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A political blog by Michael Coleman
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Heinrich, Teague Oppose Congressional Pay Raise
Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., has announced that he’s supporting a bill that would effectively cost him and his family nearly $5,000 this year. Heinrich said on Friday he cosponsored the Stop the... Read more »
Ken Salazar’s Got Game?
Who knew? It seems that mild-mannered new Interior Secretary Ken Salazar – just like President Obama - likes to shoot some hoop. And yesterday, he threw down the gauntlet on his new boss. Salazar said the... Read more »
Politico: Sad Domenici “Wandering” Senate Halls; Domenici: Not Exactly
Politico is reporting that retired Sen. Pete Domenici was “wandering the halls outside the Senate chamber” yesterday and grumbling about being a “has-been.” But I just talked to Domenici by... Read more »
Obama Gets to Work, Reads Personal Note from Bush
This just hit my in-box. President Obama spent some time alone in the Oval Office this morning and read a note from his predecessor. I’m thinking those first moments alone... Read more »
Big Turnout at Land of Enchantment Ball
Six-hundred New Mexicans celebrated Barack Obama’s inauguration in style Monday night in Washington, D.C. The Land of Enchantment Inaugural Ball, at the Museum of the American Indian, was a big... Read more »
Breaking: History on the Mall
The moment everyone was waiting for has come and gone – and wow, what a moment it was. After braving preposterous crowds and freezing temperatures for hours this morning, an... Read more »
Text of President Obama’s Inaugural Address
REMARKS OF PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA Inaugural Address Tuesday, January 20, 2009 Washington, D.C.**EMBARGOED UNTIL DELIVERY** My fellow citizens: I stand here today humbled by the task before us, grateful for... Read more »
Prepping for NM’s Inaugural Ball and Navigating the (mostly) Happy Hordes of Humanity
OK, Washington, D.C. is officially full. Or if it’s not, it sure feels like it. This afternooon, it took me an hour to drive two miles from Capitol Hill... Read more »
Baracking with Bruce, Bono and Beyonce…and more on the NM Inaugural Ball
It’s on: Day 2 of Barack Obama’s marathon inaugural weekend is underway! The Obama train – carrying the president-elect, yours truly and several hundred others - rolled into D.C. from Philadelphia last night. Now,... Read more »
Partying (sort of) With Michelle Obama
It’s Michelle Obama’s 45th birthday today and she is ready to celebrate – in fact, she already is. I just spotted the future First Lady dancing inside a train car... Read more »
Headed into Baltimore
So, the Obama train is now about 15 minutes from Baltimore – our final stop before Washington, D.C. As expected, we’ve seen plenty of people lining the railroad tracks since... Read more »
Joe, They Hate to See Ya Go
WILMINGTON, Del. – They really, really love Joe Biden in Delaware. The Obama Whistle Stop Train just rolled through downtown Wilmington for a rousing rally and, of course, to pick... Read more »
