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New Information on Domenici, Wilson, Rove, Miers and former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias
The House Judiciary Committee moments ago released thousands of pages of interview transcripts and emails that reveal new information about the roles that former Sen. Pete Domenici, former Rep. Heather... Read more »
Udall Pledges Support for Sotomayor
Sen. Tom Udall spoke on the Senate floor yesterday lauding Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Udall, a former New Mexico attorney general and federal prosecutor, focused on Sotomayor’s empathy... Read more »
President Obama Calls Cash for Clunkers Overwhelming Success
Conservative commentators are ridiculing the controversial “cash-for-clunkers” car program that ran through a billion dollars in less than a week, but President Obama says it’s an “overwhelming success.” The... Read more »
U.S. House Building Evacuated
The Longworth House Office Building – where Reps. Harry Teague and Martin Heinrich of New Mexico have their offices – has been evacuated for a suspicious package. Here’s the... Read more »
Rep. Martin Heinrich is Hottest Guy on the Hill
The Hill newspaper has officially proclaimed Albuquerque’s own Rep. Martin Heinrich as the Most Beautiful person on Capitol Hill in its annual listing of the top 50 Hill hotties. ... Read more »
Ex-NM GOP Chief John Dendahl Scorches Anti-Nuke Power Crowd in Denver Post Op-ed
Former New Mexico Republican Party Chairman John Dendahl is still throwing political bombs, and in a Denver Post op-ed today he targets Al Gore, Gov. Bill Richardson, Colorado Sen. Mark... Read more »
Waiting at the White House While Obama Deals With a Political Brush Fire
President Obama invited 10 newspapers – including the Albuquerque Journal – to the White House today to discuss health care, but he ran a little late in order to deal... Read more »
Bingaman: Senate Won’t Complete Health Care Bill Before Aug. Recess
The Senate won’t meet President Obama’s goal of completing health care legislation before it begins its recess on Aug. 7, Sen. Jeff Bingaman told me this morning. “That’s not... Read more »
Rep. Lujan Unveils Map Showing 3rd District Stimulus Projects
Curious about where federal stimulus money is being spent in northern New Mexico? Rep. Ben Ray Luján just used Twitter to unveil his new “Recovery at Work” interactive map,... Read more »
Rep. Harry Teague Unsure About Cause of Climate Change
Does Rep. Harry Teague think climate change is real? Yes, he does, Teague’s spokeswoman told me this morning. But the congressman believes the jury is still out on the... Read more »
Teague Wasn’t Forced To Vote For Cap-And-Trade Bill
There has been quite a bit of talk lately about District 2 Rep. Harry Teague voting in favor of the Waxman-Markey American Climate and Energy Security Act (“cap-and-trade bill”), particularly... Read more »
T. Boone Pickens Praises Teague’s Support of Natural Gas
T. Boone Pickens – the billionaire Texas oil man turned green energy crusader – had some kind words for beleaguered Rep. Harry Teague in Washington this morning. Teague,... Read more »
