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Newspaper
Roswell Daily Record
Location
Roswell, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 2010
Page
1
Chicago AP report says Rod Blagojevich, facing federal charges over attempted influence peddling for Obama’s Senate seat, has discussed his innocence on talk shows as the trial begins.
Roswell marks Memorial Day with veterans honored at an Elks Lodge breakfast while other groups debate participation in a UFO Festival. Activists gather to share views as the city weighs its stance amid celebration plans.
Chick Murphy of J P Stone Community Bank and a World War II veteran will be honored as the 2010 Elk Veteran Golfer of the Year at the Elks for Vets charity golf tournament. He served as an infantryman with the 36th Division in Europe and spent 18 months overseas.
Susana Martinez, Dona Ana County district attorney, won the Republican nomination with 51 percent in a five way race and will meet Democrat Diane Denish in the general election to become New Mexico's first woman governor.
The Associated Press tally shows results across House districts two and three with GOP leads for Steve Pearce and Tom Mullins, and a Governor race with Susana Martinez ahead. Down the ballot, Lieutenant Governor and Land Commissioner contests split between Dem and GOP factions with multiple candidates, and precincts reported at high completion levels.
Steve Pearce wins the GOP 2nd District primary defeating Cliff Pirtle and advances to face Teague in November. Pearce, a three term former congressman, says district campaigning reconnected him with supporters as unofficial returns show Pearce at 84 percent with 66 percent of precincts reporting.
Ballot boxes from across the county rolled into the Chaves County Administrative Center as polls closed at the 2010 primary. Former congressman Steve Pearce defeated 24 year old Roswell farmer Cliff Pirtle to advance to a general election against Lee in November.
On Tuesday Sheriff Rob Coon and District Attorney Janetta Hicks announced a collaborative initiative to track sex offenders across the 5th Judicial District. The tri county effort includes Chaves County, Lea County, and Eddy County sheriffs offices with Offender Watch handling the site. The system, already used by probation officers and district attorney offices, improves on the New Mexico DPS site by centralizing offender movement information for earlier intervention.
BP shares tumbled about 15 percent as the U.S. government announced criminal and civil investigations into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Attorney General Eric Holder toured the Gulf coast, promising a forceful response if illegal behavior is found, while BP engineers scrambled after a failed effort to stop the leak.
Public Service Company of New Mexico asks the Public Regulation Commission to approve an average 21.2 percent rate increase in two phases. The plan would add about ten dollars a month to the typical bill next year and roughly four more in 2012. PNM cites $575 million in investments through 2011 for reliability and new facilities.
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