House backs backup F-35 engines in defense bill
The House approved keeping 485 million dollars for spare engines in next year’s defense budget as part of a 3 billion plan. Despite opposition from DOD and the defense contractor, 231 members across parties backed the program, with Senate debate possible and finite budget concerns cited by Claire McCaskill.
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U.S
Lockheed-Martin
Armed Services
House
Bistate House
Russ Carnahan
D-St. Louis
John Boehner
Ohio
Eric Cantor
Virginia
Mike Pence
Indiana
Congress
Defense
Robert M. Gates
DOD
Pentagon
Lockheed
Boeing Co
Pratt & Whitney
General Electric
Britain
Rolls Royce
P&w
GE Aviation
Cincinnati
Rolls
Indianapolis
Allison Engineering
Senate
Senate Armed Services Committee
Claire McCaskill
D-Mo
Roswell and Goddard DECA Students to Compete Nationally
Twenty five years ago six Roswell High DECA students will compete for national awards at the 19th Career Development Conference in San Francisco. Attendees include Ricardo Gurrola Lynnette Maguire Johnny Peck Manuel Peck Steve Ponce Gabe Trujillo and Laurie R Roberson from Goddard High. The event draws more than 7 000 DECA members and advisers from Guam Puerto Rico the United States and the Virgin Islands. Anna Batseer received an Outstanding Senior Award and one of two scholarships from the New Mexico Future Homemakers of America HERO. Batseer was among 900 at the 1985 FHA HERO State Leadership Conference at Glorieta. Angela Van Winkle also attended.
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Roswell High School
DECA
San Francisco
Ricardo Gurrola
Alberto Gurrola
Lynnette Maguire
Francis Maguire
Johnny Peck
Margie Peck
Manuel Peck
Steve Ponce
Henry Ponce
Gabe Trujillo
Jose P. Trujillo
Goddard High
Laurie R. Roberson
Richard Tempero
Guam
Puerto Rico
United States
Virgin Islands
Anna Batseer
Gail Reames
New Mexico
New Mexico budget braces for $716 million gap in 2012
Analysts warn that recurring revenue growth may be volatile as the 2012 budget faces a $716 million shortfall after ending one time stimulus funds. Tom Clifford cites a $236 million gap to maintain current services, urging candidates to present real plans to close the deficit.
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Legislative Finance Committee
Clifford
New Mexico Tax Research Institute
New Mexico
New Mexico News Services
Obama pressed as Israeli raid tests U S diplomacy
The Gaza flotilla raid strains U S ties with Israel and heights tensions with Muslim nations including Turkey and Egypt. Obama spoke with Erdogan to offer condolences and urged a credible impartial inquiry while seeking release of all passengers and ships.
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Israel
Gaza Strip
Barack Obama
U.S
Turkey
Egypt
Obama
White House
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
Reh’-Jehp Ty’-Ihp
Ur’-Dohwahn
My Daddy's Name Is Conor Donor Offspring Reflections
A new Institute for American Values report surveys almost 500 donor conceived young adults. It finds near half troubled by conception, money exchange, and family identity while many support nonanonymous donor access and some become donors themselves. The piece includes donor offspring Olivia Pratten recounting stigma at infertility conferences.
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America
Institute For American Values
Conor
Elizabeth Marquardt
Norval Glenn
Karen Clark
IAV
FamilyScholars.org
Olivia Pratten
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