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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.

Posts Tagged inauguration

President Obama’s first dance

By | 01.21.09 | 12:44 pm

The Huffington Post has the video of President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama’s first dance as president and first lady. “Unsurprisingly,” writes the Huffington Post, “the 44th president is a fine slow dancer.”

The star-studded affair featured…

Rep. Luján releases statement on Obama’s inauguration

By | 01.20.09 | 3:31 pm

Like his colleague  U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, Rep. Ben Ray Luján has released a statement on the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama.

His statement is as follows:

“Today, President Barack Obama made history by being sworn in as the 44th

BREAKING NEWS: Sen. Kennedy, Sen. Byrd collapse at inaugural luncheon (updated)

By | 01.20.09 | 1:41 pm

Two long-serving senators, Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts and Robert Byrd of West Virginia, reportedly collapsed at the inaugural luncheon earlier today.

MSNBC reported:

Sens. Robert C. Byrd, D-W.Va., and Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., were stricken Tuesday at an inauguration luncheon

Rep. Heinrich responds to President Obama’s inauguration

By | 01.20.09 | 12:42 pm

Rep. Martin Heinrich released the following statement in celebration of the inauguration of the 44th president of the United States — Barack Obama.

What an incredible day for all Americans! Having just witnessed the inauguration of President Barack Obama I

TODAY’S BLOG ROUNDUP: The inauguration edition

By | 01.20.09 | 10:55 am

What is there to write about today besides the inauguration of Barack Obama? It’s all over the blogosphere.

Record crowds expected to descend on DC for inauguration

By | 01.13.09 | 1:39 pm

Not all of us are lucky enough to be able to afford getting to the inauguration. The hundreds of dollars for the flight, coupled with a few  hundred more for a hotel room, puts this trip beyond most people’s budgets this…

Party like it’s 4:59 a.m.!! D.C. votes to let bars stay open late for inauguration week

By | 12.03.08 | 2:17 pm

From today’s Washington Times:

Hoping to tap in to an inaugural bonanza, the D.C. Council Tuesday night voted 12-1 to push back last call to 5 a.m. and allow bars and restaurants to serve food around the clock during

You say hello, and I say goodbye: Following the Obama-from-Bush transition

By | 11.10.08 | 5:00 pm

You can count the days until George W. Bush is history, or you can join 249,999 of your closest friends in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20 for the Barack Obama inauguration. And, much like the taxpayer-funded bailout, it’s free.…