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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 U.S. Attorney firings

Former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias responds to Rove attacks

By | 03.09.10 | 1:23 pm

Some of the least convincing score-settling in “Courage and Consequences” comes when Karl Rove attempts to rebut the charge that he politicized the appointment of U.S. attorneys — the chapter dealing with this is titled “Rove: the Myth.” For…

Liberal phone company uses Rove, donations to Bush to lure customers from AT&T

By | 08.14.09 | 11:29 am

Wow. Now that’s some creative marketing. The envelope in the mailbox this morning said, “Thinking of switching to CREDO? That’s not part of Rove’s master plan.”

Inside was a small flyer with a picture of former President Bush’s political…

N.M. GOP Sen. Rod Adair makes an appearance in Rove’s testimony

By | 08.12.09 | 5:59 pm

“I didn’t need a state Senator from Roswell, New Mexico opining about who the U.S. Attorney ought to be when this is going to be largely the province of the United States Senator who is going to give us a…

Rove admits role in firing of former US Attorney David Iglesias

By | 07.30.09 | 2:33 pm

Karl Rove has admitted that he forwarded complaints to the Justice Department about David Iglesias, the United States attorney in New Mexico, who says he was fired for political reasons, the New York Times reports.

N.M. GOP attorney says voter fraud likely, even as he gets TPM treatment

By | 10.21.08 | 8:48 am

Pat Rogers, a prominent GOP attorney, sparked headlines on Talking Points Memo on Monday night. The spotlight on Rogers comes as TPM focuses on the accusations brought by the New Mexico GOP last week of finding clear evidence of voter registration fraud that represents a “bombshell.”

White House had clue to Iglesias’ firing before officially notified

By | 09.30.08 | 1:00 am

A blistering 392-page report released Monday by federal investigators left the impression that the White House knew of David Iglesias’ firing as U.S. Attorney for New Mexico before it got official word — a finding for which investigators can thank U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson, R-N.M.

U.S. AG picks special prosecutor to determine if Alberto Gonzales committed crime

By | 09.29.08 | 12:36 pm

U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey has named a special prosecutor in the case of the U.S. attorney firings to determine if criminal charges should be brought against former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, The New York Times is reporting.

Mukasey’s…

Everything you’d like to know about Iglesias’ firing and more

By | 09.29.08 | 10:20 am

Did you know that a reason given for former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias’ firing was that he was considered an “absentee landlord” in the parlance of the Bush administration’s Department of Justice? But a new Department of Justice report