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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.

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Major security risks at Los Alamos, whistleblower says

By | 06.25.10 | 4:32 pm

Glenn Walp, a former employee at Los Alamos National Laboratory, has written a book (“Implosion at Los Alamos“) about his experiences investigating security lapses there in the wake of 9/11. The lab is extremely vulnerable to security…

Analysts question al-Qaeda efforts at counterterrorism center

By | 01.15.10 | 8:50 am

Analysts — those who have worked on al-Qaeda and on other threats — describe themselves as “drinking from a firehose” of information shared with the National Counterterrorism Center by the partner intelligence agencies.

Experts question efficacy of profiling

By | 01.12.10 | 8:14 am

Will increased security measures for flights from certain countries–mostly Muslim countries–be effective in combatting terrorist attacks?

Security experts: administration overstates domestic al-Qaeda threat

By | 12.14.09 | 8:51 am

Some security experts say the Obama administration is mischaracterizing the terrorist threat to get the public to back escalating the Afghanistan war.

Heather Wilson warns about cyber security in Washington Post commentary

By | 06.23.09 | 11:04 am

In a column that appears in today’s Washington Post, New Mexico’s former Republican representative, Heather Wilson, warns that our nation’s cybersecurity is at risk and we must take steps to protect ourselves.