Immigration Law Echoes Across States Amid Protests
The piece surveys reactions to Arizona's immigration enforcement law as 13-1 Los Angeles votes to sanction boycotts. It notes amnesty-driven demographics, Latino political clout, and similar moves in California, Texas, and New Mexico, with lawmakers hinting at copycat bills nationwide.
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Central America
Oakland
San Diego
Los Angeles
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Texas
National Association of Latino
Eric Bearse
Rick Perry
Mexico
North
Midwest
Republican Party
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Bill Richardson
Perry
Dallas
Farmers Branch
The
Immigration Policy Center
Maryland
Ohio
Utah
Man Charged After Shootout At Albuquerque Residence
Vega confronted Chris and Alisa at a residence after they asked him to leave. He allegedly shot two people, targeted officers during a later ambush, and was wounded by police. He faces two open murder counts, three counts of attempted murder of a peace officer, and a shooting at a dwelling. He has a prior domestic violence history and remains in custody in Albuquerque.
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Chris
Alisa
Vega
Montgomery
Dave
Michael Sanchez
New Mexico State
University of New Mexico
Albuquerque
Sanchez
Mattarco
Roswell
BP spill probes widen as containment effort advances
The White House urged Congress to raise BP liability beyond the 75 million cap and push more funds into a federal spill cleanup account. BP’s Lamar McKay pledged payment of legitimate damages beyond cleanup costs. A new top hat containment box was placed on the sea floor near the mile-deep leak as investigators examined multiple failures in the Deepwater Horizon incident. Police and energy committee hearings questioned BP executives as a Transocean report cited up to 260 potential failure modes in the blowout preventer.
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White House
Congress
Lamar McKay
Gulf Coast
Minerals Management Service
Kenner
House Energy and Commerce Committee
Deepwater Horizon
Louisiana
Bart Stupak
Dmich
Transocean
BOP
Cameron
Stupak
Roswell Youth Challenge academy faces funding decisions
Councilor Judy Stubbs says New Mexico Youth Challenge Academy must decide how to fund operations after June 2011. Officials discussed ideas such as lobbying lawmakers or securing corporate sponsors but produced no firm plan. Mayor Del Jurney calls the roundtable a first step toward keeping the program open.
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Judy Stubbs
The
New Mexico Youth Challenge Academy Foundation
Roswell
Suph
del Jurney
Mattarco
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