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Cheney Aide, Sandia Grad Gets Roughed Up by Washington Post
David Addington, a Sandia High School grad who has moved onto fame (or infamy) as the super-secretive lawyer for Vice President Dick Cheney, was painted as a less than pleasant... Read more »
Udall Supports Gun Rights, So Does Pearce
Finally, we've found something that Reps. Tom Udall and Steve Pearce can agree on. Udall just issued a statement praising the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to overturn the District of Columbia's... Read more »
Udall Votes Against Lab Budget Cuts: Won’t Discuss
Rep. Tom Udall voted against the House Appropriation Committee's budget proposal for New Mexico's nuclear laboratories today, but the measure passed and will go to the floor for a full... Read more »
Pearce Gets His Udalls Wrong
There's been a case of mistaken identity in Rep. Steve Pearce's office. The Republican congressman sent a letter to Barry Russell, President of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, this... Read more »
David Iglesias on The Daily Show
I ran into former U.S. Attorney David Iglesias in the Albuquerque Uptown parking lot while in New Mexico last week and he mentioned that he was scheduled to be on... Read more »
UPDATE: Possible Bad News for Steve Pearce
Rebecca Fisher, spokeswoman for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, just emailed a response to Sen. John Ensign's comments on the Pearce Senate effort. Her quote is here (original blog follows):... Read more »
Obama’s VP Vetter Once Vetted Richardson
It is unclear if ultimate Washington insider Jim Johnson, who resigned as Barack Obama's V.P. vetter yesterday amid controversy stemming from subprime mortgages, was looking at New Mexico Gov. Bill... Read more »
Va. Rep: Heather Wilson for VP?
She lost her seat in Congress last night, but at least one Republican thinks Rep. Heather Wilson might make a good vice presidential running mate for Sen. John McCain, a... Read more »
Repubs Preview Attacks on Heinrich/Teague
The National Republican Congressional Committee's Ken Spain just sent me a press release lauding Darren White, who won the CD1 GOP race last night, and Ed Tinsley, who took the... Read more »
12:43am — AP Calls It for Teague
The AP is reporting that we finally have a winner in the Democratic race for the 2nd Congressional District nomination: Harry Teague. With 507 of 550 precincts reporting, Teague has... Read more »
12:33am — Four Big Names Ousted From State Legislature
New Mexico voters sent four prominent members of the state Legislature packing Tuesday night. Democratic Sen. Shannon Robinson, who represented southeast Albuquerque, lost to Tim Keller, a business consultant and... Read more »
Domenici Aide Loses in 3rd District
Here's a pretty surprising development: Marco Gonzales, a former aide to Sen. Pete Domenici in Washington, has lost his bid for the Republican nomination in the 3rd District to Daniel... Read more »
