New Mexico panel weighs another candidate for vacant judgeship
The Deming based commission considers whether to send the governor a single name or additional nominees for the 6th Judicial District vacancy created by the retirement of Gary Jeffreys. Members argue best qualified should be appointed, with retention elections following appointment.
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Commission
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DeLaney
Villegas
Fred Sherman
Martinez
Sherman
Gary Jeffreys
GOP
Gary Johnson
Richardson
Carlsbad
Supreme Court
J. Richard Brown
5Th Judicial District Court
Feral pigs in New Mexico hunt unregulated as coyotes
Powell notes hogs root and tear ground while acting as vacuum cleaners for prey. Dan Williams of the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish says feral pig populations are not regulated or managed, allowing hunting with no limits like coyotes.
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New Mexico Department of Game and Fish
Dan Williams
Penasco Valley Telecommunications
Rural Utilities Service
Department of Agriculture
United States
Former cabbie testifies on NYC subway plot targets
Zarein Ahmedzay tells Brooklyn jury he and Najibullah Zazi and Adis Medunjanin scouted Grand Central Times Square and the NYSE and considered Penn Station and movie theaters before choosing subway lines. He recalls al Qaida hideout talks and vows to become martyrs after training. Medunjanin seeks leniency while Zazi and Ahmedzay plead guilty.
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al-Qaida
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Grand Central Terminal
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Brooklyn
Najibullah Zazi
Adis Medunjanin
Penn Station
City
Manhattan
Ahmedzay
Pakistan
George W. Bush
Medunjanin
U.S
Zazi
Romney weighs running mate picks amid secrecy
Romney narrowing a field that could include as many as a dozen candidates. Beth Myers will lead vetting with a staff crew. Rubio Portman Christie Haley and Pawlenty are named as potential picks while Romney stresses opposition to abortion rights and aims to avoid distractions from Obama’s campaign.
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Ohio
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Portman
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Chris Christie
South Carolina
Nikki Haley
Virginia
Bob McDonnell
Afghan and U S forces push to clear Ghazni and eastern routes
Afghan and U S officials say Ghazni and eastern provinces like Paktika and Paktia are key infiltration routes from Pakistan. NATO will step up operations as U S combat roles wind down, aiming to hand security to Afghan forces by 2013 and withdraw most troops by 2014 amid ongoing Taliban pressure.
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Helmand
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82Nd Airborne
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Musa Khan
East
ANSF
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