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The New Mexico Independent going forward

By | 11.16.11

I am writing today to announce the closure of the New Mexico Independent. After three and a half years of operation in New Mexico, the board of the American Independent News Network, has decided to shift publication of its news…

EIB hears more anti-cap-and-trade testimony

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By | 11.10.11

While environmental activists played their part yesterday during demonstrations at the capitol building, going so far as to dress up as solar panels and to sing the tune of “You Are My Sunshine,” their counterparts, the anti-cap-and-trade contingency who has…

New Mexico’s largest university low in popularity

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By | 11.10.11

Roughly one quarter of University of New Mexico students are unimpressed with the state’s flagship public school, according to a survey that questioned college students about their higher education experiences.

Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama on ‘Meet the Press’

By | 10.19.08 | 10:07 am

Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State and retired Army general, endorsed Barack Obama for president this morning on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” Powell, who worked in two Republican administrations — for George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush — said he would be voting Obama over John McCain for whom he said he said tremendous respect.

Among the reasons Powell cited in an interview with Tom Brokaw were Obama’s steadiness in recent weeks during the economic crisis and the narrowing of the Republican Party in recent years.

Watch the video of Powell explaining his reasons and his endorsement of Obama.

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