Shared battles drive delayed Merida aid to Mexico
In a San Diego Union-Tribune guest editorial, Condoleezza Rice cites U S aid for Mexico to fight drug cartels, while Mexico deploys 20 000 security personnel. The Merida Initiative awaits congressional verification on human rights as violence mounts in Tijuana and Tijuanan cross border impact expands.
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Condoleezza Rice
Patricia Espinosa
Puerto Vallarta
U.S
Felipe Calderon
Mexico
Merida
Congress
Bush Administration
Rice
Espinosa
Tijuana
United States
San Diego
San Diego Union-Tribune
Gas price puzzle in Roswell compared to peers
A Roswell reader argues gas prices remain higher longer than nearby cities like Amarillo Dallas and Albuquerque. He asks why Roswell pumps lag in price drops from $3.58 to $2.99 while Amarillo falls from $3.02 to $2.50, urging local media to investigate who is keeping prices elevated and why.
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Lucie H. Kloppenburg
Roswell
Amarillo
Dallas
Albuquerque
Goddard High names October Silverbelle and AAUW Girl
Stephany Moore and Nora Chamberlin, both 17, are announced as October Silverbelle and AAUW Girl by the Chaves County Service League and AAUW. David Morgenthaler is Student Kiwanian of October and Chuck Cummings is Student Rotarian of the Month at Goddard High School.
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Stephany Moore
Nancy Moore
Nora Chamberlin
Alton E. Chamberlin
October Silverbelle
AAUW
Goddard High School
Chaves County Service League
American Association of University Women
David Morgenthaler
Chuck Cummings
New Mexico Faces Slow Growth Amid Revenue Forecasts
Katherine Miller outlines a cautious General Fund Revenue Estimate showing revenue declines due to lower oil and natural gas prices and the national financial crisis. The forecast projects 0.5 percent wage growth in FY 2009 and 1.2 percent in FY 2010, with job losses continuing in September across Albuquerque and the state.
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New Mexico
Katherine Miller
Department of Finance and Administration
Legislative Finance Committee
Santa Fe
Richardson
LFC
Capitol
Iowa
Miller
Rick Homans
Taxation and Revenue Department
Anasazi
Albuquerque
Topeka
Schmidly
UNM
David Schmidly
Papa Schmidly
Schmidly the
Department of Workforce Services
Raid in Syria tests Iraq ties to region and security deal
Baghdad officials criticized the U S raid near the Iraqi border as Syria and Iran press lawmakers to reject a planned security pact. Iraqi spokesmen say U S forces target networks smuggling fighters into Iraq, underscoring Iraq’s lack of full control while parliament weighs the agreement before year end.
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Baghdad
U.S
Syria
Iraq
Damascus
Ali al- Dabbagh
Iran
U.N
Mahmoud Othman
Ali al-Dabbagh
Predatory government and corporate favors in Washington
A New York Times columnist cites predatory government as banks and insurers receive subsidies while GM seeks bailout funds. The piece criticizes Ted Stevens and Chris Dodd for accepting gifts and mortgage deals tied to government programs, arguing policymakers enable private profits through political favors and subsidies. It warns of ongoing influence as Barack Obama and others remain favored by Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae.
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Rick Wagoner
General Motors
Washington, D.C
New York Times
The
Westchester Guardian
Westchester County
Ted Stevens
Bill Allen
Allen
Dodd
Senate Banking Committee
Countrywide Home Loans
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
Countrywide
Wall Street Journal
Angelo
Mozilo
Sen. Dodd
Barack Obama
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