Richardson ally linked to pay to play probe in New Mexico
Federal scrutiny centers on CDR Financial Products and its chief executive David Rubin. The company earned about 1.5 million in fees for bond deals with the New Mexico Finance Authority while adviser Mike Stratton, a longtime political consultant and friend of Gov. Bill Richardson, worked for CDR. Richardson says no state wrongdoing occurred and officials acted with best intentions.
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Mississippi Tops Nation in Teen Birth Rate in 2006
The CDC reports Mississippi posted the highest teen birth rate in 2006 at 68 births per 1,000, surpassing New Mexico at 64 and Texas at 63, with New England states showing the lowest rates. Experts note large shares of black and Hispanic teens in the high rates and no clear reason for Mississippi’s surge.
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Mail theft charges against California USPS worker
A Marysville man, Dean Hudson, 29, was indicted on 19 federal counts of mail theft and delaying mail by a postal employee. Prosecutors say he opened greeting cards from July to December at a Marysville processing center, stealing about $550 from 11 pieces of mail while on duty. Public defender says he will plead not guilty.
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