Richardson pledges base protection plan for New Mexico
gubernatorial hopeful Bill Richardson urges state role to shield Kirtland Cannon and White Sands from 2005 base closures. He cites economic impact over 5 billion and ties tax cuts to broader fiscal reform while backing on base defense and aid to Clovis Cannon range expansion.
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Albuquerque
New Mexico
Bill Richardson
Richardson
Cannon Air Force Base
Clovis
Molee
Air Force
Kirtland
Cannon
Holloman
Alamogordo
Pentagon
Feds
White Sands Missile Range
Homeland Security
Congress
General Accounting Office
Sandia National Laboratories
Edgewood gravel pit reopening vote denied by commission
Torrance County residents opposed to reopening the Carl Williams gravel pit near Edgewood won as the commission rejected the permit. Neighbors cited dust noise blasting and aquifer dangers, with about 100 residents at last week's meeting. Waycor representatives pledged safe operation.
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Edgewood
Torrance County
Carl Williams
Commission
David Campbell
Albuquerque
Waycor
Ortiz charged with aggravated assault after knife incident
At a preliminary hearing Magistrate Judge Robert Corn bound over Efrin Ortiz on two counts of aggravated assault for allegedly threatening two Applebee s restaurant workers with a large knife at the Main Street location on May 27. The defense questioned the charges while the state pushed for both counts to proceed.
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Robert B. Corn
Efrin Ortiz
Applebee
Main Street
Ortiz
Glen Collins
Mall shoppers eyeing new strip center near Wal-Mart
Developers hold leverage as up to 30 national chains show interest in a planned strip center near Wal-Mart. No firm commitments yet, and only a subset may be accommodated. Companies keep plans quiet, so details and final decisions emerge slowly.
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Sible
Train derailment prompts safety talk and survivor accounts
Witnesses describe a derailment near Union Station with passengers escaping injuries after a tipped car. Carmody notes heat buckling on continuous welded rail while Amtrak faces a budget crisis and car shortages limiting service and repairs.
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Carmody
Steve Colburn
Robert Bailey
Capitol Heights
Bailey
Michigan
Washington
Union Station
Katie Klingensmith
Silver Spring
Katie
Andrea Mieses
Pittsburgh
Maryland
Amtrak
Karina van Veen
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Ohio
California
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Ted Hobbs
Rotary
Jessica Silva
Jamie Petrakis
Jamie Fowler
Old Town
Old Church Street
Executive Women International Philanthropy Committee
Houston
Robert Robada
Collins
Jeanne M. Lahrman
Alan Griffin
Griffin
Federal Consumer Information Center
Pueblo
Gsa
U.S. General Services Administration
Chewnings
W. McGaffey
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