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Obama, Bingaman Talk Health Care at the White House
Sen. Jeff Bingaman and a slew of other lawmakers met President Obama in the East Room of the White House this afternoon to start brainstorming on how to improve the... Read more »
Jon Stewart Decimates CNBC
The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart proved once again that he is one of the most insightful – and bitingly funny – people on all of television. Check out this abbreviated... Read more »
Albuquerque-area Transportation Stimulus Money Announced
The Albuquerque area will get $25 million in federal highway and transit money as part of the recent economic stimulus signed into law by President Obama, according to Rep. Martin... Read more »
Bingaman to Discuss Health Care With Obama at White House
Sen. Jeff Bingaman is headed to the White House on Thursday to attend a summit on Health Care reform. Bingaman sits on the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.... Read more »
Udall Appeals to Obama for Help With Mexican Drug Violence
Sen. Tom Udall wrote a letter to President Obama Friday asking for help in quelling the drug-fueled violence that threatens to spill across the Mexican border into New Mexico. Here’s... Read more »
Former Wilson Staffer Talks About Clinton’s Trip to Indonesia
Robert “Alo” Cushing, an El Paso native and UNM grad who worked for several years in Rep. Heather Wilson’s Washington office, this week talked to the Washington Post on the... Read more »
Behind the Scenes at Obama’s Big Speech
You know it’s a special evening at the U.S. Capitol when immediately upon arrival in the Press Gallery, you’re asked to watch a short video about the proper use of... Read more »
UPDATE: Albuquerque Native in Michelle Obama’s Box for President’s Speech Tonight
A couple of hours ago, I blogged that Armando Arzola of Bayard would be in the U.S. House tonight for President Obama’s speech as a guest of Rep. Harry Teague. Well,... Read more »
UPDATE: More NM-Specific Stimulus Numbers
Here are the most specific numbers yet detailing how New Mexico’s $1.1 billion portion of the federal economic stimulus bill will be spent. The Senate has already voted, but they’re... Read more »
Udall Introduces First Senate Bill: A Push for More Green Energy
Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., just introduced his first bill as a U.S. senator and its focus is no surprise – forcing utilities to produce more power from clean energy sources.... Read more »
Politico Examines Gov. Richardson’s “Breathtaking Descent”
The Washington-based publication Politico takes a hard look at Gov. Bill Richardson’s diminished political clout in today’s issue. A promo of the story on the newspaper’s cover bills it... Read more »
Stimulus Agreement-New Mexico Reaction Pending
That was fast: As you may have heard, House and Senate negotiators reached agreement a few hours ago on a final economic stimulus package. It came as a bit... Read more »
