Medicare Reform Push Warns of System Collapse
The piece argues reforms are vital to curb soaring Medicare spending which could double as a share of GDP by 2020 and triple by 2040. It notes past GOP efforts to slow growth faced fierce opposition and highlights Senate proposals to raise enrollment age gradually to 67, fund child healthcare, expand rural options, and allow providers to create competing plans to avert insolvency.
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Action urged at Roswell crime meetings
A Roswell reader calls for immediate action to curb crime, urging residents to attend a public meeting with the police chief at the Roswell Boys and Girls Club on Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. and a City Council Police Committee meeting on Oct. 23 at 2 p.m. to demand priority funding and stronger enforcement.
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Promise Keepers Praised for Public Support
Dear Editor voices thankfulness for Promise Keepers praising them as a great asset to God family and country and urging more support for their work and impact.
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Elks open fall meeting in Roswell. Bryan presides
More than 500 Elks and their wives are expected in Roswell for the New Mexico Elks Association fall meeting opener. Vernon Bryan of Artesia serves as association president and will be honored at a party at 5 p.m. Saturday. Baha is observing Bab birthday with dinner tonight at the Nebel home. Capitan Future Homemakers elect district 1 officers Debbie Cartwright Linda Trujillo Patty Otero.
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New Mexico Elks Association
Vernon Bryan
Artesia
Bryan
Bab
Edgar Nebel
S. Pinon Ave
Capitan Future Homemakers of America
Debbie Cartwright
Patty Otero
Linda Trujillo
Udall Enters Race for Congress in New Mexico
Reliable sources say Attorney General Tom Udall will run for Congress in New Mexico's 3rd District. Udall formed an exploratory committee, travels the district, and campaigns on crime reduction, campaign finance reform, senior protection, and sustainable communities while citing his family legacy in public service.
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Tom Udall
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Bill Redmond
R-N.m
Redmond
Bill Richardson
D-N.m
Richardson
U.S. Senate
U.N
New Mexico
Albuquerque
Martin Chavez
Espanola
Farmington
Las Vegas
Raton
Rio Rancho
Tucumcari
Washington
Newt Gingrich
Stuart Udall
Kennedy
Interior
Morris Udall
Congress rails as Clinton trims pork with line item veto
Capitol Hill roars as President Clinton used the line item veto to strike about 300 million in projects, sparking outrage among Republicans who once championed the power. Longtime lawmakers and reformers warn that ceding budget power has backfired, while figures like Rep Van Hilleary and Sen. Ted Stevens defend or resist the veto.
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N.M
Special prosecutor path slows toward judgment in fund-raising case
Washington lawmakers argue the independent counsel route won’t speed investigations into Democratic fund-raising in 1996. Janet Reno notes ongoing preliminary inquiries on White House donor solicitations while faces calls for a panel to appoint an independent prosecutor.
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Reno
Congress
Kenneth Starr
Whitewater
Gore
House Committee
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Louis Freeh
Starr
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