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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 Norm Coleman

Al Franken wins!

By | 06.30.09 | 12:58 pm

The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that Democrat Al Franken should be seated as a U.S. Senator, rejecting a challenge by incumbent Republican Sen. Norm Coleman of the results of the 2008 election.

The decision would give the Democrats…

Sheriff Darren White responds to campaign site redirect

By | 04.14.09 | 11:57 am

Bernalillo County Sheriff Darren White said he has “no idea” as to why his congressional campaign Web site redirects to Minnesota Republican Norm Coleman’s senatorial campaign site, according to a direct message on Twitter.

Coleman is involved in…

Sheriff Darren White for Norm Coleman

By | 04.14.09 | 6:28 am

Maybe Darren White wasn’t much of a fan of Stuart Smalley. But White is clearly a supporter of Minnesota Republican and probable ex-U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman.

Election long over, Franken and Coleman fight on in court

By | 01.02.09 | 3:28 pm

The Minnesota Supreme Court ordered (pdf) Friday afternoon that the campaign of Al Franken respond by 9 a.m. Saturday to U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman’s Dec. 31 petition to start over on the current court-ordered effort to count wrongfully rejected absentee ballots.

Minnesota’s Senate recount game: Fun for all ages!

By | 12.10.08 | 9:17 am

Well, what does it mean?

Does the never-ending Minnesota Senate race recount between Democratic challenger Al Franken and Republican incumbent Norm Coleman have you ripping your hair out? Are you secretly enjoying this nice extension of…

Sarah Palin returns to the campaign trail… in Georgia

By | 11.25.08 | 11:05 am

Apparently two months of crisscrossing of the country at an exhausting pace wasn’t enough for Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.

News comes that the former GOP vice presidential candidate is heading to the Peach State — Georgia — next week…

N.M., Minnesota share similar voting machines. And those machines may factor in Minn’s close race

By | 11.07.08 | 10:15 am

New Mexico and smooth elections don’t usually belong in the same sentence. But everything went off without too many hitches Tuesday it appears.

Most of the state’s ballot tabulators worked. The margin was large enough in most races to avert…