Weather hype and water battles spill across New Mexico
A reader notes sensational weather coverage skews public perception with names for storms and non events while Texas sues New Mexico over Rio Grande water rights. The piece cites NBC owned sites weather.com and weather underground, Jim Cantore at the Weather Channel, and drought conditions in Texas and New Mexico along the Pecos River amid irrigation fights and groundwater pumping debates.
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Mitt Romney
Weather.com
Weather Underground
NBC
Jim Cramer
CNBC
Weather Channel
Weather
Billy the Kid
Fort Sumner
Silver City
Texas
New Mexico
Carlsbad
Pecos River
Carlsbad Irrigation District
Budget reform with promise in chained CPI proposal
President Obama backed chained CPI in the 2014 budget, arguing it slows entitlements growth to cut deficits by at least 340 billion dollars over ten years. Critics warn it shifts costs from retirees, while Boehner calls the idea modest and ties tax hikes to budget restraint.
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Barack Obama
Washington, D.C
White House
Cnnmoney
Obama
Congress
GOP
House of Representatives
John Boehner
Orthostatic hypotension tips from Dr Komaroff
Practical steps to manage dizziness when standing include standing slowly, wiggling toes, and moving from lying to sitting. Review medications, raise bed head, stay hydrated, and consider salt intake. Coffee morning boosts, exercise, avoid straining, and wear compression stockings.
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Komaroff
Harvard Medical School
Askdoctork
Shattuck St
Boston
Thatcher Death Sparks British Political Storm and Death Parties
The reaction to Margaret Thatcher's death includes far left protests and death parties across the UK. BBC Radio 1 briefly played Ding Dong the Witch is Dead after a surge in online sales, while demonstrations and threats to dignitaries at her funeral drew police preparations.
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Northern Ireland
Margaret Thatcher
Britain
Far
BBC Radio 1
U.S
Thatcher
Scotland Yard
Metropolitan Police
Jeremy Scott
David Cameron
Scott
The
Daily Mail
Romany Blyther
Baroness Thatcher
Hitler
Daily Telegraph
Ramna Mohdin
Queen Mary, University of London
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