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…
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…
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.
According to the Albuquerque Journal’s Michael Coleman, former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici is undergoing “major shoulder surgery” in Baltimore, Maryland today.
The 77-year-old New Mexico GOP icon retired from the Senate last year after he was diagnosed with a degenerative…
Roll Call, a Washington D.C. newspaper, looked at the style of U.S.Sen. Jeff Bingaman when it comes to running the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. The committee, which was chaired by former New Mexico Republican Sen. Pete Domenici,…
Because U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici retired after 36 years of service and all three representatives left their positions, Roll Call has New Mexico’s congressional clout dropping from 19th at the start of the 110th Congress to 29th at the…
It appears that a documentary about the U.S. attorney scandal that plagued the Bush administration is going to be quite revealing — or salacious, depending on your point of view.
Former White House deputy chief of staff and current Fox News commentator Karl Rove once again failed to appear to give testimony in front of a House committee. Rove was scheduled to appear in front of the House Judiciary…
The full version of The Associated Press story detailing a subpoena of former U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici’s records is now available.
It looks like Domenici isn’t the main target of the investigation by federal prosecutor Nora R. Dannehy —…
The David Iglesias firing is the scandal that just won’t go away for former Republican U.S. Senator Pete Domenici. The Associated Press is reporting that Domenici has had his records subpoenaed by federal investigators in relation to the firing…
Talking Points Memo’s Muckraker reported that former Sen. Pete Domenici is the focus of a federal grand jury probe into the firing of former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias in 2006.
Muckraker reported that “according to legal sources familiar with…
Former Republican Sen. Pete Domenici, who served as New Mexico’s senator for decades before retiring due to health problems, has landed a new gig. He is now a senior fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) according to a…
Barb Wold over at Democracy for New Mexico points out that Val Kilmer is a Nader fan. During the 2008 election year he contributed more than $4,000 to the Nader campaign — Wold provides the list of contributions in…
Retired law enforcement officer and excellent photographer Mark Bralley has posted a huge photo essay on retired Sen. Pete Domenici. It is absolutely fascinating. You must go look at these pictures!
Speaking of cops, over at Eye on Albuquerque,…
Former Sen. Pete Domenici was quoted by Politico as “wandering the halls outside the Senate chamber” and expressed his sadness at no longer being senator to a group of reporters who were waiting for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.…
The U.S. Senate voted today to release the second $350 billion of the TARP bill, by a 56-42 margin. The vote, on a bill where a “nay” vote indicated you were for releasing the funds and an “aye” vote indicated…
While there will still be a massive drop in seniority from Pete Domenici, who served six terms in the Senate, to freshman Sen. Tom Udall, at least Udall will not have to start at the very bottom of the pecking…
During a year in which 60 percent of New Mexico’s delegation to D.C. won’t be back for the swearing in of new members next week, looking back at how much the delegation supported George W. Bush’s stances on issues this…
According to The Associated Press, U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici is riding off into the sunset after serving as New Mexico’s senator for 36 years. When Domenici began serving in 1972, New Mexico only had two congressional districts and the…
What’s next for the steadfastly conservative congressman? Head of the state GOP? Governor in 2010? Some say if he’s going to get elected to another office, New Mexico will have to change. Because Steve Pearce won’t.
U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici’s Washington office closed on Friday, and Domenici gave his last radio news conference today.
The $14 billion bailout for the American automobile industry collapsed tonight after the auto union refused to accept GOP demands that it agree to big wage cuts for its workers and the bill failed a key test vote in the Senate.
Oh, to be a fly on this wall. Retiring U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici , R-N.M., and Tom Udall, the Democrat who will replace him on Jan. 4, met today in Washington. Among the things they discussed, according to Domenici’s office, were Udall’s transition from the U.S. House to his new job.
