Energy bill would strangle economy
A Washington opinion piece attacks the Kerry Lieberman cap and trade bill, arguing it would harm U.S. economic growth, raise energy costs, and erase manufacturing jobs while not solving pollution. It warns of global shifts to cheaper energy and urges the Senate to kill the measure quickly.
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Washington
Senate
John Kerry
Massachusetts
Joe Lieberman
Connecticut
Scott Brown
U.S. Senate
China
Brazil
India
America
Detroit
Heritage Foundation
Kudos to Keith Bell Cartoonist Appreciation Letter
A reader thanks Keith Bell for sensitive cartoons including St Peter welcoming Jesse Andrus and Mike Hellman into heaven and a dad in uniform with his son captioned Welcome Home 920th. The writer praises his local and national political cartoons and values his talent.
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Keith Bell
St. Peter
Jesse Andrus
Mike Hellman
Heaven
Keith
Miss New Mexico Teen to compete after win at Roswell
Carolyn Foster of Roswell is named Miss New Mexico National Teenager and receives a $1,000 scholarship. A Goddard High School junior she will compete in the Miss National Teen Ager Pageant in August and was named talent winner. Also noted is Louis Lucero, Roswell YMCA program director and instructor, leaving after 30 years in the military to take a new government post in Albuquerque.
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Carolyn Foster
Roswell
New Mexico
Foster
Preston Foster
Goddard High School
Louis Lucero
YMCA
United States
Albuquerque
Red-light cameras in New Mexico face backlash and removals
New Mexico cities move to remove red-light cameras amid safety concerns and revenue debates. Albuquerque, Las Cruces, Santa Fe and others critique state orders, while supporters cite crash reductions and safer intersections.
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New Mexico
State Transmission Commission
Johnny Cope
Cope
Albuquerque
Las Cruces
Ken Miyagishima
Santa Fe
Cerillos Road
Seone Rancho
Espanola
Farmington
Office of Management and Budget
Hobbs
Transportation Department
Ron Trujillo
New Mexico News Services
Karzai Visits Washington and Arlington in War Cost Tour
Afghan President Karzai meets Obama in Washington and visits Walter Reed Army Medical Center and Arlington Cemetery to view American war dead and wounded. He tours Fort Campbell and discusses casualties while raising questions about the war’s moral burden and long-term U.S. strategy.
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Washington
Hamid Karzai
Obama
Karzai
al-Qaida
Walter Reed Army Medical Center
U.S
Afghanistan
Arlington National Cemetery
Fort Campbell
101St Airborne Division
Ian
Barack Obama
Walter Reed Hospital
Parties must evolve with new tech and movements to survive
Washington observers say the birth of party power is shifting as the Internet and a money ruling reshape politics. Insurgent candidates and bottom up organizing challenge gatekeepers, pressuring Democrats and Republicans to rethink outreach while still aiming to influence Capitol Hill outcomes. Rand Paul and Blanche Lincoln races illustrate the upheaval and the potential for stronger outside groups to shape contests.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Change
Kentucky
Pennsylvania
Arkansas
Alex Castellanos
Republican National Committee
GOP
Capitol Hill
Rand Paul
Senate
Mitch McConnell
Senate Gop
Barack Obama
Democratic Party
White House
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National Highway Traffic Administration
Bush
Helen Thomas
Karen Finney
Democratic National Committee
Carl Forti
House Republican Campaign Committee
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