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  • Candidate for Lt. Governor visits with Artesia residents

    Emil Whitis By EMIL WHITIS Daily Press Staff Writer As rain poured outside the Hotel Artesia this morning Dr. J.R. Damron, a Republican candidate for Lt. Governor, sat in the lobby drinking coffee. Damron waited to discuss his ideas with Artesians, who soon began to enter the lobby. According to his Web site, www.damronforltgovernor.com, “Dr. ... more »

  • High court to look at gun control laws

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed today to decide whether strict local and state gun control laws violate the Second Amendment, ensuring another high-profile battle over the rights of gun owners. The court said it will review a lower court ruling that upheld a handgun ban in Chicago. Gun rights supporters challenged gun ... more »

  • Schilling: Senate campaign chances are ‘slim to none’

    BOSTON (AP) — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling said today the chances of him running to replace Democrat Edward M. Kennedy in the U.S. Senate are “slim to none” but he will not rule it out. The three-time World Series champion said he retired from baseball in March to spare his family ... more »

  • AG announces candidacy during ‘crisis of confidence’

    BOSTON (AP) — Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today she will run as a Democratic candidate in the special election to succeed the late Sen. Edward M. Kennedy. The 20-year prosecutor said she can continue to be “an effective voice for the people of Massachusetts.” Kennedy died last week of brain cancer at age 77. Coakley ... more »

  • Senate GOP formulates plan for attack on Obama health care bill

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration’s health care legislation doesn’t exist yet, but Senate Republicans are already seeking and getting detailed advice on the best way to attack it. Such as, “The plan put forward by the Democrats will deny people treatments they need and make them wait to get the treatments they are ... more »

  • Roswell Hispanics claim police racial profiling

    By: HEATHER CLARK — Associated Press Writer — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Roswell residents’ complaints about racial profiling of Hispanics by police officers have prompted a state advocacy group to request intervention from the U.S. Justice Department and the state attorney general’s office. Paul Martinez, New Mexico director of the League of United Latin American Citizens, sent a letter asking the Justice Department’s ... more »

  • New law shifts off-road oversight to Game and Fish

    SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Gov. Bill Richardson has signed legislation shifting oversight of all-terrain and off-road vehicles from the Tourism Department to the New Mexico Game and Fish Department. The new law also establishes a penalty structure for violations, with fees from those penalties going toward education and enforcement activities. Off-roaders will be prohibited from interfering ... more »

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