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    $10,000 Bash Was Billed As Workshop
    By Martin Salazar / Journal
      LAS VEGAS, N.M.— Former West Las Vegas bilingual education director Roberta Vigil got creative last March as she planned a nearly $10,000 invitation-only bash— paid for with state tax dollars her lawmaker husband helped secure.

    Wilson, Pearce OK Wage Hike
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      Reps. Heather Wilson and Steve Pearce, both New Mexico Republicans, voted in favor of a bill that would raise the minimum wage and extend tax relief for small businesses early Saturday.

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      Gov. Bill Richardson in a national Democratic radio address on Saturday took the Bush administration to task on topics ranging from global warming and conflict in the Middle East to the handling of the nuclear threats posed by Iran and North Korea.

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    A beaded bracelet designed with the Palestinian flag adorns the wrist of Diana Fraija, a Palestinian, as she grasps the fingers of Baraa Darawshe, of Israel, during the closing ceremonies at the Creativity for Peace Camp in Glorieta.

    Camp in Glorieta Brings Israeli and Palestinian Girls Together
    By Erica Cordova / Journal
      GLORIETA— Maya Hochstadter tightly squeezed the hand of her new friend, Raz Ben-Ari, tears streaming down her face, as the girls spoke Wednesday of their fears about returning home to Israel.

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