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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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Alaska scandal, the Kentucky Derby and New Mexico?

By | 05.04.09 | 1:14 pm

There is a connection between a corrupt former U.S. Senator from Alaska, a man convicted of bribing Alaskan state senators, the Kentucky Derby and New Mexico. Not something that you hear everyday.

McCain, Palin inadvertently supporting Dems’ 60-vote Senate goal (updated)

By | 10.29.08 | 11:13 am

Republican calls for Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens to resign after his conviction on corruption charges this week could get the Democratic Party one crucial step closer to the cherished 60-vote margin in the U.S. Senate, and put Republicans John…

Jury convicts Alaska senator of violating ethics laws

By | 10.27.08 | 5:17 pm

Ted Stevens, the longest serving Republican in the history of the U.S. Senate, was convicted today by a Washington, D.C., jury on seven counts of violating ethics laws for failing to report gifts he was given by friends.

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