Nine redistricting proposals set for New Mexico Legislature
Santa Fe AP Nine options for congressional district boundaries will be sent to the Legislature for next week's special session. The Redistricting Committee chose multiple proposals rather than one approach to redraw districts using 2000 census data. Rep. Edward Sandoval said decisions belong to the full Legislature before final approval by Gov. Gary Johnson.
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Santa FE
Edward Sandoval
Albuquerque
Cochairman
Gary Johnson
ENMU Roswell Independence Plan Advances
The Exploratory Task Force on Independence at ENMU Roswell presented its preliminary plan to the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education in Alamogordo. Chair Lawrence C. Harris led the briefing with Judy Armstrong and Richard Cervantes present. no action was taken until the next commission meeting on October 11 and 12 in Espanola.
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Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell Independence
Independence
New Mexico Commission On Higher Education
Lawrence C. Harris
Alamogordo
Judy Armstrong
Enmu-R
Richard Cervantes
Harris
Armstrong
Commission
Espanola
Arafat Orders Gunfire Stop in Beit Jalla Crisis
Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat ordered gunmen to halt firing as Israeli forces held parts of Beit Jalla in the West Bank. A tentative pullout was discussed with U S and European help amid continued clashes and a nighttime shelling that injured two people. Powell urged Arafat to press Israel to withdraw.
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Beit Jalla
West Bank
Yasser Arafat
Israel
U.S
European
Arafat
Shimon Peres
Colin Powell
Powell
Bush
Mexico cannot meet September water debt, Texas farmers blame Mexico
South Texas irrigation leaders say drought leaves Mexico unable to release 600000 acre feet of Rio Grande water by September. Farmers voice anger at Mexico and Washington, cite NAFTA and border policy as motives, and await a Bush Fox meeting amid drought. A Mexican task force is formed to study the water shortfall.
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Harlingen
Texas
South Texas
Mexico
Washington
Rio Grande
Gordon Hill
NAFTA
Hill
George Bush
Vincente Fox
Rick Perry
Albuquerque woman charged after padlocking children inside home
Sylvia Barreras, 34, was arrested in Albuquerque on three counts of child abuse for allegedly leaving her 15 year old son and two younger daughters in a dark hot apartment from 3 to 11 PM with no electricity. A padlock was found on the door and food left outside. Custody was granted to the children's grandparents.
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Albuquerque
Sylvia Barreras
Barreras
Bernalillo County Sheriff's Department
Casey Ireland
Ireland
Romaine Serna
State Children, Youth and Families Department
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California
Petronas
Dancing With Fire
Brisbane
New Mexico
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