Spending spree must stop and debt crisis warned
The nation faces a looming debt crisis with $12.7 trillion owed and $1.6 trillion added this year. A bipartisan commission will study fixes, but political will is lacking. Calls grow to end wasteful programs, freeze federal salaries, and curb expansion before considering new taxes.
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America
Greece
Congress
United States
Obama
Readers fire back on immigration policy and Richardson
A letter responds to a prior article urging Arizona to veto immigration enforcement. The writer criticizes Richardson as one of the worst governors and defends Brewer for standing firm on border control and driver license rules. The letter calls for longer border closure similar to Nixon era actions.
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Richardson
Arizona
U.S
Mexico
Jan Brewer
Richard Nixon
California
Frank Young Named Chair Of United Way Campaign
Frank Young a retired Sunwest Bank executive was chosen to lead the residential division of the United Way of Chaves County 1985 campaign. He has long served in civic groups and is active in Roswell Mason ic Shrine and Chamber of Commerce activities. Army Pvt. Mike Jimenez son of Raymond Jimenez Roswell completed basic field artillery cannoneer training at Fort Sill Lawton Oklahoma and is a 1981 Roswell High School graduate.
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Frank Young
Sunwest Bank
United Way of
Chaves County
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Roswell
New Mexico Faces Unemployment and Public Sector Debate
New Mexico shows nearly 9 percent unemployment with Albuquerque above it. The piece critiques heavy federal dependence, the growth of public sector pay and benefits, and a 3 percent city pay cut fight led by union president Steve Griego as Albuquerque struggles with rising joblessness.
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Washington
Department of Workforce Solutions
Albuquerque
Barack Obama and Company
Santa Fe
USA Today
Bureau of Labor Statistics
California
Illinois
Richard Berry
Steve Griego
Steve
Albuquerque Journal
Griego
Griego and Company
New Mexico News Services
Public trust in government wanes as Pew survey tracks distrust
The Pew Research Center survey shows nearly 80 percent of Americans distrust the federal government and doubt its ability to solve national problems. It notes discontent spans parties and agencies from Education to EPA and NASA, while calls for smaller government grow.
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Associated Press
Pew Research Center
America
Obama
White House
Andrew Kohut
Congress
Kohut
Department of Education
Food and Drug Administration
Social Security Administration
Environmental Protection Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Centers For Disease
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Democrats lose ground as Obama faces voter disapproval
The piece argues Obama and the Democrats misread public sentiment and fail to communicate effectively. It cites polls showing disapproval of the economy, health care, and deficits, plus declines in Democratic incumbents across states like California Wisconsin New York Oregon and Washington. It portrays a party-wide drift away from Obama’s leadership and the Obamacrat label.
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Anthony Trollope
Obama
Harvard
New York Times
Papa
CBS News
John Harwood
Congress
Llup
California
Wisconsin
New York
Oregon
Washington State
Senate