Byrd stalls border security measure in Senate
The stalled Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act faces delay as Senator Byrd blocks progress. The bill would create a centralized immigration database, smart visa cards, tighten student visa rules, and upgrade port security with biometric screening across U S ports and crossings.
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Robert Byrd
House
Senate
Byrd
Appropriations Committee
America
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U.S
State Department
Congress
Go Anna Hatcher urged for better state leadership
A reader urges Anna Hatcher for higher public trust and criticizes Rodney Adair with claims of deception. The letter from Jay Cummins of Dexter questions Adair's statements and calls for a more worthy second place candidate in New Mexico.
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Anna Hatcher
Rodney Adair
Adair
New Mexico
Swallows Return to San Juan Capistrano Mission
On March 19 2002 the San Juan Capistrano mission marks the annual swallows return. Historical notes include 1920 Versailles treaty rejection, 1859 Gounod Faust premiere in Paris, 1917 Supreme Court upheld eight hour railroad day, 1918 Congress approves Daylight Saving Time, and 1931 Nevada legalizes gambling.
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Associated Press
San Juan Capistrano Mission
California
U.S. Senate
Faust
Charles Gounod
Paris
Supreme Court
Congress
Nevada
Chaves County computer system seen as efficient but costly
County officials say the Chaves County computer system handles budget payroll and voter registration with a yearly outlay above $30,000 and has not cut staffing or paperwork. The New Mexico Military Institute golf team finished second in the AAA Socorro Golf Tournament led by Jeb Stuart. Sheep shearing champion Charlie Swain demonstrated the craft at Filbin Livestock Co. ranch attracting about 30 spectators aiming to improve technique.
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New Mexico Military Institute
Jeb Stuart
NMMI
Charlie Swain
Drakesville
Iowa
Filbin Livestock Co
Ing
Wills
Restorationists
Order
Rome
Johnson vetoes budget while signing capital outlay
Gov. Gary Johnson vowed to veto the legislative budget while signing the capital outlay bill on March 6, despite lawmakers failing to send an acceptable budget. He warned he will govern without an approved budget and refused to back tax increases or a government shutdown, while considering a possible budget compromise.
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Santa FE
Gary Johnson
Johnson
House
Senate
Rep
Ted Hobbs
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Ramsey Gorham
Gorham
Gridiron Club Skits Ease Washington Tension
Washington reporters and political leaders attended a Gridiron Club banquet where satire targeted the hunt for Osama bin Laden the Cheney secret life and the axis of evil. President Bush joked about Cheney's travel and the GAO while Daschle and Pelosi staged a mock duet on economic woes.
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Osama bin Laden
Dick Cheney
Bush
Marianne Means
Hearst Newspapers
Senate
Tom Daschle
Enron
Arthur Anderson
Global Crossing
Cheney
Dick Here
GAO
General Accounting Office
Congress
Trent Lott
House
Nancy Pelosi
Lott
Pelosi
Catholic Sex Scandals Raise Questions About Clergy
The piece discusses Catholic clergy sex abuse coverage, debates on homosexuality within the priesthood, and parallels to scoutmaster concerns. It cites Michael Rose's Good bye Good Men and Stanley Kurtz on gay subculture in seminaries and potential impacts on the Boy Scouts.
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Michael Rose
Stanley Kurtz
National Review Online
Boy Scouts
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