Gas prices rise as nationwide average nears $3 per gallon
Average gasoline price climbs toward 3 dollars a gallon, dampening economic recovery. Consumers spend about half a billion dollars more daily on energy than last year, with typical drivers using 50 gallons monthly footing about 50 dollars extra per month.
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McGwire Admits Steroid Use in 1998 Home Run Breakthrough
Mark McGwire acknowledged using steroids on and off for nearly a decade as he broke baseballs home run record in 1998. In a 20 minute phone interview released to the AP, he spoke emotionally about telling family friends coaches and former teammates he was coming clean and being honest.
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Obama weighs new levy on banks to recoup TARP funds
President Obama considers a levy on financial institutions to recover shortfalls in the 700 billion TARP bailout and help balance a faltering budget. The plan would modify the 2008 TARP law to recoup unrecovered funds, though details and timing remain uncertain.
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Governor names new Chaves County magistrate judge
Gov Bill Richardson announced the appointment of Robert Wickham a training manager at the U S Customs and Border Patrol Law Enforcement Academy in Artesia to replace retiring Magistrate Judge Robert Corn Wickham will take over the Chaves County court duties and serve as magistrate judge beginning this year.
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Richardson aims to steer New Mexico through final year in office
Gov. Bill Richardson vows an activist and high‑tempo last year while denying lame duck status. He plans to balance a 5 billion dollar state budget, face projected revenue shortfalls, and pursue international diplomacy as lawmakers convene January 19.
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Foster seeks seat on City Council
Roswell educator Barry Foster announces his bid for Ward V on the Roswell City Council. The Sierra Middle School social studies teacher, active in the community since 1993, aims to push south side development and neighborhood improvements if elected.
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Six Western troops die in Afghanistan in deadly day
Six NATO service members including three Americans were killed in Afghanistan in a day the fiercest for over two months. The deaths come as foreign forces increase in the country amid rising casualties and a new poll shows Afghans are slightly more optimistic, while Gen. Stanley McChrystal says the international force is diminishing Taliban momentum.
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