Desert Stormgrounds Flights in Phoenix Scatters Passengers
Winter weather stranded thousands of travelers in the desert Southwest as high winds severely curtailed flights into and out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Thursday afternoon, leaving travelers seeking alternative arrangements.
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Police identify deputy as suspect in battery. De La Cerda and Peralta lead No. 1 Coyotes over Hobbs. Zoo welcomes new animals. State powers to collide at Coyote Den. Realtors fate: 2009 top producers.
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Rockets Dominate Dexter in Nasty Win
Goddard Rockets led by 6-foot-4 senior Chris Clees overpower Dexter 63 to 27 at Mission Control inside Goddard High School. Clees contributed a team-high 12 points as the Rockets improved to 6-9.
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Democrats push $390 million tax hike to balance New Mexico budget
A Democratic group led by the Working Families Caucus proposes raising more than 390 million through higher income taxes on top earners and reversal of 2003 tax cuts to avoid steep cuts to health care and education. Governor Richardson opposes, citing tax cuts as economic development.
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Gardner pushes House webcasting to show true colors
Roswell representative Keith Gardner leads push for live video of House sessions and committee meetings. The measure seeks to open the chamber to public streaming so constituents can watch lawmakers in action at any time.
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Governor Announces New Jobs in Gallup and Roswell
New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson announced a green manufacturing plant opening in Gallup and indicated about 100 jobs could be coming to Roswell in the coming weeks. He said rural areas would be targeted with new companies employing hundreds across the state.
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Senate panel probes investment scandal in New Mexico
A Senate Judiciary Committee agreed to obtain contracts for lawyers hired to defend state officials named in a whistleblower lawsuit seeking to recover lost public investments. The panel will also press agencies for public records on e mail and related documents and assess if taxpayers should fund legal bills for officials involved.
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Supreme Court frees corporations and unions to fund elections
The Supreme Court, in a 5-4 decision, ends century restrictions on corporate and union political spending, boosting influence over presidential and congressional races. The ruling shifts the political landscape as midterm campaigns begin, promising louder ads and greater pressure on lawmakers.
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Democrats reject fast health care fix in wake of Brown win
House Democrats rejected the quickest fix to health care on Thursday and signaled any agreement on Obama's signature issue would come slowly if at all. They weighed several difficult options as they absorbed Republican Scott Brown's election to the Massachusetts Senate.
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Haiti to relocate 400000 homeless in capital resettlement plan
Haiti will move about 400000 quake homeless from improvised camps in Port au Prince to new outskirts resettlement areas within days. Buses will begin within a week to ten days as new camps are prepared, with Brazilian U N peacekeepers preparing a tent city in Croix des Bouquets.
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