Nuclear arms deal initiated between U S and Russia
President Bush and Vladimir Putin to sign a 10 year treaty reducing strategic nuclear warheads to 1700 to 2200 each by 2012 while permitting storage of some warheads. The agreement spans three pages, expires in 2012 with possible extension and faces Senate approval amid questions on irreversibility and rapidity of reductions.
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Vladimir Putin
United States
Russia
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Senate
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Moscow
White House
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Indiana
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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Anderson Campaign Presses Five GOP Candidates in 2nd District Race
Five GOP hopefuls split campaigning across Lea Eddy Chaves Valencia and Otero counties amid early voting in the 2nd District primary. Roswell native Phelps Anderson emphasizes a door to door approach while noting a three horse race with Earl Greer and Leo Martinez, as Ruben Smith and John Arthur Smith assess the field. Endorsements flow to Smith and Pearce as candidates lock in strategy ahead of election day.
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Lincoln County
2Nd
Phelps Anderson
Anderson
Chaves County
Eddy County
Earl Greer
Leo Martinez
Lea
Eddy
Chaves Valencia
Otero
Dona Ana
GOP
Ruben Smith
Las Cruces
John Arthur Smith
Deming
Dona Ana County
Steve Peace
Albuquerque Tribune
Pearce
U.S. Senate
New Mexico Federation of Educational Employees
NMFEE
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Afscme
Afl-Cio
Smith
Inmates complain of mistreatment at Chaves County jail
Five inmates at Chaves County Detention Center allege denial of writing supplies and envelopes plus limited showering and meals. Administrator Patricia Ross says Delta Unit inmates are restricted to singles cells for disciplinary reasons and deny most commissary access while confirming some hygiene provisions. An ongoing Roswell Police investigation into a two week old disturbance at the general population wing is referenced.
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Patricia Ross
CCDC
South Delta Unit
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Delta Unit
Rosse
Roswell Police Department
Bush signs big dollar farm bill
President Bush signed a 190 billion dollar six year farm bill expanding subsidies for Midwestern and Southern growers amid political stakes as 2004 elections loom. The measure increases spending about 80 percent over current programs and aims to avoid price depressions while drawing farm-state support.
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Wrinkle Seeks Chaves County Commission Seat
John Wrinkle, a retired state probation and parole supervisor now teaching at Mountain View Middle School, announces a bid for the Chaves County Commission. He emphasizes budget realities, service funding, and citizen priorities as he faces Democratic challenger Gynn Langford in the June primary.
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Mountain View Middle School
Roswell
New Mexico
Spooneng Shen Jennings
Chaves
Pat Jennings
Sheriff's Department
Gynn Langford
Alice Eppers
Chaves County
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