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Final Defendant in Kickback Scandal Gets Suspended Sentence
By Barry Massey/
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SANTA FE — The government has closed out its final case in a corruption scandal that sent two former state treasurers to prison and sparked a campaign for ethics reforms. Wednesday, May. 07, 2008 (updated 2:00 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue
Jailed Cult Leader Refusing To Eat Or Drink
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SANTA FE — A self-described Messiah arrested for alleged sex crimes against minors remained jailed today, refusing to eat or drink, authorities said. Wednesday, May. 07, 2008 (updated 1:57 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue

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UNM Student Arrested on Gun Charges
By Martin Salazar / Journal Staff Writer
A University of New Mexico sophomore who talked about deadly campus shootings, saying he could do a better job, was arrested Tuesday for having firearms on campus, police said.

Delegates From N.M. Disagree
By Jeff Jones / Journal Politics Writer
Barack Obama's landslide win in North Carolina— combined with a close race in Indiana— show that he's "back and rolling" in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, a New Mexico superdelegate who backs Obama said late Tuesday.

Criminal Asks to Vote Before Jail
By Joline Gutierrez Krueger / Journal Staff Writer
An Albuquerque man agreed to plead guilty to a dozen child pornography charges, provided that he be allowed to perform his civic duty and vote.

ABQ Ridership on Record Pace
By Lloyd Jojola / Journal Staff Writer
Have high gasoline prices got you down? Well, they've got mass transit passenger numbers up.

'Seditious' Nurse Was Only Doing Her Job
By Jim Belshaw / Of the Journal
COLUMN: Do you remember Laura Berg, the seditious VA nurse? Does the name ring a bell?

Split Decision
By David Espo and Liz Sidoti /The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS— Barack Obama swept to a convincing victory in the North Carolina primary Tuesday night and declared he was closing in on the Democratic presidential nomination. Hillary Clinton eked out a win in Indiana as she struggled to halt her rival's march into history.

Cult Leader Arrested

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The booking mug for Wayne C. Bent, also known as Michael Travesser, leader of The Lord Our Righteousness Church. He was arrested by State Police on Tuesday.

'Messiah' in Jail
By Vic Vela and Polly Summar / Journal Northern Bureau
CLAYTON— The self-professed Messiah of a doomsday cult went from presiding over his compound to a cell at the Clayton/Union County jail on Tuesday, courtesy of the New Mexico State Police.

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