Pelosi frames health care as continuation of Social Security legacy
The speaker links Obamacare to Social Security and Medicare praising entitlements while warning of looming deficits. Analysts note SSA trust fund exhaustion projected for 2037 and CBO forecasts of a deficit this year, prompting calls for reform or alternatives such as personal accounts or opt-out options.
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Congressional Budget Office
SSA
Jose Pinera
Cato Institute
Chile
Ms. Pelosi
City Council Resignation Sparks Standing Ovation in Roswell
Dear Editor reports a special City Council meeting where John Capps announced his resignation effective September after a closed session on personnel matters. The audience gave a standing ovation while about ten attendees remained seated, prompting the writer to label them rude ignorant and lacking class.
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John Capps
Capps
Roswell
Dragons and Chaparral Citizens Named at Del Norte and El Capitan
Del Norte Elementary announces Dragons of the Month by grade from sixth to kindergarten with names such as Kathy Espinoza Jay Jeffers and Tanya Espinoza plus others. El Capitan Elementary also names Chaparral Citizens of the Month across all grades, listing students including Dee Dee Anaya Sherri Hall Anna Barrera Tara Cunningham and more.
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del Norte Elementary
Kathy Espinoza
Jay Jeffers
Tony Alber
John di Paola
Keilah Finch
Temple Turner
Kerri Hendricks
Shawn McDonald
Travis Cleem
Jimmy Montgomery
Jennifer Rampley
Tanya Espinoza
Shannon Kreager
Scotty Segura
Lauri Hendricks
Beth Waggoner
Jeff White
Jose Salazar
Graciella Veloz
Juan Rodriguez
el Capitan Elementary
Dee Dee Anaya
Sherri Hall
Anna Barrera
Tara Cunningham
Mathew Merhege
Michelle Connell
Michelle Joslyn
Heidi Duncan
Jim Julian
Dawn Barrett
Jessica Hildebrandt
Jessica Toya
Dominic Garcia
Angelina Ortega
Brandon Perry
Jamey Forrest
Josh Speer
New Mexico rural decline shown in 2009 income drop
New Mexico saw lower per capita income in 2009 at 32,992 dollars, down 1.2 percent from 2008. Metro areas like Albuquerque Santa Fe Las Cruces and Farmington accounted for over two thirds of the state population, while Sandoval County grew rapidly and several rural counties faced negative natural increase. The piece notes urban dominance, migration patterns, and hopes for policy shifts with a new administration to boost agriculture mining and forestry.
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New Mexico
Bureau of Economic Analysis
Census Bureau
Albuquerque
Santa Fe
Farmington
Las Cruces
Sandoval
Kendall County
Chicago
Pinal County
Arizona
Phoenix
Torrance
Catron
Colfax
Quay
Sierra
de Baca
Harding
Union
United States
Utah
Idaho
Richardson
New Mexico News Services
Obama widens Afghanistan drive after health care battle
Obama shifts focus to Afghanistan promising victory and an honorable exit. He has tripled U S forces, faces a government weakened by corruption in Kabul, with al Qaeda still active in Pakistan. A March AP poll shows rising public support for his Afghan policy. He met Karzai for about 30 minutes to press governance reforms.
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Washington
Russia
Barack Obama
Afghanistan
U.S
Obama
Hamid Karzai
Kabul
Iraq
House of Congress
Associated Press
Gfk
Obama-Karzai
Karzai
Auburn
N.Y
Maxwell Coapman
Coapman
Staunton
Terry Bennett
Loveland
Colo
Jason McCarty
Should the Church defrock Benedict over historic abuse cases
The piece questions how seriously law treats sexual abuse of minors. It cites studies showing many adults convicted of abusing minors avoid prison and highlights multiple cases where sentences were light, prompting scrutiny of legal accountability beyond clerical discipline. It notes lawyer Jeff Anderson and ongoing efforts challenging Pope Benedict.
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Pope Benedict
Wisconsin
Vatican
Mark Genetiano
Jeff Anderson
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