Susana and Obama charm voters in New Mexico
A column notes Susana Martinez shares Obama like charm with minorities and leads polls while Diane Denish struggles for change. It discusses campaign tactics, debates avoidance, and the public’s desire for disruption rather than detailed issue positions. It also references Pete Domenici and Johnson Chavez as contrasts.
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John McCain
Diane Denish
Susana
Obama
Pete Domenici
Pete
Denish
Martinez
Gary Johnson
Albuquerque
Marty Chavez
New Mexico
Arizona
Jay Miller
la Tusa
Santa Fe
Hotmail
Boehner Reflects On GOP State And Aims For Majority
In a Capitol Hill interview Ohio Rep. John Boehner, House minority leader, envisions upgrading his office and pursuing a GOP return to the majority. He cites unity after losses, vows a freeze on new programs, and calls for costly reforms to Social Security and Medicare. He teared up when asked what his late parents would think, saying he is “a regular guy with a big job.”
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Capitol Hill
Ohio
John Boehner
Boehner
Congress
Doonesbury Vision: Robots Aid Patient Doctor Dialogue
The piece notes mobile units in hundreds of hospitals allowing remote observation and communication between patient and physician. It cites robotics as long-used in space research and bomb disposal, while acknowledging warmth and human touch remain irreplaceable aspects of care.
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Outer
Space
White House seeks new powers to snoop on online messages
Editorial argues expanded government surveillance of Internet communications risks unintended harms even if motives are national security. It cites a New York Times report that officials plan sweeping regulations to allow intercepts and decryption of encrypted emails, social networks, and peer to peer apps with court orders.
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New York Times
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BlackBerry
Facebook
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Times
James X. Dempsey
Center For Democracy and Technology
Internet Policy Group
the Times
FBI
Valerie E. Caproni
Communications Assistance To Law Enforcement
Susan Landau
Radcliffe Institute of Advanced Study
Sun Microsystems
Two U.S. service members honored for promotions and awards
David A. Hill of West Virginia has been promoted to Air Force senior master sergeant and serves as a first sergeant in the Philippines with the 3rd Tactical Fighter Wing. He is married to Barbara, daughter of Dexter residents Frank M. and Barbara Johnson. Col. Rocky M. Kerr of Kentucky and Hagerman earned the Army Achievement Medal at Fort Bragg for meritorious service as an infantry squad leader with the 82nd Airborne Division in North Carolina.
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Augustus N. Hill
West Virginia
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Philippines
3Rd Tactical Fighter Wing
Barbara
Frank M. Johnson
Dexter
Rocky M. Kerr
Jim Kerr
Kentucky
Judy Kerr
Hagerman
Fort Bragg
Fayetteville
N.C
Kerr
82Nd Airborne Division
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