Reinventing journalism faces FTC draft scrutiny
The FTC staff discussion draft on reinvention of journalism proposes government geared solutions, including subsidies and taxes. Critics warn such funding could threaten press independence and invite governmental influence over stories and newsroom choices.
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Roswell Students Attend Presidential Classroom Program
Twenty five years ago Philip J. Danielson a NMMI senior joined a Presidential Classroom for Young Americans program in Washington DC. He was among over 3000 juniors and seniors in seven winter sessions meeting senators studying government and touring the Capitol. Robert Cody Burson son of Roswell residents earned a 200 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Scholarship to West Texas State University to study animal science next fall.
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NMMI
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Roswell
Capitol Hill
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Supreme Court
Library of Congress
Robert Cody Burson
John Burson
School of Agriculture
West Texas State University
Canyon
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Rural income growth in New Mexico outpaces urban areas
New Mexico county income data from 2000 to 2008 shows Lea County leading with 87 percent growth, while metro areas grew 40 percent and rural areas 60 percent. By 2009-2010, statewide personal income barely rose, and unemployment climbed, with Harding and Union counties among the poorest performers.
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Bureau of Economic Analysis
Lea
Lea County
Richardson Administration
Diane Denish
Metro Area
Metro
Eddy County
Harding County
Union County
Harding
Union Counties
Dodge
Clayton
Mosquero
Sandoval County
Union
Bernalillo
Valencia County
Metro Albuquerque
Taos
Socorro
Susan Martinez
Taos County
Obama Promises to Leave Gulf Coast Better than Before
President Obama vows Gulf Coast recovery and energy reform while acknowledging a long road ahead. A nationwide AP-GfK poll shows 52 percent disapprove of his spill handling as fall elections approach and critics question the plan’s specifics. The Oval Office address aims to signal control and concern for affected communities.
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Barack Obama
Gulf Coast
George W. Bush
Obama
Associated Press
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Prop 8 Trial Headed Toward Historic Ruling on Marriage
The Prop 8 case Perry v Schwarzenegger nears closure with Ted Olson leading plaintiffs. The author frames the trial as a national test that could redefine marriage, contrasting views on equality, religion, and constitutional limits while recalling a San Francisco Oakland confrontation.
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California
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