Immigration reform ruckus mirrors Arizona law debate
Amid the Arizona law uproar, LULAC leader Rosa Rosales vows resilience against intimidation. Obama and Richardson push for reform while Senate Republicans threaten filibuster, with Lindsey Graham exiting amid Tea Party pressure. Polls show mixed impacts on Hispanic voters and NM gubernatorial race remains tight between Susana Martinez and Diane Denish.
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Pedrosykes
Arizona
J Oy
Pedroskyes
Gertrude Stein
League of United Latin American Citizens
LULAC
Albuquerque
Rosa Ros
Ales
Obama
Congress
Bill Richardson
South Carolina
Lindsey Graham
Gov. Richardson
Associated Press
Phoenix
New Mexico
Susana Martinez
Diane Denish
Texas
Rich Perry
George W. Bush
Southwest
New Mexico News Services
Editorial: Boost Private Investment as Key Growth Driver
The article argues that government pledges to widen private investment across utilities and financial services could match the 2008 stimulus in impact. It notes the need for a fair, transparent environment to unlock private sector growth, reduce reliance on state-led investment, and narrow income gaps to unleash job creation and reform.
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China
State Council
Leaked U.S. records reveal Afghan war challenges
The massive leak of 90,000 U.S. military logs exposes civilian casualties and Taliban strength, suggesting broader support networks and greater difficulty for Allied forces. It questions claims of an achievable 2014 British withdrawal and shows U.S. reliance on special forces while the Taliban possess heat seeking missiles.
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U.S
Afghanistan
Pentagon
David Cameron
Firing Shirley Sherrod Revisited Amid Racial Tensions
The piece argues racism persists in America and links Shirley Sherrod’s firing to lingering white resentment and a broader backlash against affirmative action. It recalls Lyndon Johnson’s push for equality and notes the shift toward claiming white victims in discrimination debates.
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Shirley Sherrod
Agriculture Department
Obama
NAACP
Lyndon Johnson
Dear Dr Gott advice on talking to dismissive doctors
A reader recalls two encounters with rheumatologists who ridiculed them over bow legs and knee pain. The Dear Reader asks how to communicate with doctors who belittle patients, while the column explains bow leg origins and pathologic causes like rickets Blounts disease with emphasis on diagnosis, treatment, and when bowing persists into adulthood.
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DR. Gott
Mayo Clinic
Local Pageant Entrants Named for 1985 Little Miss NM
Senaida Herrera daughter of Hernando and Maria Herrera and Shonia Sanchez daughter of Joe and Linda Sanchez selected as entrants in 1985 Little Miss Junior New Mexico Pageant Herrera attends Flora Vista Elementary Sanchez attends El Capitan High School Staff Sgt Thomas B Jones son of Raymond and Mary Jones decorated with Air Force Achievement Medal at Mather Air Force Base Jones is an aircraft maintenance specialist with the 323rd Flying Training Wing He is a Roswell High School 1978 graduate.
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Hernando R. Herrera
Shonia Sanchez
Joe Sanchez
New Mexico
Herrera
Flora Vista Elementary
Sanchez
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Thomas B. Jones
Raymond E. Jones
Mather Air Force Base
Jones
323Rd Flying Training Wing
Roswell High School
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