McCain, Obama Court Hispanics Voters
By Liz Sidoti / Associated Press
  WASHINGTON — Presidential rivals John McCain and Barack Obama today vied for the support of Hispanics, beginning a four-month courtship with a pivotal voting constituency by vowing to remake immigration policy. McCain told Hispanic elected officials that overhauling the country's broken immigration system, not just securing its borders, "will be my top priority.'' Appearing later before the same audience, Obama said: "We must assert our values and reconcile our principles as a nation of immigrants and a nation of laws. That is a priority I will pursue from my very first day.'' Saturday, Jun. 28, 2008 (updated 3:00 PM MDT) Click Now To Continue

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NM Court Rejects Challenge to Vehicle Seizure Law
By Deborah Baker / Associated Press
   SANTA FE — The state Supreme Court has cleared the way for enactment of an Albuquerque ordinance that allows the city to seize the vehicles of first-time alleged drunken drivers. The 2005 ordinance, which was challenged by the American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico, has been on hold during the legal battle. The Supreme Court ruled that the ACLU lacked the legal standing to sue because it's not an injured party. Saturday, Jun. 28, 2008 (updated 9:06 AM MDT) Click Now To Continue

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Sandia Closures [+] Click for more photos Jaelyn deMaria/journal A sign at an entrance to the forest. Trails will be closed Monday. Some picnic areas will remain open, but even stoves will be banned. Fire Danger Prompts Officials To Make Trails Off-Limits By Lee Ross/ Mountain View Telegraph   A large portion of the Sandia Mountains is expected to be closed starting Monday.

Firefighters Make Progress on Central NM Blaze click to continue (new 4:42 PM MDT)

Two NM Candidates Report Millions in Assets click to continue (new 4:41 PM MDT)

Slayings of Las Vegas Couple Were Drug-related click to continue (new 3:03 PM MDT)

Tohatchi Teacher Arrested on Child Sex Charges click to continue (new 3:01 PM MDT)

McCain, Obama Court Hispanics Voters click to continue (new 3:00 PM MDT)

NIST Employees Contaminated by Plutonium click to continue (new 2:55 PM MDT)

Obama Campaign Picks NM Gov. Richardson for Radio Address click to continue (new 2:53 PM MDT)

NM Gets $4 Million To Reclaim Abandoned Mines click to continue (new 9:07 AM MDT)

NM Court Rejects Challenge to Vehicle Seizure Law click to continue (new 9:06 AM MDT)

Richardson Presidential Campaign Owes $285,000 click to continue (new 9:03 AM MDT)

Charges Dropped Against Man in Murder Case click to continue (new 9:02 AM MDT)

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