush Alone The difference between mainstream hawks and mainstream doves on Iraq seems to have boiled down to two months, with House Democrats now demanding visible progress by July while moderate Republicans are willing to give White House policies until September, but no longer, to show results. Then...    more...  
• May 11, 2007 Richardson touts labor record at firefighters' convention By HOLLY RAMER / AP Thu May 10, 2007 8:01 pm PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) _ Presidential hopeful Bill Richardson asked members of the nation's largest firefighters' union Thursday to compare his labor record to his Democratic rivals' rhetoric. "I've done it. I don't just say I'm for...    more...  
• May 10, 2007 Bush Told War Is Harming The GOP A Warning on Eve Of Vote on New Bill By Shailagh Murray and Jonathan Weisman Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, May 10, 2007; Page A01 House Republican moderates, in a remarkably blunt White House meeting, warned President Bush this week that his pursuit of the war...    more...  
• May 10, 2007 Number of Fired Prosecutors Grows Dismissals Began Earlier Than Justice Dept. Has Said By Amy Goldstein and Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, May 10, 2007; Page A01 The former U.S. attorney in Kansas City , Mo. , Todd P. Graves, said yesterday that he was asked to step down from his job by...    more...  
• May 10, 2007 U.S. Attorneys, Reloaded As the United States attorney scandal grows, so does the number of prosecutors who seem to have been pushed out for partisan political reasons. Another highly suspicious case has emerged in the appointment of Bradley Schlozman, a controversial elections lawyer, to replace a respected United...    more...  
• May 10, 2007 What makes you think you can be president? SANTA FE (AP) _ Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson hopes humor will catch the attention of Iowans and help boost his standing in a crowded campaign field. Richardson is airing another round of television ads in Iowa starting Thursday that spoof his status as a second-tier...    more...  
• May 8, 2007 On Poverty, Edwards Faces Old Hurdles Critics Say He Brings Few Fresh Ideas to Signature Issue By Alec MacGillis Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, May 7, 2007; Page A01 ALLENDALE, S.C. -- His rivals for the Democratic presidential nomination were busy April 26 preparing for their first televised debate, but...    more...  
• May 8, 2007 How Big a Stretch? For Barack Obama, Winning the White House Would Mean Bridging The Biggest Gap Of All By Lynne Duke Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, May 7, 2007; Page C01 They watch him. They listen to him talk. Is he the kind of person they think he is? The kind of black man? The stakes...    more...  
• May 8, 2007 Richardson points to N.H. plant as potential model By PHILIP ELLIOTT | Associated Press Sun May 6, 2007 2:48 pm PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP) _ Presidential hopeful Bill Richardson traipsed up a mountain of woodchips and called for increased investment in alternate energy sources, such as the wood-burning power plant he toured Sunday. The...    more...  
• May 2, 2007 Democratic Field Seeks New Moves to Halt War Clinton and Obama More Cautious Than Rivals By Dan Balz and David S. Broder Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, May 2, 2007; Page A06 Democratic presidential candidates urged Congress yesterday not to yield to President Bush's veto of an Iraq funding bill that included a...    more...  
• May 1, 2007 Vigil-Giron ponders new position with Richardson Ex-secretary of state doesn't want film job, announces bid for lieutenant governor Former Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron, whose appointment to head the state Film Museum caused a political uproar, said Monday that she no longer wants that job and is talking with Gov. Bill Richardson...    more...  
• May 1, 2007 Richardson focuses on Western issues in Nevada campaign stop By BRENDAN RILEY | Associated Press April 30, 2007 CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) - Democratic presidential hopeful Bill Richardson sought Monday to play down his underdog status and stress his broad political experience and Western roots in an interview and campaign stops at a coffee shop, high...    more...  
• Apr 30, 2007 Clinton's PowerPointer With Data and Slides, a Pollster Guides Campaign Strategy By Anne E. Kornblut Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, April 30, 2007; Page A01 It was fairly simple, Mark J. Penn said calmly to Vice President Al Gore, reporting the findings of an exhaustive survey he had conducted...    more...  
• Apr 30, 2007 Jeff Carr Letter to the Editor 04/30/2007 Dear Editor, In regards to our brave, honorable and patriotic New Mexico National Guard soldiers, who were treated like common criminals I want to say that I am appalled and angry at the treatment they received. As a former guardsman, US History teacher and citizen I cannot let this stand...    more...  
• Apr 26, 2007 Quiet revolution blurs line between old,‘new’Democrats By Patricia Chambers  The Taos News   A quiet revolution is stirring in the country, and Taos County is an important reflection of this grassroots resurgence that is bringing together old-line Democrats and new Progressives.   In just a few short weeks, what looked like a...    more...  
• Apr 20, 2007 House Approves A Full D.C. Seat   By Mary Beth Sheridan and Yolanda Woodlee Washington Post Staff Writers Friday, April 20, 2007; Page A01 A bill giving the District its first full seat in Congress cleared the House yesterday, marking the city's biggest legislative victory in its quest for voting rights in...    more...  
• Apr 20, 2007 Maybe Gonzales Won't Recall His Painful Day on the Hill   By Dana Milbank Friday, April 20, 2007; Page A02 Alberto Gonzales's tenure as attorney general was pronounced dead at 3:02 p.m. yesterday by Tom Coburn, M.D. The good doctor, who also happens to be a Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, made this...    more...  
• Apr 20, 2007 Wolfowitz Backed Friend for Iraq Contract in ’03 By THOM SHANKER and STEVEN R. WEISMAN Published: April 20, 2007   WASHINGTON, April 19 — Paul D. Wolfowitz , while serving as deputy secretary of defense, personally recommended that his companion, Shaha Ali Riza, be awarded a contract for travel to Iraq in 2003 to...    more...  
• Apr 20, 2007 Warming and Global Security People who give short shrift to environmental matters pay attention when national security becomes part of the conversation. So the debate over global warming took a useful turn this week as diplomats and retired military officers drew persuasive connections between climate change and the very...    more...  
• Apr 20, 2007 Attorney General: Iglesias firing didn't surprise him By JENNIFER TALHELM | Associated Press April 19, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales confirmed Thursday that he discussed with President Bush concerns about U.S. Attorney David Iglesias of New Mexico, but he could not remember precisely why or when Iglesias was added...    more...  
• Apr 20, 2007 FULL CIRCLE Hilary Tompkins “walks in beauty,” a traditional Navajo saying, meaning “I have found that harmony, that place where I’m at peace with who I am and comfortable in my own skin,” she explains. Finding that beauty has been a lifetime journey along a road paved with diversity and tolerance but...    more...  
• Apr 19, 2007 No Solution in Sight as Bush and Lawmakers Discuss Iraq Spending Measure WASHINGTON, April 18 — After weeks of acrimonious sparring over financing the next phase of the war, President Bush and Congressional leaders softened their tone on Wednesday but failed to resolve their differences over a timeline for removing most American combat troops from Iraq next year....    more...  
• Apr 18, 2007 Domenici Under Investigation Eyewitness News 4 has confirmed that Sen. Pete Domenici is now the subject of a full Senate ethics investigation in connection to the firing of former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias.    more   
• Apr 18, 2007 Domenici Under Investigation Eyewitness News 4 has confirmed that Sen. Pete Domenici is now the subject of a full Senate ethics investigation in connection to the firing of former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias.    more   
• Apr 12, 2007 Not All Rio Arriba Democrats Call Local Party Home Theresa Martinez was reelected as chairwoman of the Rio Arriba County Democrats Tuesday. She is wife of state Sen. Richard Martinez (D-Española). By Stephen Babcock and Sean McAlindin SUN Staff Writers The more things change, the more they stay the same in the Rio Arriba County Democratic...    more...  
• Apr 8, 2007 Attorney Inquiry Touches a Pillar of New Mexico “If nothing else, it highlights his willingness to abuse his power,” Matt Farrauto, executive director of the Democratic Party of New Mexico, said of Mr. Domenici. “That is all fine and good in some people’s eyes if he is bringing home the bacon, but when he is using his influence to save the...    more...  
• Apr 4, 2007 Courthouse indictments: Denish, King latest to return tainted cash By email = String.fromCharCode(115,116,101,114,114,101,108,108,64,115,102,110,101,119,109,101,120,105,99,97,110,46,99,111,109); document.write(' Steve Terrell ');  Steve Terrell | The New Mexican April 4, 2007 Politicians say they'll donate contributions to charity Lt....    more...  
• Apr 3, 2007 Richardson signs medical marijuana bill Nearly three decades after medical marijuana first was approved in New Mexico, Gov. Bill Richardson on Monday signed a law authorizing the state Department of Health to give the drug to some seriously ill patients. New Mexico became the 12th state to legalize the use of marijuana for medical...    more...  
• Apr 3, 2007 LANL: Bingaman aims to boost lab, science funding Andy Lenderman | The New Mexican April 3, 2007 LOS ALAMOS -- Los Alamos National Laboratory can help solve major problems facing the country, from tracking the flow of nuclear materials to developing better energy sources to rely upon, U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman said Monday. Bingaman...    more...  
• Apr 2, 2007 GOP Senators Blasted for Blocking Resolution Honoring Cesar Chavez Senate Democratic leaders joined pro-immigrant groups to chastise Republicans for rejecting a resolution in honor of the late Mexican-American labor leader and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez. The resolution, sponsored by two Democratic lawmakers and defeated Thursday night, would have...    more...  
• Apr 2, 2007 ‘Be politically active,' Denish urges By Don Pace Lt. Gov. Diane Denish stressed the importance of being politically active, at a gathering of Democrats Saturday. The meeting was to elect a county chairman, vice chairman and delegates who will travel to the state convention in Las Cruces in April. "It's important for...    more...  
• Apr 1, 2007 2 in N.M. Delegation Feel Heat Over Firings As Heather A. Wilson and Sen. Pete V. Domenici sat in the kitchen of Domenici's Albuquerque home in January 1998, the two took the first steps in cementing a relationship that now has them facing another crossroads in their careers. The day after their meeting, the senator called Wilson to...    more...  
• Mar 29, 2007 Tafoya defeats Knight for Taos County Dem Party chairman By Patricia Chambers  The Taos News   Democratic Party precinct leaders elected Thomas Tafoya Jr. to a two-year term as chair­man of the county Democratic Central Committee Saturday (March 24) by a vote of 70­30 to defeat incumbent Billy Knight for the position.  ...    more...  
• Mar 28, 2007 House Testimony Reveals: General Services Administration Used for Partisan Purposes In testimony before the House Government Oversight Committee, Congressman Braley of Iowa interrogated the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA), Lurita Doan, about a partisan Power Point presentation shown at a meeting that she attended.    more...  
• Mar 20, 2007 Bill Richardson says he'd meet Chavez, leaders of Iran, Syria AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson said Monday that U.S. foreign policy's concentration on the Middle East cost the country progress on other important issues and that Latin America has been virtually ignored. "My point is that Latin America is a very important part of the...    more...  
• Mar 17, 2007 Village judge to seek Senate seat Eagle Nest Municipal Judge Jeff Carr plans to seek the Democratic bid next year to become state senator for District 7, which covers a wide area of northeast New Mexico , including Colfax County . Carr announced his election plans this week. The announcement comes about five months...    more...  
• Mar 15, 2007 Dems turn out in record number for precinct elections By Patricia Chambers, The Taos News March 14 - 1:43 p.m. Turnout in the Democratic Party precinct elections Tuesday night (March 13) “was huge,” said current Taos County Democratic Party Chairman Billy Knight. “In some precincts, it was more than double the turnout in the last...    more...  
• Mar 12, 2007 Obama, Clinton Sparring Early   By Anne E. Kornblut Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, March 12, 2007; Page A01 CLINTON, Iowa -- Standing in front of a large banner that blared "Clinton," surrounded by students in Clinton Community College sweat shirts, Sen. Barack Obama offhandedly mentioned the...    more...  
• Mar 12, 2007 Early Primary Rush Upends ’08 Campaign Plans By ADAM NAGOURNEY Published: March 12, 2007 WASHINGTON, March 9 — The trickle of states moving their 2008 presidential primaries to Feb. 5 has turned into an avalanche, forcing all the presidential campaigns to reconsider every aspect of their nominating strategy — where to compete,...    more...  
• Mar 12, 2007 Mayor says Democratic convention opportunity to showcase West By ASSOCIATED PRESS March 11, 2007 HELENA, Mont. (AP) - Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper says he foresees the 2008 Democratic National Convention in his city as an opportunity for the national media to observe how leadership happens in the West. Leadership is different in this part of...    more...  
• Mar 9, 2007 Democrats Forge Single Voice on Iraq The new Senate Iraq resolution, unveiled yesterday afternoon, is the latest handiwork yet of Congress's newest "it club": the Senate Democratic war council. The inaugural meeting was called last June by Harry M. Reid (Nev.), then the minority leader. The midterm elections were nearing, and...    more...  
• Mar 9, 2007 Democrats Forge Single Voice on Iraq The new Senate Iraq resolution, unveiled yesterday afternoon, is the latest handiwork yet of Congress's newest "it club": the Senate Democratic war council. The inaugural meeting was called last June by Harry M. Reid (Nev.), then the minority leader. The midterm elections were nearing, and...    more...  
• Mar 8, 2007 Inquiry Into Ouster of U.S. Attorneys Moves Toward Subpoenas at Justice Department By DAVID JOHNSTON Published: March 8, 2007 WASHINGTON , March 7 — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday took the first step toward issuing subpoenas to five Justice Department officials whose names have surfaced in Congressional testimony about the dismissals of eight...    more...  
• Mar 8, 2007 Unions To Delay Supporting A Candidate   By Dan Balz Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, March 8, 2007; Page A14 Leaders of the AFL-CIO pledged yesterday to consult more widely with workers before making a decision about endorsing a candidate for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination and strongly urged...    more...  
• Mar 6, 2007 Second Lawmaker Contacted Prosecutor   By Paul Kane and Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writers Tuesday, March 6, 2007; Page A01 Rep. Heather A. Wilson (R-N.M.) acknowledged yesterday that she contacted a federal prosecutor to complain about the pace of his public corruption investigations, as the Senate ethics...    more...  
• Mar 6, 2007 Clinton Shapes Her Image for ’08 Race BERLIN, N.H. — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton signs autographs meticulously, drawing out each line and curve of “H-i-l-l-a-r-y,” “R-o-d-h-a-m” and “C-l-i-n-t-o-n.” She leaves no stray lines or wayward marks. “Hillary, over here, over here,” called out a young woman from the mob that formed...    more...  
• Mar 6, 2007 Editorial: Iglesias Affair reveals uglier side of politics Well, now we know. U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, one half of New Mexico's Silent Twosome, has acknowledged he made a call to then-U.S. Attorney David Iglesias, asking about the status of a pending corruption scandal amid the backdrop of a highly contested congressional race. It's about time,...    more...  
• Mar 6, 2007 Editorial: Iglesias Affair reveals uglier side of politics Well, now we know. U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici, one half of New Mexico's Silent Twosome, has acknowledged he made a call to then-U.S. Attorney David Iglesias, asking about the status of a pending corruption scandal amid the backdrop of a highly contested congressional race. It's about time,...    more...  
• Mar 5, 2007 Domenici Says He Contacted Prosecutor   By Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, March 5, 2007; Page A01 Sen. Pete V. Domenici (R-N.M.) acknowledged yesterday that he contacted the U.S. attorney in Albuquerque last year to ask about an ongoing corruption probe of Democrats, but said he "never pressured...    more...  
• Mar 5, 2007 Title Insurance: PRC probes kickbacks By Wendy Brown/ The New Mexican The state Public Regulation Commission wants to know why former Insurance Superintendent Eric Serna didn't further investigate a title insurance company that admitted to giving more than $300,000 in kickbacks to a builder. The inquiry is part of a two-part...    more...  
• Mar 4, 2007 Neither Clinton, Nor Obama So there I was, sitting in my office, quietly contemplating suicide. I was watching a cattle call of Democratic presidential candidates on C-Span. In their five-minute speeches, they were laying it on thick with poll-tested, consultant-driven clichés of the Our Children Are Our Future variety....    more...  
• Mar 4, 2007 Neither Clinton, Nor Obama So there I was, sitting in my office, quietly contemplating suicide. I was watching a cattle call of Democratic presidential candidates on C-Span. In their five-minute speeches, they were laying it on thick with poll-tested, consultant-driven clichés of the Our Children Are Our Future variety....    more...  
• Mar 2, 2007 Panel Subpoenas Iglesias By Michael Coleman Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON— A U.S. House subcommittee on Thursday subpoenaed four former U.S. attorneys— including David Iglesias of New Mexico— to determine whether politics factored into their recent firings. While Iglesias has declined to elaborate on how...    more...  
• Mar 2, 2007 Panel Subpoenas Iglesias By Michael Coleman Journal Washington Bureau WASHINGTON— A U.S. House subcommittee on Thursday subpoenaed four former U.S. attorneys— including David Iglesias of New Mexico— to determine whether politics factored into their recent firings. While Iglesias has declined to elaborate on how...    more...  
• Mar 1, 2007 Fired U.S. Attorney Says Lawmakers Pressured Him   By Dan Eggen Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, March 1, 2007; Page A10 A political tempest over the mass firing of federal prosecutors escalated yesterday with allegations from the departing U.S. attorney in New Mexico, who said that two members of Congress attempted to...    more...  
• Mar 1, 2007 Ex-Prosecutor Says Politics Was Motive for Dismissal WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 — David C. Iglesias, who was dismissed as the United States attorney in New Mexico, has said he believes that he was ousted because he resisted pressure before the 2006 elections to bring corruption charges against a Democrat in his state, a Democratic senator said on...    more...  
• Mar 1, 2007 Wilson, Domenici won't answer questions about U.S. attorney's firing WASHINGTON — Sen. Pete Domenici and Rep. Heather Wilson aren't saying whether they contacted then-U.S. Attorney David Iglesias in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 7 elections about the pace of his corruption investigation of New Mexico Democrats. Iglesias, whose last day on the job was...    more...  
• Mar 1, 2007 Wilson, Domenici won't answer questions about U.S. attorney's firing WASHINGTON — Sen. Pete Domenici and Rep. Heather Wilson aren't saying whether they contacted then-U.S. Attorney David Iglesias in the weeks leading up to the Nov. 7 elections about the pace of his corruption investigation of New Mexico Democrats. Iglesias, whose last day on the job was...    more...  
• Feb 28, 2007 Blacks Shift To Obama, Poll Finds   By Dan Balz and Jon Cohen Washington Post Staff Writers Wednesday, February 28, 2007; Page A01 The opening stages of the campaign for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination have produced a noticeable shift in sentiment among African American voters, who little more than...    more...  
• Feb 28, 2007 U.S. Will Join Talks With Iran And Syria Rice Announces Policy Shift as Iraq Plans Conferences By Glenn Kessler Washington Post Staff Writer Wednesday, February 28, 2007; Page A01 The United States agreed yesterday to join high-level talks with Iran and Syria on the future of Iraq , an abrupt shift in policy that...    more...  
• Feb 28, 2007 Divided Congress Prepares to Debate Financing and Strategy for Iraq War By JEFF ZELENY and ROBIN TONER Published: February 28, 2007 WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 — The Democratic-controlled Congress began a five-week struggle on Tuesday over the financing of the war in Iraq and the overall mission there. Though the Democrats are divided over strategy and...    more...  
• Feb 28, 2007 Dissatisfied U.S. citizens must voice their criticism New Mexico's congressional delegation has no idea why New Mexico's National Guard troops have only 33.8 percent of the equipment and support they need. Perhaps borrowing and spending $8 billion every month in Iraq might have something to do with it.    more   
• Feb 28, 2007 Iglesias says he was fired for not rushing indictment Former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias said today he believes he was fired because he refused to rush an indictment of local New Mexico Democrats a month before November's Congressional elections, McClatchy Newspapers reported. In this report from McClatchy's Washington bureau , Iglesias also...    more...  
• Feb 28, 2007 Iglesias says he was fired for not rushing indictment Former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias said today he believes he was fired because he refused to rush an indictment of local New Mexico Democrats a month before November's Congressional elections, McClatchy Newspapers reported. In this report from McClatchy's Washington bureau , Iglesias also...    more...  
• Feb 28, 2007 Selecting Good Candidates Takes Time The front-loading of the Presidential race by both major political parties is not a positive development. The selection of Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates should be a long and deliberate process. . . .    more   
• Feb 27, 2007 For Hoyer, a Life Of Quiet Victories, Redefined Purpose   By Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, February 27, 2007; Page A01 His father abandoned him. His stepfather was an alcoholic. By his sophomore year at the University of Maryland, Steny Hoyer was short of cash, getting D's and drifting. Then one spring...    more...  
• Feb 27, 2007 Richardson speaks to National Congress of American Indians By JENNIFER TALHELM | Associated Press February 26, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson on Monday became the first 2008 presidential candidate to accept an invitation to American Indians' "Prez on the Rez" debate this summer. The debate is slated for Aug. 23 at the...    more...  
• Feb 26, 2007 Surveying ’08 Field, Governors Urge Moderation WASHINGTON , Feb. 25 — Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton is the front-runner and will probably win the Democratic presidential nomination. Rudolph W. Giuliani could do well in Mississippi. And the length of the presidential campaign is insane. Those were the views expressed Sunday by some...    more...  
• Feb 25, 2007 John Pinto Has Been a State Senator for 30 Years— and He Keeps Doing It Out of Love SANTA FE— Back in 1977, Manny Aragon was on his way to the opening session of the New Mexico Legislature in a terrible January snowstorm when he spotted a middle-aged Navajo man standing in Downtown Albuquerque with a blanket over his head and his thumb out. Aragon pulled over in his old...    more...  
• Feb 25, 2007 John Pinto Has Been a State Senator for 30 Years— and He Keeps Doing It Out of Love SANTA FE— Back in 1977, Manny Aragon was on his way to the opening session of the New Mexico Legislature in a terrible January snowstorm when he spotted a middle-aged Navajo man standing in Downtown Albuquerque with a blanket over his head and his thumb out. Aragon pulled over in his old...    more...  
• Feb 24, 2007 Diplomacy, Not War, With Iran   By Bill Richardson Saturday, February 24, 2007; Page A19 The recent tentative agreement with North Korea over its nuclear program illustrates how diplomacy can work even with the most unsavory of regimes. Unfortunately, it took the Bush administration more than six years to...    more...  
• Feb 22, 2007 Gov. to Other Contenders: Let's Keep It Clean CARSON CITY, Nev.— During the first Democratic presidential candidate forum of the season Wednesday, Gov. Bill Richardson stuck his shiny brown cowboy boots into a tiff between the two top contenders. Richardson told a national television audience that Sen. Barack Obama should denounce...    more...  
• Feb 22, 2007 Gov. to Other Contenders: Let's Keep It Clean CARSON CITY, Nev.— During the first Democratic presidential candidate forum of the season Wednesday, Gov. Bill Richardson stuck his shiny brown cowboy boots into a tiff between the two top contenders. Richardson told a national television audience that Sen. Barack Obama should denounce...    more...  
• Feb 20, 2007 Campaign Strengthens For a Voting Paper Trail   By Zachary A. Goldfarb Special to The Washington Post Monday, February 19, 2007; Page A17 Efforts are intensifying in Congress to pass legislation that would require electronic touch-screen voting machines used in federal elections to provide paper trails that could be checked...    more...  
• Feb 20, 2007 It's Nevada or nada When Gov. Bill Richardson goes to Carson City, Nev., this week for the first Democratic presidential forum, he'll be going to an early primary state where his campaign rhetoric of "Western values" might resonate with voters. In fact, many say it's the early primary state in which Richardson's...    more...  
• Feb 20, 2007 Lewis visits Alamogordo; State treasurer talks about Presidents' Day, Black History Month New Mexico's state treasurer James B. Lewis was in Alamogordo Monday celebrating Presidents' Day and Black History Month with Otero County Democrats. The Democrats held a ribbon cutting for their new headquarters at Granada Center, and Lewis spoke for the event. Lewis talked about what the...    more...  
• Feb 16, 2007 Democrats in State Capitols Push Antiwar Resolutions LOS ANGELES, Feb. 15 — Frustrated by the inability of Democrats in Congress to pass a resolution opposing President Bush’s policies in Iraq , state legislators across the country, led by Democrats and under pressure from liberal advocacy groups, are pushing forward with their own resolutions....    more...  
• Feb 16, 2007 2007 Legislature: House unanimously passes interlock expansion By DEBORAH BAKER | Associated Press February 15, 2007 SANTA FE (AP) - In yet another effort to curb New Mexico's drunken driving problem, lawmakers voted Thursday to require some newcomers to install ignition interlocks if they have DWI convictions in other states. The House voted...    more...  
• Feb 16, 2007 Gov. Richardson to visit New Hampshire Democratic Presidential candidate Bill Richardson, the governor of New Mexico, will visit New Hampshire Friday and Saturday and appear at events in Concord, Manchester, the Lakes Region and the Seacoast. His Friday schedule is: 5 p.m., shake hands at Creative Color and Cuts on South Main...    more...  
• Feb 16, 2007 Richardson Hits Campaign Cash Jackpot One night. $2 million. Cash bar. Hors d'oeuvres. No press. The first major fundraiser of Gov. Bill Richardson's presidential exploratory campaign took place Thursday night at Sandia Resort, and the campaign trumpeted it as a record-setter before it started. "We will raise ... $2...    more...  
• Feb 16, 2007 Richardson Hits Campaign Cash Jackpot One night. $2 million. Cash bar. Hors d'oeuvres. No press. The first major fundraiser of Gov. Bill Richardson's presidential exploratory campaign took place Thursday night at Sandia Resort, and the campaign trumpeted it as a record-setter before it started. "We will raise ... $2...    more...  
• Feb 14, 2007 Wilson's statement on Iraq draws rebuke WASHINGTON — Rep. Heather Wilson today drew a rebuke from a House Democratic leader when she announced she would vote against a resolution opposing President Bush’s plan to send 20,000 more U. S. troops to Iraq, despite her own misgivings about trying to pacify Baghdad with American soldiers....    more...  
• Feb 14, 2007 Wilson's statement on Iraq draws rebuke WASHINGTON — Rep. Heather Wilson today drew a rebuke from a House Democratic leader when she announced she would vote against a resolution opposing President Bush’s plan to send 20,000 more U. S. troops to Iraq, despite her own misgivings about trying to pacify Baghdad with American soldiers....    more...  
• Feb 13, 2007 A Blogger for Edwards Resigns After Complaints   By Howard Kurtz Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, February 13, 2007; Page A04 Days after Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards decided against firing two liberal bloggers with a history of inflammatory writing, one resigned last night with a blast at "right wing...    more...  
• Feb 13, 2007 With Campaign Underway, Obama Now Must Show More Than Potential   By Dan Balz Washington Post Staff Writer Tuesday, February 13, 2007; Page A09 DURHAM, N.H., Feb. 12 -- The opening days of Sen. Barack Obama 's presidential campaign have displayed all the promise of his candidacy, with large crowds, pulsating energy and a charismatic...    more...  
• Feb 13, 2007 House Democrats Unveil Measure Denouncing Iraq Buildup By ROBIN TONER and MICHAEL LUO Published: February 13, 2007 WASHINGTON , Feb. 12 — Democrats unveiled a resolution on Monday that would formally express the House’s disapproval of President Bush’s troop buildup in Iraq , beginning an intense debate and political struggle that is...    more...  
• Feb 13, 2007 Lobbyist alleges threats over stance against cockfighting By email = String.fromCharCode(115,116,101,114,114,101,108,108,64,115,102,110,101,119,109,101,120,105,99,97,110,46,99,111,109); document.write(' Steve Terrell '); Steve Terrell | The New Mexican February 13, 2007 A lobbyist for the Catholic Church said Monday that he and his family...    more...  
• Feb 13, 2007 Death penalty repeal passes state House By email = String.fromCharCode(115,116,101,114,114,101,108,108,64,115,102,110,101,119,109,101,120,105,99,97,110,46,99,111,109); document.write(' Steve Terrell '); Steve Terrell | The New Mexican February 12, 2007 The New Mexico House of Representatives on Monday passed a bill to...    more...  
• Feb 13, 2007 Tafoya joins county Democratic Party race By Patricia Chambers  The Taos News      Another candidate has thrown his hat into the ring for county chairman of the Democratic Party.   Thomas Tafoya, 29, the president of the Taos County Young Democrats and owner of Chuby’s Construction, holds the...    more...  
• Feb 12, 2007 GOP Expects Defections as House Debates Iraq Resolution   By Lyndsey Layton and Jonathan Weisman Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, February 12, 2007; Page A05 Three days of intense debate over the Iraq war begins in the House today, with Democrats planning to propose a narrowly worded rebuke of President Bush's troop buildup...    more...  
• Feb 12, 2007 Clinton's Search for Common Ground Gets Mixed Reviews in N.H.   By Chris Cillizza washingtonpost.com Staff Writer Monday, February 12, 2007; Page A03 KEENE, N.H., Feb. 11 -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) touted the politics of the possible Sunday during her inaugural visit to New Hampshire as a presidential candidate, a message...    more...  
• Feb 12, 2007 Obama Questions Rivals on Iraq Candidate Tells Iowans His Stance on War Sets Him Apart By Anne E. Kornblut and Dan Balz Washington Post Staff Writers Monday, February 12, 2007; Page A04 CHICAGO, Feb. 11 -- Sen. Barack Obama , circling through Iowa on Sunday before returning here on Day 2 of his...    more...  
• Feb 9, 2007 Edwards Learns Blogs Can Cut 2 Ways By JOHN M. BRODER Published: February 9, 2007 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 — John Edwards learned the hard way this week of the perils of grafting the raucous culture of the Internet to the decidedly staider world of a presidential campaign. Mr. Edwards announced on Thursday, after 36...    more...  
• Feb 9, 2007 Richardson says U.S. must cut nuclear weapons as part of global leadership By NEDRA PICKLER | Associated Press February 8, 2007 WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson said Thursday the United States must lead the way on global struggles by reducing its nuclear weapons, closing the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and dramatically...    more...  
• Feb 9, 2007 Democrats Set House Debate to Rebuke Bush Over Iraq Policy By JEFF ZELENY Published: February 9, 2007 WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 — House Democratic leaders persuaded members of their party on Thursday to limit the scope of an Iraq war resolution next week to a simple repudiation of President Bush’s troop buildup plan, hoping to temporarily set...    more...  
• Feb 9, 2007 White House On Sidelines In 2008 Contest Absence of a Candidate Shapes Race, Bush's Term By Peter Baker Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, February 9, 2007; Page A01 No one in the West Wing is booking tickets to Iowa. No one is scouring matchup poll numbers or hiring campaign managers or dialing for dollars. As...    more...  
• Feb 8, 2007 Billy Knight looks for return to county Democratic Committee post By Patricia Chambers  The Taos News   Billy Knight will run for re- election as chairman of the Taos County Democratic Committee.   Knight, owner of Knight Financial Limited in Taos, is trying for the second two-year term after a successful mid-term election in November...    more...  
• Feb 6, 2007 Senate panel OKs cockfight ban By email = String.fromCharCode(115,116,101,114,114,101,108,108,64,115,102,110,101,119,109,101,120,105,99,97,110,46,99,111,109); document.write(' Steve Terrell '); Steve Terrell | The New Mexican February 6, 2007 The push to ban cockfighting in New Mexico cleared another legislative...    more...  
• Feb 6, 2007 G.O.P. Senators Block Debate on Iraq Policy By CARL HULSE and JEFF ZELENY Published: February 6, 2007 WASHINGTON , Feb. 5 — Republicans on Monday blocked Senate debate on a bipartisan resolution opposing President Bush’s troop buildup in Iraq , leaving in doubt whether the Senate would render a judgment on what...    more...  
• Feb 5, 2007 Senator Campos on the Legislative Session It is time once again to organize requests for the 2007 legislative session. I am already working on updated legislation for a new district state police headquarters, a new 4-H Club Hall of Honor addition to the New Mexico Highlands University (NMHU) Wilson Gymnasium,    more...  
• Feb 1, 2007 Senators Unite On Challenge to Bush's Troop Plan Revised Warner Language That Protects Funds Is Embraced for Bipartisan Appeal By Shailagh Murray and Jonathan Weisman Washington Post Staff Writers Thursday, February 1, 2007; Page A01 Democratic and Republican opponents of President Bush's troop-buildup plan joined forces last night...    more...  
• Feb 1, 2007 Richardson targets small town vote By KATE NASH Albuquerque Tribune This is where it starts for presidential candidate Bill Richardson: a dim, red velour ballroom in the basement of the Carson Valley Inn Casino, with a plywood gray donkey and a pile of yellow “Nevada for Richardson” buttons. Minden, with a population of...    more...  
• Jan 31, 2007 Denish says she won't take pay while governor campaigns SANTA FE (AP) - Lt. Gov. Diane Denish said Tuesday she will forgo the stipend she's entitled to for filling in while Gov. Bill Richardson is off campaigning. Denish said she wants to give New Mexico taxpayers a break while the governor is running for the Democratic presidential nomination in...    more...  
• Jan 31, 2007 Denish says she won't take pay while governor campaigns SANTA FE (AP) - Lt. Gov. Diane Denish said Tuesday she will forgo the stipend she's entitled to for filling in while Gov. Bill Richardson is off campaigning. Denish said she wants to give New Mexico taxpayers a break while the governor is running for the Democratic presidential nomination in...    more...  
• Jan 30, 2007 Senate to Consider Minimum Wage Bill With Tax Breaks WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 — The Senate is expected to clear the way on Tuesday for an increase in the minimum wage that Democrats and some Republicans agree is overdue. But the Senate’s approval may not mean that workers will actually start receiving bigger paychecks in the immediate future....    more...  
• Jan 30, 2007 Senate to Consider Minimum Wage Bill With Tax Breaks WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 — The Senate is expected to clear the way on Tuesday for an increase in the minimum wage that Democrats and some Republicans agree is overdue. But the Senate’s approval may not mean that workers will actually start receiving bigger paychecks in the immediate future....    more...  
• Jan 29, 2007 Top Dogs Need to Watch for Underdog You know it's got to be politics when the guy with the deepest résumé is the first to acknowledge he's the "underdog." Bill Richardson wants to be president. That's not to say he should be. There's a long way to go, and he'll have to weather the campaign wars and the scrutiny that comes with...    more...  
• Jan 29, 2007 Top Dogs Need to Watch for Underdog You know it's got to be politics when the guy with the deepest résumé is the first to acknowledge he's the "underdog." Bill Richardson wants to be president. That's not to say he should be. There's a long way to go, and he'll have to weather the campaign wars and the scrutiny that comes with...    more...  
• Jan 25, 2007 Rep. Pushes $500M Education Plan SANTA FE— New Mexico should make a historic financial investment in its public schools in a year when its coffers are overflowing, Rep. Al Park, D-Albuquerque, said Wednesday. Park introduced seven bills, HB 499-505, with proposals ranging from dedicating $500 million of the state's...    more...  
• Jan 25, 2007 Rep. Pushes $500M Education Plan SANTA FE— New Mexico should make a historic financial investment in its public schools in a year when its coffers are overflowing, Rep. Al Park, D-Albuquerque, said Wednesday. Park introduced seven bills, HB 499-505, with proposals ranging from dedicating $500 million of the state's...    more...  
• Jan 25, 2007 Democratic Party of New Mexico January Victory Line The Democratic Party of New Mexico's periodic electronic newsletter.    more...  
• Jan 24, 2007 Richardson on Iraq: 'The president's not listening' SANTA FE (AP) - Gov. Bill Richardson, marking the death of another New Mexican in combat, criticized the Bush administration for a "full speed ahead" strategy in Iraq, saying, "The president's not listening." Richardson, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, made the...    more...  
• Jan 24, 2007 Richardson on Iraq: 'The president's not listening' SANTA FE (AP) - Gov. Bill Richardson, marking the death of another New Mexican in combat, criticized the Bush administration for a "full speed ahead" strategy in Iraq, saying, "The president's not listening." Richardson, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, made the...    more...  
• Jan 23, 2007 Bingaman pushes plan to reduce emissions U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman is floating a draft bill among his colleagues that would create a mandatory cap-and-trade program to limit and regulate greenhouse-gas emissions. Polluters -- like coal-burning power plants, for example -- would be given permits. Businesses could buy and sell permits if...    more...  
• Jan 23, 2007 Bingaman pushes plan to reduce emissions U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman is floating a draft bill among his colleagues that would create a mandatory cap-and-trade program to limit and regulate greenhouse-gas emissions. Polluters -- like coal-burning power plants, for example -- would be given permits. Businesses could buy and sell permits if...    more...  
• Jan 22, 2007 N.M. Governor Joins Presidential Race New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson began a run for the Democratic presidential nomination yesterday, betting that his long résumé and Hispanic heritage will boost his chances in a field already stocked with better-known candidates. "I am taking this step because we have to repair the damage...    more...  
• Jan 20, 2007 Sen. Clinton Launches 2008 Campaign New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) today announced she will establish a presidential exploratory committee, launching a 2008 campaign that could make her the first female president in history and the only former first lady to succeed her husband in the White House. In a posting on her...    more...  
• Jan 20, 2007 Richardson plans to take first step toward White House run WASHINGTON (AP) - New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson intends to take the initial step toward the Democratic nomination, hoping his extensive resume will fuel an insurgent campaign to become the first Hispanic president.    more...  
• Jan 17, 2007 Race and Gender Make Democrats' Field Historic Democrats moved a step closer yesterday to what shapes up as one of the most historic and compelling contests ever for their party's presidential nomination, a study in contrasting styles and candidacies in which race and gender play central roles in the competition. At center stage stand Sen....    more...  
• Jan 17, 2007 Race and Gender Make Democrats' Field Historic Democrats moved a step closer yesterday to what shapes up as one of the most historic and compelling contests ever for their party's presidential nomination, a study in contrasting styles and candidacies in which race and gender play central roles in the competition. At center stage stand Sen....    more...  
• Jan 16, 2007 Legislators kick off session SANTA FE — Legislators blasted off for a 60-day session today at noon, with leaders promising more cooperation between the three branches of government than in years past. "The thing I'm most looking forward to is the cooperation between the House and the Senate and the executive," said House...    more...  
• Jan 15, 2007 At Libby Trial, Power Players Face Uncomfortable Spotlight When Vice President Cheney's former chief of staff goes on trial Tuesday on charges of lying about the disclosure of a CIA officer's identity, members of Washington's government and media elite will be answering some embarrassing questions as well. I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby's case will put on...    more...  
• Jan 14, 2007 Opposition to Iraq Plan Leaves Bush Isolated Even Some in GOP Keeping Distance The bipartisan opposition to President Bush's troop-increase plan has proved more intense than his advisers hoped and has left them scrambling to find support, but the White House is banking on the assumption that it can execute its "new way forward" in Iraq...    more...  
• Jan 13, 2007 Dems' State Party Leader Won't Run Again State Democratic Party chairman John Wertheim says he will not seek re-election to the party leader's post when his term ends this spring. His Republican counterpart, meanwhile, says he likely will seek another stint as state GOP chairman. Wertheim, 38, has served as the head of the...    more...  
• Jan 13, 2007 West Is Going in Democrats' Direction When the major political parties gathered for their national conventions in 2004, Colorado had a Republican governor, a Republican-controlled legislature and a Republican edge of 5 to 2 in the state's congressional delegation. Today, Colorado's governor is a Democrat. The Democrats control both...    more...  
• Jan 13, 2007 New Auditor Is Eager to Stamp Out Fraud SANTA FE- State Auditor Hector Balderas wants to send a message to the public and would-be whistle-blowers in state and local government: Alert his office to potential fraud, corruption or mismanagement. Balderas, a lawyer and former legislator from Wagon Mound, has served as auditor for...    more...  
• Jan 13, 2007 New Auditor Is Eager to Stamp Out Fraud SANTA FE- State Auditor Hector Balderas wants to send a message to the public and would-be whistle-blowers in state and local government: Alert his office to potential fraud, corruption or mismanagement. Balderas, a lawyer and former legislator from Wagon Mound, has served as auditor for...    more...  
• Jan 12, 2007 CNN/WMUR/Union Leader to host first presidential debates DNC Chairman Howard Dean expresses support for debates WASHINGTON (CNN) -- New Hampshire's two leading news organizations will partner with CNN to host two presidential debates in April, executives with the three media companies announced Friday.    more...  
• Jan 11, 2007 Sudan Open to Peace Talks Over Darfur KHARTOUM, Sudan (AP) -- Sudan's government said Thursday it was willing to hold a new round of peace talks with Darfur rebels a day after it agreed in principle to a cease-fire in the western region. New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, who was in Sudan on a mediation mission this week, issued...    more...  
• Jan 10, 2007 House Passes Minimum Wage Increase By JEANNINE AVERSA, AP Economics Writer 40 minutes ago WASHINGTON - The Democratic-controlled House voted Wednesday to increase the federal minimum wage to $7.25 an hour, bringing America's lowest-paid workers a crucial step closer to their first raise in a decade. The vote...    more...  
• Jan 8, 2007 Want Educational Success? Pre-K Way to Go Just about everyone— from politicians and educators to talk-radio hosts and the public in general— talks about improving education for our kids. But making things happen and doing the work necessary to truly ensure better education and a solid foundation for our children takes time, concerted...    more...  
• Jan 6, 2007 Lt. Governor has eyes on Gubernatorial Race New Mexico's first female Lt. Governor plans to run for Governor.    more...  
• Dec 14, 2006 Udall joins hot committee, backs pork-spending reform Udall joins hot committee, backs pork-spending reform James W. Brosnan/Tribune Reporter Thursday, December 14, 2006 WASHINGTON — Rep. Tom Udall is joining the powerful House Appropriations Committee in the new Congress, but the Santa Fe Democrat and his New Mexico district are going to...    more...  
• Dec 11, 2006 Boots and Bolos at the Inaguration Friday, December 8, 2006 Boots and Bolos at Inauguration By Barry Massey The Associated Press     SANTA FE— Gov. Bill Richardson will take the oath of office for a second term on Jan. 1 during a public ceremony in the Capitol, and the inaugural celebration...    more...  
• Oct 8, 2006 Foley issue could sap Republican support, analysts say The congressional page sex scandal could have a decisive effect on a key political campaign in New Mexico and prove crucial to Democratic hopes of gaining control of the House in November, political analysts said.    more...  
• Oct 7, 2006 Governor extends military leave time An extra 15 days of paid military leave has been authorized for state workers serving in the National Guard or Reserves who are mobilized for emergency, disaster or military operations.    more...  
• Oct 5, 2006 Veterans protest as chicken cackles at Pearce office LAS CRUCES — Military veterans in Las Cruces were hoping for Rep. Steve Pearce to show up Wednesday. What they got instead was a guy in a chicken suit.    more...  
• Oct 4, 2006 King Has Big Lead on Bibb Democrat Gary King has maintained a wide lead over Republican Jim Bibb in the race for the state attorney general, a Journal Poll shows.    more...  
• Sep 29, 2006 Madrid says war drains school funds Patricia Madrid, New Mexico's attorney general, spoke in front of Zimmerman Library on Thursday. She said President Bush does not have an effective plan for dealing with Iraq.    more...  
• Sep 24, 2006 In Critical Vote, Wilson Plays Politics In a Party Line Vote, New Mexico Rep. Heather Wilson Joined the Republican Congress in Rejecting a Democratic Move for a Secret Session of Congress to Discuss the Classified Findings of the NIE    more...  
• Sep 15, 2006 New Mexico's Al Kissling Pledges To Work With Tribes Al Kissling made the cover of Indian Country Today.    more   
• Sep 12, 2006 Governor takes campaign tour to Tulie    more   
• Sep 11, 2006 Shame on you George Bush! TV personality Keith Olbermann's commentary on the travesties of George Bush's failures to secure our homeland or to honor the memory of those who perished on 9/11.    more...  
• Sep 10, 2006 In a Pivotal Year, GOP Plans to Get Personal Millions to Go to Digging Up Dirt on Democrats    more...  
• Sep 1, 2006 Fair Rains on Wilson's Spot in Parade Rep. Heather Wilson and 1st Congressional District challenger Patricia Madrid have been fighting over ethics, Medicare and Iraq. Now, the tussling twosome is in a dust-up over who gets the better spot in next week's State Fair parade, parade officials said.    more...  
• Aug 29, 2006 ARMIJO ENDS BID FOR STATE AUDITOR ALBUQUERQUE – Following a meeting with New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson Tuesday afternoon, Jeff Armijo, Democratic candidate for New Mexico State Auditor, released this statement:    more...  
• Aug 25, 2006 Pelosi Leads Rowdy Rally for Madrid House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday at an Albuquerque rally called Republican Rep. Heather Wilson a "handmaiden of the oil companies" who has been raking in campaign money from Big Oil as gas prices soar.    more...  
• Aug 24, 2006 Border Governors Meet Amid Security Concerns AUSTIN, Texas — More federal money needs to flow into U.S.-Mexico border security, Texas Gov. Rick Perry said as he prepared to address the subject in a meeting with fellow border state governors.    more...  
• Aug 24, 2006 DPNM Victoryline Democratic Party of New Mexico's periodic email newsletter.    more...  
• Aug 23, 2006 Pearce, Kissling Go Face to Face LAS CRUCES— Two-term Rep. Steve Pearce and Democratic newcomer Albert Kissling tried to highlight their differences during a forum here Tuesday that is likely to be their only face-to-face meeting in the 2nd Congressional District campaign.    more...  
• Aug 23, 2006 PROMINENT WESTERN WOMEN TO GATHER IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR NATIONAL WOMEN’S EQUALITY DAY (ALBUQUERQUE) – On the morning of Saturday, August 26, women leaders representing six states of the Western Region of the National Federation of Democratic Women (NFDW) will celebrate the anniversary of women’s suffrage at a National Women’s Equality Day breakfast at the Park Plaza hotel on...    more...  
• Aug 23, 2006 Senator visits with local leaders to discuss needs in area The U.S. is in a position in Iraq at the moment in which neither of the most obvious options is a particularly good choice, Sen. Jeff Bingaman says.    more...  
• Aug 23, 2006 Chavez selected for women's political training program Wednesday, August 23, 2006 Chavez selected for women's political training program emergeNewMexico prepares women leaders to run for public office Angela Chavez, of Socorro, has been selected to participate in the first emergeNewMexico class - an intensive seven-month...    more...  
• Aug 22, 2006 Western Primary (Nevada Caucus) and Recent DNC Convention in Chicago Quick run down to discuss recent changes to the Democratic Party presidential nominating calendar. KAGM will be speaking with Mike Stratton for a more in depth discussion about the history of the push for a western primary. Mike was unavailable this week.    more...  
• Aug 22, 2006 Attorney General Patricia Madrid locked in a dead heat with incumbent Republican Heather Wilson. With less than 3 months to go before the November election, a recent district-wide survey of 400 likely voters in NM-01 finds Attorney General Patricia Madrid locked in a dead heat with incumbent Republican Heather Wilson.    more...  
• Aug 21, 2006 Sen. Hagel Says GOP Has Lost Its Way WASHINGTON (AP) - Republicans have lost their way when it comes to many core GOP principles and may be in jeopardy heading into the fall elections, Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb. says. Hagel, a possible presidential candidate in 2008, said Sunday that the GOP today is very different party from the one...    more...  
• Aug 21, 2006 Campaign Kickoff for Conservation Campaign Kickoff for Conservation A fundraiser for Conservation Voters NM Action Fund (PAC) At the Home of Eric Griego and Michelle Rizek 1421 Marble NW    more...  
• Aug 21, 2006 Help Democrats Take Back the House Help Democrats Take Back the House Come Support NM Attorney General Patricia Madrid Democratic Candidate for Congress Thursday, August 24, 2006 5:30 - 7:30 PM    more...  
• Aug 21, 2006 Lea County Candidate Forum Summary: There will be an open forum hosted by the Hobbs Chamber of Commerce & College of the Southwest. Candidates are invited to attend this Lea County event. The event is scheduled at the new Western Heritage Museum. For more information, please contact the Events Coordinator at the...    more...  
• Aug 17, 2006 New Mexico's 2006 ACT Scores Rise a Bit New Mexico's high school class of 2006 scored slightly better on a college entrance exam compared to last year, but the test shows only 16 percent of the seniors taking the test were ready for college-level work in all four subjects tested.    more...  
• Aug 17, 2006 New Mexico's high school class of 2006 scored slightly better on a college entrance exam compared to last year, but the test shows only 16 percent of the seniors taking the test were ready for college The University of New Mexico this month snagged a $2.8 million grant as a Hispanic-serving institution— a designation that had eluded UNM's main campus in past years.    more...  
• Aug 16, 2006 Gov. Seeks Ideas on Water Creating a food processing industry in New Mexico, restoring rivers and finalizing Indian water rights settlements were among the ideas that caught Gov. Bill Richardson's attention Tuesday.    more...  
• Aug 16, 2006 Governor Richardson Orders Flags to Fly at Half Staff in Honor of Sunland Park Soldier Cpl. Jose Zamora SANTA FE – Governor Bill Richardson orders flags to fly at half-staff on Thursday, August 17, 2006 through Friday, August 18, 2006 in honor of US Army Cpl. Jose Zamora, 24, who died while serving in Iraq. Cpl. Zamora was assigned to the 2nd Brigade Troop Battalion, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 101st...    more...  
• Aug 16, 2006 Governor Richardson Requests FEMA Assistance for Flood Devastated Hatch (Santa Fe, NM) – Governor Richardson today requested a joint preliminary damage assessment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for Hatch, New Mexico after recent flooding severely damaged homes, businesses and infrastructure in the village. This joint assessment will team FEMA...    more...  
• Aug 15, 2006 Navajo Nation Candidates Name Running Mates Navajo Nation presidential candidates Lynda Lovejoy and Joe Shirley Jr. announced their running mates in Window Rock, Ariz., on Monday, continuing the practice of reaching across state lines in hopes of garnering increased support.    more   
• Aug 15, 2006 Richardson joining activists on anti Wal-Mart bus tour in Iowa DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Activists are turning to Iowa this week as they drive a bus across the state to put pressure on Wal-Mart, which has been criticized for offering workers low wages and few benefits.    more...  
• Aug 11, 2006 Bars Face Tougher State Laws On Booze By Jeff Proctor Journal Staff Writer     Gov. Bill Richardson on Thursday announced changes in state regulations to crack down on bars that serve booze to minors or "over-serve" adults.     Under the new regulations, the state will automatically revoke a...    more...  
• Aug 10, 2006 Dems See Change in the Wind, Trouble Predicted For GOP's Wilson WASHINGTON— New Mexico Democrats said Wednesday that Sen. Joe Lieberman's primary election loss this week showed that Americans are eager to change the direction of the country.    more...  
• Jul 29, 2006 Governor Bill Richardson's National Democratic Radio Address Response to the President's Weekly Radio Address Saturday, July 29, 2006    more   
• Jul 27, 2006 Clovis resident elected Curry County Democratic chairman Gordon Smith of Clovis has been elected chairman of the Democratic Party of Curry County, according to a news release from the Democratic Party of New Mexico. Patricia Doran of Clovis was elected county party vice chairwoman.    more...  
• Jul 24, 2006 Kate Nash: Dems host poetry-slam fund-raiser SANTA FE - The state Democratic Party last week hosted a poetry-slam fund-raiser at OPM nightclub in Downtown Albuquerque.    more...  
• Jul 13, 2006 Democrat and retired pastor Al Kissling is looking for a new parish, so to speak. Democrat and retired pastor Al Kissling is looking for a new parish, so to speak. He is running against incumbent District 2 Rep. Steve Pearce in the November election, and was in Alamogordo Tuesday to try and stump up some support. Kissling said he got the call to run for office in 2002. He...    more   
• Jul 6, 2006 The Economist on New Mexico and Governor Richardson: "Firmly on the Map: A Dynamic Governor and a Rising Oil Price Make All the Difference" The Economist weighs in on "New Mexico's new ambitions"--and touts the work of our own Governor Bill Richardson.    more...  
• Jun 20, 2006 Attorney tapped for empty judgship Las Cruces attorney Michael T. Murphy received two votes of confidence on Tuesday. Tuesday night the state central committee members of the Doña Ana County Democratic Party made it almost certain that Murphy will keep that seat past November by voting to make him the party's nominee and placing...    more   
• Jun 18, 2006 NM GOP Concedes Gubernatorial Campaign, Nominating Angry Extremist in Back-Room Bait-n-Switch Deal While taking jabs at Gov. Bill Richarsdon, the Republican Party’s new candidate for governor said his campaign won’t be all negative. “A good, aggressive campaign of positive plans for the state as well as pointing out problems will win the day,” said John Dendahl, the new candidate and former...    more...  
• Jun 8, 2006 Strategist lashes Wilson, urges roots work One day after the primary election, New Mexico Democrats got a brief pep talk from national campaign strategist James Carville, the man credited with a grass-roots effort that carried former President Clinton to the White House.    more...  
• Jun 5, 2006 Rio Ranchoan for auditor wants voters to consider experience Rio Ranchoan Tom Buckner said voters should look at experience in selecting a new state auditor, and his experience tops the rest. Buckner, a candidate for the Democratic nomination, began his finance experience in 1959 working in banking and bank regulation.    more...  
• Jun 5, 2006 The DPNM's Victoryline for 6/5/06--Includes Links to Primary Candidate Endorsements From the State's Major Newspapers The June 1, 2006 Victoryline contains links to the primary candidate endorsements from all of New Mexico's major newspapers, as well as additional election information.    more...  
• Jun 3, 2006 Singh named to fill seat she is running for Just days before the June 6 primaries, Governor Bill Richardson named four new Magistrate Court judges in Lea, McKinley, Doña Ana and Otero counties -- in the case of Otero County, by naming someone who is on the Democratic primary ballot for that same judge's seat.    more...  
• Jun 2, 2006 Drilling on Otero Mesa could jeopardize water A local state representative is advocating drilling for natural gas on the Otero Mesa. His proposal is reflective of a very limited understanding of the nation's energy predicament and the competing interests concerning the Otero Mesa.    more...  
• Jun 2, 2006 An Immovable Obstacle to Action on Climate Change If you had to pick one company in America as the ultimate corporate villain, you might be hard pressed to find a better candidate than ExxonMobil. At a time of soaring petrol prices and growing public anger over the cost of filling up cars and trucks, ExxonMobil is not only making money hand over...    more...  
• Jun 1, 2006 Oprah Winfrey visits Navajo Nation to shoot first Native American segment for show WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Television talk-show host and philanthropist Oprah Winfrey visited the Navajo Nation today to gather footage for a future Native American segment for her program.    more...  
• Jun 1, 2006 Bingaman talks about meth, Medicare Officials tout progress of Drug Court AZTEC -- There's little doubt where Danielle Clifton would be without recently kicking a strong addiction to methamphetamine with the help of District Court's Drug Court program.    more...  
• Jun 1, 2006 New Mexico wants 1.7 million acres 'roadless' SANTA FE, N.M. - New Mexico has become the fourth state — and the first Western state — to petition the Bush administration for roadless area protection under a new rule established last year. Gov. Bill Richardson is asking the federal government to protect all 1.6 million acres of roadless...    more...  
• May 30, 2006 Reform the System or Lose the Democracy A Houston jury convicted both Ken Lay and Jeff Skilling, despite the fact that Kenny Boy packed his Bible to the courtroom every day. Since it is a long and noble Texas tradition for the accused to fight all allegations by finding Jesus, this indicates a major degree of guilt. (While on trial...    more...  
• May 26, 2006 Powell, Baca vie for Land Office In the contest for control of the state Land Office, Democratic voters must choose between two politically liberal environmentalists who have held the job before. Both Jim Baca and Ray Powell Jr. are highly critical of incumbent Land Commissioner Pat Lyons, the only Republican now holding a...    more...  
• May 24, 2006 Gore's 'Truth' Turns up the Heat WASHINGTON - Al Gore's new film opens in the United States today carrying the same scary message that he's been spreading for two decades: that the world is facing catastrophic climate change because of the negligence of mankind. But ``An Inconvenient Truth" is debuting with a sort of exquisite...    more...  
• May 24, 2006 For telecoms, a storm of lawsuits awaits WASHINGTON - The forecast for major US phone companies this spring: continued heat, with a 100 percent chance of gathering lawsuits. From New York to Kentucky to Texas, lawyers specializing in class-action litigation are lining up to sue phone firms alleged to have handed over customer records...    more...  
• May 23, 2006 Governor Richardson Appoints Teresa Gomez as the new State of New Mexico Indian Affairs Department Deputy Secretary Governor Bill Richardson announced today he appointed Teresa Gomez as the new Deputy Secretary of the State of New Mexico Indian Affairs Department.    more...  
• May 22, 2006 A Restive Base Throws the GOP Off Balance Dismay, and hints at rebellion, in the party's conservative core don't bode well for November.    more...  
• May 20, 2006 Land Commissioner Lyons Gives Up Truck from Shady Deal Lyons bought the 1999 Ford F-250 SuperCab from a dealer, whom he wouldn't identify, and then reimbursed himself the $29,700 last October. Jim Baca and Ray Powell, the Democrats running in the primary for the chance to challenge Lyons, a Republican, in the general election, questioned the expense.    more...  
• May 20, 2006 It's only a dream, it's only a dream; or is it? Editor: Last night I dreamed that I interviewed an Evil Dictator (ED) who had seized control of the American government. Me: In a few short years you've all but gutted the Fourth Amendment. How did you get the public to accept giving away their rights? ED: That was easy. First...    more...  
• May 17, 2006 Navajo Nation EPA announces significant reductions in SO2 emissions at Four Corners Power Plant WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. May 17, 2006 The Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency has announced significant reductions of sulfur dioxide emissions from the Four Corners Power Plant in Nenahnezad, N.M.    more...  
• May 15, 2006 Indian country not a priority for Bush administration, Johnson says WASHINGTON - Economic development in Indian country is not a priority for the Bush administration, according to Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D.    more...  
• May 11, 2006 Patrick Lyons: Is He Crooked? Could He Be That Dumb? An Albuquerque Blogger keys in on the waste and stupidity associated with our Republican Commissioner of Public Lands.    more...  
• May 10, 2006 Haskell University feels strain of Bush budget cuts Haskell Indian Nations University is feeling the pinch of the Bush administration's budget cuts and is seeking ways to offset the loss of federal funds.    more   
• May 3, 2006 Sandia Pueblo approves minimum wage SANDIA PUEBLO, N.M. (AP) - Sandia Pueblo has approved a minimum wage that will require that the approximately 2,000 people who work for the pueblo and its enterprises be paid at least $8 an hour.    more   
• May 2, 2006 Governor Proposes Border Reforms Gov. Bill Richardson laid out his plan for comprehensive immigration reform Monday night during an appearance on CNN's "Larry King Live" television show.    more...  
• May 1, 2006 Dean's Broad Brush Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean's much-debated "50 state strategy" made its national debut on Saturday with more than 1,000 voter-canvassing events across the country, designed to spread the party's message through neighbor-to-neighbor contact.    more...  
• Apr 29, 2006 In November, Vote for a Change in Leadership Most people in Bernalillo County can effect a change in leadership of our country by voting out Rep. Heather Wilson. Wilson is as culpable for the situation in Iraq and the failure to effectively pursue - that is, fight to win - the war on terror as is Bush or Rumsfeld.    more...  
• Apr 26, 2006 Democrats call for new energy laws WASHINGTON (CNN) -- As the debate over what to do about high gas prices continued on Capitol Hill, Democrats on Wednesday called for a new energy bill and federal legislation to punish price gougers. "There's no reason why we can't put forth a real energy policy that addresses...    more...  
• Apr 26, 2006 GOP Blocks Measures Boosting Taxes on Oil Companies' Profits While hypocritical Republican leaders criticize soaring gasoline prices and energy industry profits, their GOP negotiators have knocked out provisions in a major tax bill that would force the oil companies to pay billions of dollars more in taxes on their profits.    more   
• Apr 26, 2006 Tribes excluded from new anti-meth grant program A bill signed into law by President Bush excludes tribes from two new anti-methamphetamine programs, The Albuquerque Journal reports.    more   
• Apr 25, 2006 Rebuilding of Iraqi Pipeline as Disaster Waiting to Happen When Robert Sanders was sent by the Army to inspect the construction work an American company was doing on the banks of the Tigris River, 130 miles north of Baghdad, he expected to see workers drilling holes beneath the riverbed to restore a crucial set of large oil pipelines, which had been...    more...  
• Apr 21, 2006 Council takes 'expensive peace' on minimum wage After a year of failures, the push for a higher minimum wage in Albuquerque has succeeded, thanks to growing public support by Democrats for helping low-wage workers.    more...  
• Apr 21, 2006 Senate Democrats Ahead in Cash Race The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee continued to outpace the National Republican Senatorial Committee in fundraising, bringing in more contributions and finishing the quarter with twice as much money in the bank, according to Federal Election Commission reports released yesterday.    more...  
• Apr 21, 2006 The Worst President in History? One of America's leading historians assesses George W. Bush. George W. Bush's presidency appears headed for colossal historical disgrace. Barring a cataclysmic event on the order of the terrorist attacks of September 11th, after which the public might rally around the White House once again, there seems to be little the administration can do to avoid being...    more...  
• Apr 19, 2006 Difficult to Trust Republican Record Letter from Connie Belcher, Chairwoman of Curry County Democrats: Republican Brett Johnson’s attack on Democrats (“State’s corruption frustrating to citizens,” in the April 12 CNJ) only reinforces the misgivings people have about Republicans — they are obstinate and short-sighted.    more...  
• Apr 19, 2006 Madrid Blasts Medicare Plan The May 15 deadline for seniors to enroll in the new Medicare prescription drug plan should be rolled back, Attorney General Patricia Madrid said Tuesday.    more...  
• Apr 19, 2006 White House spokesman stepping down White House spokesman Scott McClellan says he's "ready to move on."    more   
• Apr 19, 2006 Editorial: Republicans are being disengenuous, blocking Immigration legislation The Washington Post criticizes Bush and the Republicans for a recent radio ad. 'Honor Our Immigrants' the ads say. Nice line. Now let's see the GOP walk the walk. (hint: answer is no)    more   
• Apr 19, 2006 DPNM Victoryline The Democratic Party of New Mexico's periodic email newsletter.    more...  
• Apr 17, 2006 Rumsfeld under renewed attack WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Senior Democrats sought to raise the heat on embattled Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Sunday as Republicans and the Pentagon came together to defend him and the way he has conducted the war in Iraq.    more...  
• Apr 17, 2006 Anger at Bush May Hurt GOP At Polls; Turnout Could Favor Democrats Intense and widespread opposition to President Bush is likely to be a sharp spur driving voters to the polls in this fall's midterm elections, according to strategists in both parties, a phenomenon that could give Democrats a turnout advantage over Republicans for the first time in recent years.    more...  
• Apr 17, 2006 Local office seekers get pointers on campaigning Political candidates are made rather than born, according to Joseph Casados, a New Mexico State Democratic Party regional organizer.    more...  
• Apr 17, 2006 Richardson may be the "West's biggest political star" Albuquerque - Bill Richardson's staff has a sign for it. Thumb and pinky out. Hand tipped back toward the lips. It means the boss needs a refill, a recharge. Whatever it takes, find some coffee.    more...  
• Apr 17, 2006 Leticia Montoya makes Alamogordo campaign stop Montoya brought her dad with her on Monday when she made a campaign stop in Alamogordo. She's running for secretary of state on the Democratic ticket, and her dad's situation is just another reason why she wants voter registration on election day. While there are provisional ballots for voters...    more...  
• Apr 14, 2006 Iraq Speeches Have Done Little To Buoy Iraq War Support USA Today article on Bush's inability to boost his ratings with talk about the war in Iraq.    more...  
• Apr 12, 2006 Denish, Madrid launch political education group Lt. Gov. Diane Denish and Attorney General Patricia Madrid, both Democrats, are co-chairing the advisory committee for a new organization called EMERGE - NEW MEXICO, which they're helping start to train women to run for public office.    more...  
• Apr 10, 2006 Leaker-in-Chief After long denouncing leaks of all kinds, Bush is confronted with a statement - unchallenged by his aides - that he authorized a leak of classified material to undermine an Iraq war critic.    more   
• Apr 5, 2006 Democratic candidates converge on Roswell Convention Center Democratic Party candidates from across New Mexico converged on the Roswell Convention and Civic Center on Tuesday night and did their best to convince Chaves County Democrats to vote for them in the June primary election.    more   
• Apr 5, 2006 Lt. Governor Meets with Chaves County Teens DEXTER — A tour of Pecos Valley high schools took Lt. Gov. Diane Denish and state Rep. Candy Spence Ezzell to Dexter, where they met with staff and students about programs designed prevent drug abuse.    more...  
• Apr 5, 2006 White House budget puts Albuquerque clinic at risk First Nations Community Healthsource, a clinic that serves over 10,000 Native Americans each year, is one of 34 across the country slated to be shuttered or suffer significant cutbacks under President Bush's 2007 budget proposal.    more...  
• Apr 4, 2006 Democratic Governors Honor King WASHINGTON, April 4 /U.S. Newswire/ -- DGA Chair New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson today issued the following statement remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on the 38th anniversary of his assassination:    more...  
• Apr 4, 2006 Republican Rep. Tom DeLay says he's leaving US Congress WASHINGTON, April 4 (Reuters) - Republican Rep. Tom DeLay of Texas, the House of Representatives' fallen majority leader, announced on Tuesday the end of a re-election fight he was in jeopardy of losing and said he would soon step down from the U.S. Congress.    more...  
• Apr 4, 2006 DeLay Is Quitting Race and House, Officials Report "He just decided that the numbers and the whole political climate were against him and that it was time to step aside," said one Congressional official with knowledge of Mr. DeLay's plans.    more...  
• Apr 3, 2006 Scams bilk New Mexicans of thousands over the phone Madrid is warning New Mexicans to beware of callers who claim to be a family member in trouble and in need of money immediately.    more...  
• Apr 1, 2006 Rep. Pearce Ignores Ordinary Americans Socorro Democrats speak out about Pearce's shortcomings    more...  
• Mar 31, 2006 Democratic Governors Call For Tough, Fair and Practical Immigration Policy; Gov. Richardson Sends Letter to Frist, Reid Democratic Governors Association (DGA) Chair New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson wrote, "No one understands the importance of border security more than border state governors like me. With my law enforcement overwhelmed by smugglers, drug runners, and other criminals, I declared a State of Emergency...    more...  
• Mar 30, 2006 March, Rally Honor Memory of César Chávez Although the Arizona-born César Chávez died April 23, 1993, his spirit and legacy have not. Hundreds of Albuquerque residents are expected to rally Saturday to honor Chávez, who for more than 30 years fought for the civil rights of migrant farm workers and served as a crusader for nonviolent...    more...  
• Mar 30, 2006 DPNM Victoryline The Democratic Party of New Mexico's periodic email newsletter.    more...  
• Mar 29, 2006 Governor breaks ground for rail station With the sound of passing freight trains sometimes interrupting the ceremony, Gov. Bill Richardson and local leaders broke ground for the new Rail Runner commuter station in Belen Tuesday afternoon. The Rail Runner Express is scheduled to begin running from Belen to Bernalillo this summer.    more...  
• Mar 28, 2006 American Indians worry that Voting Rights Act will be rolled back LAKE ANDES, South Dakota (AP) - American Indian Charon Asetoyer says that when she went to vote a few years ago, a white man gave her the finger and asked her in vulgar terms what she was doing there. She says she told him she had a right to vote, and she went back to her car to wait for him...    more...  
• Mar 28, 2006 Guv vows resources for crime checks The state will shuffle people, funding and computers to make sure the names of all felons on probation or parole are run through a national crime database as part of office visits, beginning today. Gov. Bill Richardson made that mandate Monday, nearly a week after Bernalillo County sheriff's...    more...  
• Mar 25, 2006 Indians Fear Losing Health Clinics -- When Jennifer Carter moved from her reservation to Pierre, S.D., a few years ago, she went from seeing Indians like her every day to barely seeing any. But the first time she visited the South Dakota Urban Indian Health clinic, she knew she had found her place. There, she met Indians just...    more   
• Mar 22, 2006 From Senate job to nuclear lobbyist — twice In a move that appears to flout the U.S. Senate’s Ethics Manual, a former Domenici Senate staff member has repeatedly passed through Capitol Hill’s so-called “revolving door,” moving between public jobs intended to help oversee and regulate U.S. nuclear firms and lobbying posts in which he pushes...    more   
• Mar 22, 2006 New Mexico Democrats call for Bush impeachment ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - The New Mexico Democratic Party is calling for President Bush's removal from office. Party Chairman John Wertheim said Tuesday that delegates to Saturday's state party convention supported a call for the president's impeachment largely because of "perceived abuses of power...    more...  
• Mar 19, 2006 Native Americans get caucus in state Democratic Party! ALBUQUERQUE -- Native Americans now have an official caucus in the Democratic Party of New Mexico. Members of the State Central Committee voted unanimously, on Friday, to amend the party's bylaws, allowing a formation of the caucus.    more   
• Mar 19, 2006 Parties Nominate Primary Candidates The Democrats filled the auditorium at Highland High with raucous cheers, carloads of campaign literature and a high-decibel opening speech by Gov. Bill Richardson. "Are we gonna win in 2006? Is there gonna be a Democratic sweep? ... Are you gonna re-elect me by the biggest margin in...    more...  
• Mar 12, 2006 Dems Shape a New Strategy; Party Puts Funds Into State Organizations to Lay Groundwork for 2008 With the DNC's help, state party offices around the country have boosted their permanent workforces in hopes of building a better political machine well in advance of the next presidential election in 2008.    more...  
• Mar 10, 2006 This Time, Dean's Right No one would mistake me for the president of the Howard Dean fan club. I can't even count the number of times that the chairman of the Democratic National Committee has said things that I considered a bit over the top and that I thought contributed to the caricature that the Democratic Party has...    more...  
• Mar 10, 2006 This Time, Dean's Right No one would mistake me for the president of the Howard Dean fan club. I can't even count the number of times that the chairman of the Democratic National Committee has said things that I considered a bit over the top and that I thought contributed to the caricature that the Democratic Party has...    more...  
• Mar 10, 2006 Native American voters convention meets in Duke City Albuquerque will be host to the first Native American Voters Alliance Convention, which will take place March 16-17 at the city's convention center. The theme of the gathering is "Building Native Power Through Voting and Action." Attendees will include many of New Mexico's American...    more...  
• Mar 8, 2006 JASON SANDEL WINS COUNCIL RACE IN FARMINGTON Jason Sandel won in District 4 by what he called a "mandate." He received 1,446 votes, while challengers Pamela Weese earned 919 and Benjamin Elias Sanchez received 157 votes.    more...  
• Mar 2, 2006 Edwards Gives Madrid a Boost; Ex-VP Nominee Stumps for AG Former Democratic vice presidential candidate John Edwards popped in to Albuquerque on Thursday to promote congressional hopeful Patricia Madrid's campaign and take a shot at one of her favorite targets.    more...  
• Feb 28, 2006 Navajo President Blasts Tribal Program Cuts Shirley's office said tribal leaders considered that an intentional snub because their meeting was scheduled far in advance and they traveled great distances to get there.    more...  
• Feb 27, 2006 Key Facts on GOP's Secret Approval of U.A.E. Port Deal Although There Will Now Be a 45-Day Investigation, Democrats Insist There Must Be A Congressional Vote on Approval of Port Deal At End of Investigation    more...  
• Feb 26, 2006 Democrats Look for Historic Shift in Governors' Races Republicans face a potential upheaval in the states this November, with Democrats positioned to capture a majority of the governorships for the first time since 1990 and seize an early advantage in the 2008 presidential contest.    more...  
• Feb 26, 2006 NAVAJO PRESIDENT JOE SHIRLEY, JR., CALLS FOR TRUE CONSULTATION WITH TRIBES AT BIA BUDGET MEETING WASHINGTON, D.C. ­ Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley, Jr., went off-script Thursday to question the lack of true tribal consultation on funding while challenging the federal government to live up to its responsibilities to tribes a fraction as much as it has to the agencies handling the...    more...  
• Feb 24, 2006 Howard Dean fires up Albuquerque crowd He didn't let loose his infamous "Dean scream," but Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean fired up a crowd of about 250 party faithful at a union-hall speech Thursday.    more...  
• Feb 20, 2006 U.S. Has Royalty Plan to Give Windfall to Oil Companies The federal government is on the verge of one of the biggest giveaways of oil and gas in American history, worth an estimated $7 billion over five years.    more...  
• Feb 20, 2006 Spineless on spying Talk about a cave-in. The lights have been turned off on the Senate inquiry into the Bush administration's warrantless eavesdropping program without demanding testimony from some former government officials who are arguably the best qualified to address whether the program is legal.    more...  
• Feb 20, 2006 Being VP Means Waiting to Say Your Sorry If— God forbid— you witnessed an accidental shooting, one would think your first call would be for medical help. Vice President Dick Cheney didn't have to make that call when he accidentally shot a millionaire pal while quail hunting last Saturday. He has emergency personnel traveling with him...    more...  
• Feb 20, 2006 Being VP Means Waiting to Say Your Sorry If— God forbid— you witnessed an accidental shooting, one would think your first call would be for medical help. Vice President Dick Cheney didn't have to make that call when he accidentally shot a millionaire pal while quail hunting last Saturday. He has emergency personnel traveling with him...    more...  
• Feb 15, 2006 In N.M., Democrats Talk Up Madrid Challenge To Wilson New Mexico Democrats have fallen short in past attempts to oust Republican Rep. Heather Wilson, but say Wilson's record and the strong candidacy of state Attorney General Patricia Madrid boost Democratic hopes of claiming the Albuquerque-based 1st District this November.    more...  
• Feb 15, 2006 Election Season Kicks Off SANTA FE— Sporting campaign-trail smiles and dress-up duds, a long list of New Mexico politicos came to the Secretary of State's Office on Tuesday to file as candidates for the June 6 primary election.    more...  
• Feb 15, 2006 House Approves Paper Ballot Requirement SANTA FE — Counties would be required to switch to paper ballot voting systems but without a specific deadline for doing so under a measure approved by the House early today.    more...  
• Feb 15, 2006 An Arrogance of Power There is a temptation that seeps into the souls of even the most righteous politicians and leads them to bend the rules, and eventually the truth, to suit the political needs of the moment. That arrogance of power is on display with the Bush administration.    more...  
• Feb 15, 2006 Cheney's Response A Concern In GOP Vice President Cheney's slow and unapologetic public response to the accidental shooting of a 78-year-old Texas lawyer is turning the quail-hunting mishap into a political liability for the Bush administration and is prompting senior White House officials to press Cheney to publicly address the...    more...  
• Feb 14, 2006 Flyover Didn't Honor U.S. Vets This letter to the editor is from Roswell Veteran Santiago Vasquez    more...  
• Feb 14, 2006 State, congressional candidates file for office SANTA FE (AP) - Four members of New Mexico's congressional delegation were among the first to declare their intent to run for re-election Tuesday as candidates turned out at the secretary of state's office to turn in their required paperwork.    more...  
• Feb 14, 2006 Setback for man shot by Cheney CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The 78-year-old lawyer who was shot by Vice President Dick Cheney in a hunting accident has birdshot lodged in his heart and he had a "a minor heart attack" today, hospital officials said.    more...  
• Feb 14, 2006 Wiretap program denounced CHICAGO - The American Bar Association has denounced President Bush's warrantless domestic surveillance program, accusing him of exceeding his powers under the Constitution.    more...  
• Feb 14, 2006 FEMA: Storm victims to get money, but no hotels NEW ORLEANS - Balancing three bags of clothes, Meoshia Davis stood with her 1-year-old outside a hotel, trying to figure out where to go after a federal judge allowed FEMA to stop paying directly for stays for residents displaced by last year's hurricanes.    more...  
• Feb 13, 2006 House passes consolidated tax-cut bill The House on Sunday voted for a bill that rolled 16 different tax measures — incorporating about $46 million in tax cuts — into one, including several sought by Gov. Bill Richardson.    more...  
• Feb 13, 2006 House OKs bed tax repeal The bed tax, an $8.87-per-day tax on patients staying in nursing homes and long-term care facilities, was implemented two years ago as an attempt by the state to get more money from the federal government, which reimburses state spending on certain patients with a $3 to $1 match.    more...  
• Feb 13, 2006 Cheney Accidentally Shoots Fellow Hunter An attorney hunting with Vice President Dick Cheney was accidentally shot in the face and chest with shotgun pellets when Cheney took aim on a quail during a weekend trip to a South Texas ranch.    more...  
• Feb 11, 2006 Make Sure Those Votes Are Counted Gov. Bill Richardson, Attorney General Patricia Madrid and Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron are backing a change in how New Mexico votes that could put our state first in voting accuracy.    more...  
• Feb 11, 2006 Senate panel approves House minimum wage measure Senate panel approves House minimum wage measure Last Update: 02/11/2006 3:10:56 PM By: Associated Press SANTA FE (AP) - A House-passed proposal to increase the state’s minimum wage from $5.15 an hour to $7.50...    more...  
• Feb 11, 2006 House passes repeal of nursing home bed tax SANTA FE (AP) - The House has passed a bill backed by Gov. Bill Richardson that would speed up a repeal of a tax on nursing home care.    more...  
• Feb 10, 2006 House, Senate Pass Anti-Corruption Bills The state treasurer would be barred from accepting campaign contributions from contractors who do business with the office under legislation approved by the Democrats in the House on Thursday.    more...  
• Feb 10, 2006 Bush plans to save money by cutting Indian programs Indian Country stands to lose more than $160 million in health care, education and other funds under President Bush's new spending plan, according to a report released by the White House on Thursday.    more...  
• Feb 7, 2006 N.M. Sen. Wants Probe into VA 'Sedition' Investigation of Nurse U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman on Tuesday asked Veterans Affairs Secretary James Nicholson for a thorough inquiry of his agency's investigation into whether a VA nurse's letter criticizing the Bush administration amounted to "sedition.''    more...  
• Feb 6, 2006 NBC "TODAY" INTERVIEW WITH NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON (D), FORMER U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N. Governor Richardson gave his expert opinion on foreign affairs with Matt Lauer Monday morning on the Today Show.    more...  
• Feb 6, 2006 Make sure those votes are counted Gov. Bill Richardson, Attorney General Patricia Madrid and Secretary of State Rebecca Vigil-Giron are backing a change in how New Mexico votes that could put our state first in voting accuracy    more...  
• Feb 3, 2006 Las Cruces Native, Jeff Steinborn will run for State Representative For District 37 Las Crucen Jeff Steinborn has announced he will be a candidate for District 37 state representative in the June Democrat primary.    more...  
• Feb 3, 2006 The Exfoleyator (Dan Foley)'s Roswell fly-by flies in face of procedure Nov. 10: It was a gala event - a Roswell car dealer's grand opening. There were marching bands, cheerleaders, food, champagne, speeches and a ribbon cutting. But that wasn't all. There was also a military flyover complete with F-16 fighter jets - Four supersonic fighter jets belonging to the New...    more...  
• Feb 2, 2006 Attorney General Madrid Warns Against Fradulent Check Scam The attorney general is warning New Mexicans that the lottery check they get in the mail could end up costing a bundle.    more...  
• Feb 1, 2006 Money Mill Hums for State Attorney General Patricia Madrid Rep. Heather Wilson is setting a brisk fund-raising pace as she seeks her fifth term, but so is the Albuquerque Republican's Democratic opponent, state Attorney General Patricia Madrid.    more...  
• Jan 31, 2006 Congressman Hoyer, Attorney General Madrid Attack Drug Plan A top U.S. House Democrat on Monday made a campaign stop for 1st Congressional District candidate Patricia Madrid, joining her at an Albuquerque senior center to complain about a Medicare drug program that's off to a shaky start.    more...  
• Jan 31, 2006 Attorney General's Sting snags second online predator A sting being conducted by the New Mexico Attorney General’s office has resulted in the arrest of a 36-year-old man who assumed he had arranged a sexual liaison with a 12-year-old girl.    more...  
• Jan 24, 2006 Settlement $913,800 in N.M.; Ameriquest To Pay Mortgage Purchasers Attorney General Patricia Madrid said Monday at least $913,800 in restitution will be paid to New Mexicans after a mortgage company agreed to settle investigations into its practices by attorneys general in several states.    more...  
• Jan 24, 2006 Closed-Door Deal Makes $22 Billion Difference House and Senate GOP negotiators, meeting behind closed doors last month to complete a major budget-cutting bill, agreed on a change to Senate-passed Medicare legislation that would save the health insurance industry $22 billion over the next decade, according to the nonpartisan Congressional...    more...  
• Jan 23, 2006 Attorney General Hopeful Touts Record as Prosecutor Before Democratic Group Protecting New Mexicans from all forms of crime is a critical part of the job of the state attorney general, and Democratic primary candidate Lemuel Martinez hopes he can lead the battle.    more...  
• Jan 19, 2006 Support he Democratic Honest Leadership and Open Government Act End ALL Gifts from Lobbyists. Skyboxes at football games. Steak dinners at the most expensive restaurants in town. Golf trips at the finest courses in the world. Such are the perks that have greased the wheels of Republican corruption, and it ends now.    more...  
• Jan 19, 2006 Grant County Democrats Discuss Bush's Failed Foreign Policy The United States should pull out of Iraq, apologize and make some definite changes in its foreign diplomacy procedures, most likely with a different president, county Democrats heard at a Wednesday meeting.    more...  
• Jan 16, 2006 In Martin Luther King Day address, Gore compares wiretapping of Americans to surveillance of Martin Luther King In an address delivered in Washington to multiple standing ovations, Vice President Al Gore repeatedly attacked the Bush Administration for the expansion of executive power -- the ability of the government to wiretap its own citizens without legal authority and kidnap Americans abroad....    more...  
• Jan 15, 2006 Lots of Money, Choices; State's Coffers Flush With Extra Funds When New Mexico lawmakers start their 30-day session Tuesday, the usual task of making ends meet will give way to a new quandary: what to do with all this money? Driven by high oil and gas prices and the state's severance taxes on production, New Mexico's coffers are as flush as many people...    more...  
• Jan 15, 2006 [DPNM] Victory Line – Sunday, January 15, 2006 Periodic Email Newsletter of the Democratic Party of New Mexico    more...  
• Jan 6, 2006 Secretary of State Candidate Envisions Open Door Policy An article appearing in the Taos Horsefly about Leticia Montoya, a candidate for Secretary of State.    more   
• Jan 6, 2006 State Police May Get a 17% Raise State Police officers would receive an average pay increase of about 17 percent under Gov. Bill Richardson's proposed $6.4 million pay package for the Department of Public Safety.    more...  
• Jan 5, 2006 Women's Groups Launch Campaign Against Alito Nomination NEW YORK - Leading women's rights groups in the United States are starting a nationwide campaign this week to block the Supreme Court nomination of a conservative judge who is known for his extremist views on women's reproductive rights.    more...  
• Jan 5, 2006 GOP Politicians Dump Abramoff Donations As politicians led by President Bush scrambled to ditch campaign contributions from disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich cautioned Republicans they risk losing control of congressional majorities if they try to put all the blame on lobbyists.    more...  
• Jan 5, 2006 Bush Could Bypass New Torture Ban WASHINGTON - When President Bush last week signed the bill outlawing the torture of detainees, he quietly reserved the right to bypass the law under his powers as commander in chief.    more...  
• Jan 2, 2006 Rain or sunshine, N.M. float ready to roll PASADENA, Calif. — While organizers of today’s 117th Tournament of Roses Parade kept a wary eye on murky skies, several people with ties to Northern New Mexico were taking prominent roles in preparing a state-sponsored float and the script for a scheduled national broadcast.    more...  
• Jan 2, 2006 Santa Fe minimum wage rises with new year SANTA FE (AP) - Santa Fe's minimum wage went up $1 on New Year's Day to $9.50 for most employees in the capital city.    more...  
• Dec 30, 2005 Every move you make ... There is neither grandeur nor tragedy in watching President Bush, the Testy Kid, violate his oath to uphold the laws and Constitution of our country.    more...  
• Dec 26, 2005 60 Volunteers Serve 750 Meals and Give Away New Clothes and Toys to Homeless Almost 60 volunteers and Noon Day staff fed more than 750 of Albuquerque's needy a hot meal that included ribs, tamales and pumpkin pie. The crowd of adults and children, some in torn clothes, left with new coats, hats and toys. Lt. Gov. Diane Denish and her husband, Herb, manned a dessert...    more...  
• Dec 23, 2005 A Messy Congressional Finale In the end, Republicans largely have themselves to blame for the muddled and haphazard finale of the Congressional session    more...  
• Dec 23, 2005 Attorney General Madrid files brief to protect Navajo Nation sovereignty Attorney General Patricia Madrid is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a court of appeals ruling that she says threatens the sovereignty and economic interests of the Navajo Nation.    more...  
• Dec 23, 2005 Calif. jury awards $207 million to Wal-Mart workers denied lunch breaks OAKLAND, Calif. - A California jury on Thursday awarded $207 million to thousands of employees at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. who claimed they were illegally denied lunch breaks.    more...  
• Dec 22, 2005 New Mexico's 1st District Democrats are convinced that this time they have found the winning formula in the figure of state Attorney General Patricia Madrid (D). Madrid was repeatedly courted to run in the past but always took a pass.    more...  
• Dec 21, 2005 Democrats say briefings on wiretapping were not approvals Democrats say briefings on domestic wiretapping weren't approvals print | email this story   By KATHERINE SHRADER | Associated Press December 20, 2005 WASHINGTON - Some Democrats say...    more   
• Dec 21, 2005 Governor Richardson Weighs Campaign Law Changes Gov. Bill Richardson said Tuesday he may propose strengthening a state law that requires the disclosure of where political candidates in statewide and legislative races get their money.    more...  
• Dec 21, 2005 So Richardson likes to hobnob - that's good for the state! "This is another non-scandal pumped up by front-page placement into a legitimate issue. You'd think the political reporters were in the pocket of the feisty New Mexico Republican Party".    more...  
• Dec 20, 2005 Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce Drops Living Wage Law Suit The Santa Fe Chamber of Commerce will not take its lawsuit opposing Santa Fe’s minimum wage to the state Supreme Court.    more...  
• Dec 20, 2005 Congressman Udall calls for probe of U.S. spying U.S. Rep. Tom Udall, D-N .M., is demanding an investigation into President Bush’s decision to allow the National Security Agency to spy on people in the United States without a court-ordered search warrant    more...  
• Dec 17, 2005 Stand firm against current Patriot Act Senator Bingaman “This bill has profound implications on the constitutional rights of Americans and I strongly believe that we shouldn’t be hastily approving a bill that falls short of adequately protecting civil liberties.”    more...  
• Dec 16, 2005 Richardson Again Pushes His Anti-Gang Legislation Richardson Again Pushes His Anti-Gang Legislation Proposals Failed In Legislature Last Year POSTED: 4:28 pm MST December 15, 2005 UPDATED: 4:37 pm MST December 15, 2005 SANTA FE -- Gov. Bill Richardson says he wants to revive his anti-gang proposals that failed in the...    more   
• Dec 16, 2005 Albuquerque Lawyer Drops Out Of AG Race Albuquerque Lawyer Drops Out Of AG Race POSTED: 7:04 am MST December 16, 2005 UPDATED: 7:17 am MST December 16, 2005 SANTA FE, N.M. -- Albuquerque attorney Eric Sedillo Jeffries said Friday that he is dropping out of the race for state attorney general. He said he's having...    more   
• Dec 15, 2005 N.M. Plans Launchpad for Space Tourism With sky-high ambitions, New Mexico committed Wednesday to building the world's first commercial "spaceport," a 21st-century airport to serve scheduled flights carrying passengers and cargo on suborbital spaceflights    more...  
• Dec 15, 2005 N.M. Plans Launchpad for Space Tourism With sky-high ambitions, New Mexico committed Wednesday to building the world's first commercial "spaceport," a 21st-century airport to serve scheduled flights carrying passengers and cargo on suborbital spaceflights    more...  
• Dec 15, 2005 Santa Fe City Council Passes Wage Hike To $9.50 The Santa Fe City Council late Wednesday agreed to allow the city’s minimum wage to increase to $9.50 an hour on Jan. 1.    more...  
• Dec 15, 2005 Border Crossing Bill Costly And Ineffective Republican Measure Border: Illegal crossings bill faces price hurdles By James W. Brosnan Scripps Howard News Service December 15, 2005 WASHINGTON - It's going to cost taxpayers and businesses a lot more money to try to stem the tide of illegal migrants coming across U.S. borders. The...    more   
• Dec 15, 2005 A Religious Protest: Conservative Christians Say Fighting Cuts in Poverty Programs Is Not a Priority When hundreds of religious activists try to get arrested today to protest cutting programs for the poor, prominent conservatives such as James Dobson, Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell will not be among them.    more...  
• Dec 15, 2005 Bush’s VA Healthcare Budget a Recipe for Disaster Republicans call it an increase – Vets’ groups call it a “shell game” – Cuts in services and more vets add up to a VA healthcare crisis    more...  
• Dec 15, 2005 INDN’s List Applauds DNC Kalyn Free, founder and president of INDN’s List, said today she applauds the commitment of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) to tribal governments. The DNC recently reached out to tribal communities and voters by passing a resolution at the DNC fall meeting that reaffirms support for...    more...  
• Dec 15, 2005 Living Wage Moving Forward Thursday, December 15, 2005 Wage Increase to Move Forward Albuquerque Journal --> By Laura Banish Journal Staff Writer     One by one, dozens of supporters of Santa Fe's "living wage" law testified before the City Council on Wednesday night about how the...    more   
• Dec 13, 2005 Native American Blazes Trail to Miss USA Pageant Onawa Lynn Lacy becomes first Native American to represent NM in the Miss USA Pageant    more...  
• Dec 13, 2005 $50M for college aid proposed If she had an extra $1,000 a semester for college, Santa Fe Community College junior Andrea Lujan would be able to focus on her studies without worrying so much about expenses. Lujan, a single mom, could be one of 12,500 students in the state who get the money under a plan Gov. Bill Richardson...    more...  
• Dec 11, 2005 Bingaman Calls For Action On Warming Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., thinks now is the time for the United States to act on climate change. But Bingaman, who has emerged as a congressional leader on the issue, acknowledges he has his work cut out for him in persuading the Bush administration.    more...  
• Dec 8, 2005 How America Plotted to Stop Kyoto Deal *** A detailed and disturbing strategy document has revealed an extraordinary American plan to destroy Europe's support for the Kyoto treaty on climate change. The ambitious, behind-the-scenes plan was passed to The Independent this week, just as 189 countries are painfully trying to agree...    more...  
• Dec 6, 2005 Democrats Seek Western Primary by 2008 Elections Lobbying by Western Democrats could spur the party to embrace a proposal for an eight-state Western regional presidential primary in 2008, a move that many say would elevate regional issues onto the national agenda during the next presidential campaign.    more...  
• Dec 6, 2005 10 Questions for Governor Bill Richardson As a former U.N. ambassador, Bill Richardson, 58 has a knack for persevering in sticky situations.    more...  
• Dec 5, 2005 Candidates 'Testing the Waters ... Much Earlier' While the 2006 elections probably aren't even on the horizon for many voters, a long list of candidates— some well-known, others unknown— have been hard at work for weeks or months.    more...  
• Nov 30, 2005 Letter: Rep. Wilson continues to support unjustified war Editor, For New Mexico's District 1 Representative, Republican Heather Wilson, to continue to defend the case for the invasion of Iraq tells one where her priorities and loyalties lie - with the Republican Party    more...  
• Nov 30, 2005 Madrid Slams Wilson on Iraq State Attorney General and congressional candidate Patricia Madrid criticized U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson Tuesday for Wilson's decision to oppose an investigation into faulty, pre-Iraq-War intelligence.    more...  
• Nov 28, 2005 Another One Bites the Dust The culture of corruption caught up with yet another Republican. Congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham could face 10 years.    more...  
• Nov 27, 2005 New Mexico Delegation Split on War Sen. Jeff Bingaman, a New Mexico Democrat, has opposed the war in Iraq from the outset and now calls it America's worst foreign policy mistake since Vietnam.    more...  
• Nov 25, 2005 Ex-Gov.: Use Oil Revenue for Higher Ed Former Gov. Toney Anaya could look at the gusher of revenues flowing into the state's treasury and think of his misfortune of having served as governor during an oil bust.    more...  
• Nov 25, 2005 NM Democratic Party Endorse Minimum Wage NM Democrats endorse state minimum wage Jason Trenkle NMBW Staff The Democratic Party of New Mexico has endorsed an increase in the state minimum wage to $7.50 per hour, indexed to inflation, with no preemptions of local wage ordinances....    more...  
• Nov 21, 2005 Dems Outline Major Goals at State Central Committee Meeting The Democratic party's central committee during its fall business meeting at Santa Fe Community College passed a series of resolutions, three of which call for a boost in the state's minimum wage, support mandatory proficiency in a second language and back protections for the wild areas.    more...  
• Nov 17, 2005 Geno Zamora Announces for AG Geno Zamora says an epiphany snapped him out of sleep one March morning this year.    more...  
• Nov 16, 2005 Wellstone Action For Change Wellstone Action is a national training center for people interested in progressive change. Our goal is to help activists win on issues and elect progressive candidates.    more   
• Nov 16, 2005 Udall Intern, American University Graduate Passionate About Service Chris Salazar, a 22-year-old from Santa Fe who, in the words of Rep. Tom Udall, D-N.M., was "passionate about public service," died Sunday in Washington, D.C. Salazar was a 2005 graduate of American University in Washington and was president of his class at the school.    more...  
• Nov 10, 2005 Democrats score election victories across U.S. NEW YORK - Democrats made strong gains in the United States' off-year elections, sinking a state governor's candidate who embraced U.S. President George W. Bush in the final days of the campaign. They also turned back the efforts of California's Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to...    more   
• Nov 9, 2005 War on Veterans: A Veterans Day Opinion from Disabled American Veterans On Veterans Day, as our nation remains at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, the President and Members of Congress will call on America to support our troops and talk about how much we owe our men and women in uniform. But instead of honoring its commitment to those whose service and sacrifice have...    more...  
• Nov 7, 2005 The Consequences of Covering Up - Washington Post Withholds Info on Secret Prisons at Government Request   NEW YORK - November 4 - On November 2, the Washington Post carried an explosive front-page story about secret Eastern European prisons set up by the CIA for the interrogation of terrorism suspects. While the Post article, by reporter Dana Priest, gave...    more...  
• Nov 4, 2005 DPNM Victoryline The Democratic Party of New Mexico's periodic email newsletter.    more...  
• Nov 3, 2005 Local radio now available through Radio.com Lynn Ballew of Los Alamos Sound has launched a local radio station that airs over the Internet.    more   
• Nov 1, 2005 A Broken Promise for America's Farm Families Growing up in Harnett County, North Carolina, my parents taught me the value of keeping a promise. Rural Americans know this simple rule well when you give someone your word, you keep it.    more...  
• Oct 30, 2005 Deal Near on Democratic Presidential Schedule A plan to shuffle the 2008 Democratic presidential calendar -- placing several states between the traditional Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary -- is gaining momentum on a commission studying the party's nominating process.    more...  
• Oct 28, 2005 Democrats Say Problems at White House Go Beyond Libby WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 - Democrats wasted no time today in asserting that the indictment of I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, reflected a recklessness by the Bush administration - perhaps from the very highest level, they suggested - that had endangered the national...    more...  
• Oct 28, 2005 Democrats Say Problems at White House Go Beyond Libby WASHINGTON, Oct. 28 - Democrats wasted no time today in asserting that the indictment of I. Lewis Libby Jr., Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff, reflected a recklessness by the Bush administration - perhaps from the very highest level, they suggested - that had endangered the national...    more...  
• Oct 26, 2005 Voting Machines Set to Make Debut Doña Ana County's touch-screen voting machines will make their debut in Las Cruces' municipal election next month. Las Cruces City Clerk Shirley Clark said the city plans to use 27 of the county's 75 touch-screen machines, which have been in storage since last year when they were purchased....    more...  
• Oct 21, 2005 Death Watch at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue For all practical purposes, governing the nation has stopped at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as aides deal with an increasingly despondent President, mounting scandals and defecting dissidents from the Ship of State.    more...  
• Oct 19, 2005 Can a New Mexico Democrat make a deal with the North Koreans? When North Koreans are ready to make a deal on a festering dispute, they often call on a middleman-which is why Richardson's little-noted trip to Pyongyang this week may signal an  impending breakthrough in the six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear-weapons program. When last we...    more...  
• Oct 19, 2005 Chairman Wertheim: 'Republican Party Protects its own'     ALTHOUGH JOHN Dendahl's criticism over the bungled GOP response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster is laudable, the old GOP chair is clearly frustrated by his party's lack of intestinal fortitude in demanding ethics and accountability in government.     In his...    more...  
• Oct 19, 2005 UNM students Call Politicians to Oppose Flawed Education Bill UNM College Democrats urged students to call their Republican congressional leaders on Tuesday to voice their opposition of the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. Zach Watkins, co-chairman of UNM's College Democrats, said the Republican-sponsored bill would make it harder for...    more...  
• Oct 19, 2005 Democracy Corps Report A Group of Nationally Renowned Democratic Consultants, including James Carville and Stanley Greenberg, report monthly on recent polls and the political climate in America.  
• Oct 19, 2005 Leak Investigation: Danger for House Republicans? As rumors fly in Washington regarding the potential indictment of high-ranking Bush administration officials for leaking the name of CIA operative Valerie Plame to the media, The Fix offers a glimpse into what effect (if any) the constant media coverage of the probe is having on the reelection...    more...  
• Oct 18, 2005 DPNM Victoryline The Democratic Party of New Mexico's periodic email newsletter.    more...  
• Oct 14, 2005 Gov. Signs Off on Home-Heating Relief Gov. Bill Richardson signed into law legislation Thursday that will provide $37.5 million for home-heating relief for New Mexicans and offset rising fuel costs for state agencies.    more...  
• Oct 14, 2005 New film could bring jobs to 50 New Mexicans Perfect Pictures will shoot the feature film Doubting Thomas this fall in Albuquerque, employing at least 50 New Mexicans, according to Gov. Bill Richardson's office.    more...  
• Oct 14, 2005 Moving the Senate Democrats and New Mexicans Forward By Senate Majority Floor Leader Michael Sanchez (D- Valencia County)    more...  
• Oct 13, 2005 Democrats See Dream of '06 Victory Taking Form Suddenly, Democrats see a possibility in 2006 they have long dreamed of: a sweeping midterm election framed around what they describe as the simple choice of change with the Democrats or more of an unpopular status quo with the Republican majority.    more...  
• Oct 12, 2005 Lawmakers Reach Agreement on Rebate, Tax Package Lawmakers on Wednesday reached agreement on a $217 million rebate and tax relief package to help New Mexicans cope with higher fuel prices this winter.    more...  
• Oct 11, 2005 Senator Bingaman focuses efforts on combating meth epidemic Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., met Monday with members of the Carlsbad Community Anti-Drug/Gang Coalition and local law enforcement officers to get input on how to combat the meth epidemic    more...  
• Oct 11, 2005 Editorial: It's up to Senate to protect Endangered Species Representatives Heather Wilson and Steve Pearce vote to dismantle Endangered Species Act.    more...  
• Oct 7, 2005 Lt. Governor visit Grants Lt. Governor Diane Denish visited the Head Start program and the New Mexico Women’s Correctional Facility in Grants Monday.    more...  
• Oct 7, 2005 Cheney Seeks CIA Exemption to Torture Ban Vice President Dick Cheney made an unusual personal appeal to Republican senators this week to allow CIA exemptions to a proposed ban on the torture of terror suspects in U.S. custody, according to participants in a closed-door session.    more   
• Oct 6, 2005 Governor Richardson Issues Proclamation Calling Special Session of NM Legislature Hear the NPR coverage and read the ABQ Journal's coverage of Special Session to address high energy costs. Read the Governor's official proclamation    more...  
• Oct 6, 2005 Woman bounced from Southwest flight for Anti Bush T-shirt A Washington state woman intends to press a civil-rights case against Southwest Airlines for booting her off a flight in Reno after fellow passengers complained about a message on her T-shirt.    more   
• Oct 4, 2005 'The Hammer' Gets Nailed     DeLay Is Indicted Again; Charges Are Graver The former House majority leader faces money-laundering counts. Once more, he excoriates the Texas prosecutor. by Scott Gold   HOUSTON - Six days after Rep. Tom...    more   
• Oct 4, 2005 Six Democratic Veterans of Iraq War Seek House Seats, Questioning War Strategy by Kimberly Hefling   WASHINGTON - While fighting in Iraq, a private asked then-Capt. Patrick Murphy why U.S. forces were in the Persian Gulf nation and was told it didn't matter; there was a job to do and just try to return home safely. "That...    more...  
• Sep 29, 2005 Hurricanes and Climate Change Hurricanes have always bedeviled the Gulf Coast states, but global warming is making matters worse. Sea level is rising and will continue to rise as oceans warm and glaciers melt. Rising sea levels means higher storm surges, even from relatively minor storms, causing coastal...    more   
• Sep 28, 2005 DeLay Indicted in Campaign Finance Probe A Texas grand jury on Wednesday charged Rep. Tom DeLay and two political associates with conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme, an indictment that could force him to step down as House majority leader.    more...  
• Sep 28, 2005 DeLay Indicted in Campaign Finance Probe A Texas grand jury on Wednesday charged Rep. Tom DeLay and two political associates with conspiracy in a campaign finance scheme, an indictment that could force him to step down as House majority leader.    more...  
• Sep 27, 2005 Letter: Republicans try to balance deficit on students' backs With the skyrocketing costs of textbooks and the drastic reduction in grant aid, students and their parents all around the country have to work harder to afford college. The Republican-controlled Congress continues to ignore this crucial issue.    more...  
• Sep 22, 2005 Denish promises more action on payday lending New Mexico's Lt. Gov. Diane Denish says Attorney General Patricia Madrid is considering using the Unfair Trade Practices Act to regulate payday lending in New Mexico. This raises the threat of litigation, which could help bring the industry to the bargaining table, Denish told the annual meeting...    more...  
• Sep 20, 2005 Governor Richardson calls Oct. 5 Special Session of State Legislature Governor to propose gas and heating relief for New Mexicans    more...  
• Sep 20, 2005 N.M. AG Calls for State Treasurer To Resign Democratic Attorney General Patricia Madrid called Tuesday for state Treasurer Robert Vigil to resign because of pending federal racketeering charges against him.    more...  
• Sep 19, 2005 DPNM Victoryline The Democratic Party of New Mexico's periodic email newsletter. Read about the Artful Dodger (pictured), aka John Roberts...    more...  
• Sep 18, 2005 Officials seek to slow predatory lenders Like the title says, officials, New Mexico's Democratic Attorney General included, are seeking to slow predatory lenders.    more...  
• Sep 15, 2005 Edwards event turns focus to AG Madrid’s aspirations Former Senator John Edwards (D-NC) is the scheduled guest of honor at a fundraiser for a political-action committee started by state Attorney General Patricia Madrid. The event is planned for Los Rondeña Winery in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque.    more...  
• Sep 15, 2005 After Roberts, next Supreme Court fight takes shape WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With Chief Justice nominee John Roberts concluding his Senate testimony on Thursday and headed toward confirmation, both sides began maneuvering for the looming battle over the next Supreme Court vacancy.    more   
• Sep 14, 2005 Stepping Up Border Security Because of New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman's pressure on the Bush administration to toughen up the borders, the state will receive 105 new Border Patrol agents as soon as this weekend.    more...  
• Sep 14, 2005 Stepping Up Border Security Because of New Mexico Senator Jeff Bingaman's pressure on the Bush administration to toughen up the borders, the state will receive 105 new Border Patrol agents as soon as this weekend.    more...  
• Sep 14, 2005 Ex-Land Commissioner Eyes Old Seat Expressing outrage over the state Land Office's handling of a sand and gravel mine here, former state Land Commissioner Ray Powell hinted that he'd likely run for his old post and pledged to do everything in his power to make things right for the community.    more...  
• Sep 12, 2005 New Orleans contracts mired in cronyism claims Companies with ties to the Bush White House and the former head of FEMA are clinching some of the administration’s first disaster relief and reconstruction contracts in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.    more...  
• Sep 12, 2005 New Orleans Doctors: We Had to Kill our Patients Doctors working in hurricane-ravaged New Orleans killed critically ill patients rather than leaving them to die in agony as they evacuated hospitals    more...  
• Sep 12, 2005 Firms with Bush-Cheney Ties Clinching Katrina Deals At least two major corporate clients of lobbyist Joe Allbaugh, President Bush's former campaign manager and a former head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, have already been tapped to start recovery work along the battered Gulf Coast.    more...  
• Sep 10, 2005 Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at the Sierra Club's National Convention and Expo in San Francisco A transcript of a speech by Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. at the Sierra Club's National Convention and Expo on September 10, 2005 in San Francisco. Kennedy received the Sierra Club's William O. Douglas Award on behalf of the Waterkeeper Alliance.    more...  
• Sep 9, 2005 Hurricane Simulation Predicted 61,290 Dead As Katrina roared into the Gulf of Mexico, emergency planners pored over maps and charts of a hurricane simulation that projected 61,290 dead and 384,257 injured or sick in a catastrophic flood that would leave swaths of southeast Louisiana uninhabitable for more than a year.    more...  
• Sep 8, 2005 New program offers home visits to new moms Women of any income level in Dona Ana and Santa Fe counties will be able to request the visits within three months of giving birth, under the program to be overseen by the state Children, Youth and Families Department.    more...  
• Sep 7, 2005 Osama and Katrina If 9/11 is one bookend of the Bush administration, Katrina may be the other. If 9/11 put the wind at President Bush's back, Katrina's put the wind in his face. If the Bush-Cheney team seemed to be the right guys to deal with Osama, they seem exactly the wrong guys to deal with Katrina - and all...    more...  
• Sep 2, 2005 Minimum Wage Hike Pressed, Could End Up On The Legislature's Calendar New Mexico should increase its state minimum wage to $7.15 an hour to help reduce poverty and benefit working families struggling in low-wage jobs, a statewide labor leader and social welfare advocacy group said Thursday.    more...  
• Sep 2, 2005 The Vacation is over. Michael Moore rants about the Bush Administration for their failure to respond effectively to the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina, and the Administration's misguided priorties which led them to neglect the threat posed to New Orleans in the first place.    more...  
• Sep 1, 2005 City employee receives overdue medals Representative Udall presents Portales City Employee with medal for service in Vietnam    more   
• Aug 30, 2005 Bush Talks More Smack About Anti-War Protests Bill Moyer, 73, wears a "Bullshit Protector" flap over his ear while President George W. Bush addresses the Veterans of Foreign Wars. (AP Photo/Douglas C. Pizac)    more...  
• Aug 29, 2005 Editorial: Destroying the National Parks Recently, a secret draft revision of the national park system's basic management policy document has been circulating within the Interior Department. It was prepared, without consultation within the National Park Service, by Paul Hoffman, a deputy assistant secretary at Interior who once ran the...    more...  
• Aug 26, 2005 Ellsworth, Cannon Air Bases Spared by U.S. Panel A U.S. commission considering the overhaul of military installations dealt Pentagon plans two setbacks today by refusing to shut a B-1B bomber base in South Dakota and another Air Force installation in New Mexico.    more...  
• Aug 24, 2005 DPNM Victoryline The Democratic Party of New Mexico's periodic email newsletter.    more...  
• Aug 20, 2005 THE BORDER EMERGENCIES: In New Mexico ... The New Mexico border area has seen heavy drug trade, human smuggling, kidnappings, murders, animal deaths and property destruction. The threat of potential terrorist activity remains. These realities prompted Richardson to declare a state of emergency along our border with Mexico.    more...  
• Aug 16, 2005 THE GOP'S STORMY SUMMER FORECAST In his last column before Labor Day, political handicapper Charlie Cook stops and takes stock of the national political environment, noting that opposition to and skepticism about the war in Iraq has reached its highest level, boosted by increased American casualties, a lack of political progress...    more...  
• Aug 14, 2005 A New New Democrat Looks West and Forward Bill Richardson is holding court, seated at the far end of a shiny table in his modest Albuquerque office. It is Thursday, and the governor is hosting one of his regular open-door sessions — a chance for citizens to walk off the street and avail themselves of an audience with New Mexico's chief...    more...  
• Aug 14, 2005 A New New Democrat Looks West and Forward Bill Richardson is holding court, seated at the far end of a shiny table in his modest Albuquerque office. It is Thursday, and the governor is hosting one of his regular open-door sessions — a chance for citizens to walk off the street and avail themselves of an audience with New Mexico's chief...    more...  
• Aug 13, 2005 Bill Richardson Named Most Influential Hispanic, on cover of Time Magazine It is no secret that Richardson, 57, is aiming for the White House in 2008 if he is re-elected Governor next year. His name recognition may be low, but his résumé is impressive: seven terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, ambassador to the United Nations, Secretary of Energy under Bill...    more...  
• Aug 3, 2005 Poll Lays Bare American Foreign Policy Fears Americans are worried about their role in the world, the US reputation in Muslim nations and rising deaths in Iraq, but have no idea how their fears could be remedied, according to a poll.    more...  
• Aug 2, 2005 DPNM Victoryline The Democratic Party of New Mexico's periodic email newsletter.    more...  
• Jul 26, 2005 DPNM Victory Line The Democratic Party of New Mexico's periodic newsletter    more...  
• Jul 25, 2005 NM first lady to launch decorating effort for national tree New Mexico first lady Barbara Richardson is to kick off an effort to decorate a tree that will adorn the nation's capital at Christmas.    more...  
• Jul 14, 2005 ROVE PUTS WHITE HOUSE CREDIBILITY TO THE TEST Even the Albuquerque Journal agrees that Karl Rove's big fat lie "puts the Bush administration's credibility on this question squarely at issue."    more...  
• Jul 13, 2005 Bingaman Heads Hispanic Panel Sens. Jeff Bingaman will head the Democratic Hispanic Task Force in the U.S. Senate in the 109th Congress.    more...  
• Jul 12, 2005 Governor Richardson Promotes New Mexico's Economic Development JOHN T. ROMERO SR. of Mora weighs in with a letter to the editor of the Albuquerque Journal, highlighting Governor Richardson's work on behalf of our state.    more...  
• Jul 6, 2005 Editorial: Senator Bingaman PRINT THIS STORY | E-MAIL THIS STORY Editorial: Bouquets & brickbats July 6, 2005 Brickbat: 'Progress' Thoughtfulness, modesty and humility are supposed to be virtues, but apparently they have their drawbacks. New Mexico's soft-spoken Sen. Jeff Bingaman is...    more...  
• Jul 5, 2005 Clovis Base Supports Unfazed by Report A report recently submitted to the Base Realignment and Closure Commission provides a peek into the 2005 Department of Defense BRAC process. The in-depth analysis, however, left local base supporters generally unfazed.    more...  
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