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Gay Marriage Debate Surfaces Sec. Of State Race, Plus: Heh Makes More Hay In Mayor race, And: Wertheim Returns; Seeks Dem Treasurer Nod, Also: John Ar... 27 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Celebrating in BernCo (AP) Bernalillo County Clerk and soon-to-be Secretary of State candidate Maggie Toulouse Oliver was starting to look a bit behind the times to her Democratic base, but then came...
Mayor '13: Berry Starts Hitting Dinelli; Calls him "Risky," Plus: Heh-Raising; Other GOP Contender Making Noise; Dinelli's September Gamble And The Bi... 26 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Conventional wisdom has Mayor Berry with a healthy lead over Pete Dinelli in the October 8 mayoral face-off, but lead or no lead, Berry is starting to take some bites out of his Dem challenger. Here'...
Sleepy ABQ Economy Gets Awakened With Good News; Obamacare Delivers Biggest Real Estate Deal In Years And Adds Jobs, Plus: Big Roswell Party For Ex-Se... 23 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Governor Susana, ABQ Mayor Berry and NM Economic Development Secretary Jon Barela, a tip of the hat please for Obamacare. We've got our first whopper real estate deal in the downtrodden metro since 2...
Mayor Races Spice Up Summer La Politica: In Santa Fe Ex Dem Chair Gonzales Out Of Closet; In ABQ Dinelli Ups Ante In Han Mystery; Calls For Special Gr... 22 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Javier Gonzales It's the campaign action in two mayoral races spicing up this summer's La Politica. How about former NM Dem Party Chairman Javier Gonzales coming out of the closet and announcing tha...
Udall Parts With Progressives On Corporate Tax Cutting As He Looks Toward Re-election, Plus: The Spaceport Blues; More Money Needed; What Say Susana? ... 21 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Martinez & Udall (Journal) Tom Udall was recently ranked as the Senator with the most liberal voting record in the USA. But you wouldn't know it judging by his recent statement about that controversi...
Campaign Media In ABQ Mayor Race Kicking In: Berry In The Mailboxes, His Foes Up On TV, Also: Thinking Big About State's Water Problems 20 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Readers are starting to send us the media of Campaign '13. Here's one of Mayor Berry's first entries. Judging from that slogan "Steady, Responsible Leadership," Berry has been doing some focus group ...
Mary Han Mystery Enters Political Arena: AG King's Findings Impact Guv Campaign; King's Surprise Reinvigorates Sleepy Effort, Plus: Jeff Vs. Susana Fo... 19 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Mary Han Gary King delivering a punch to the body politic? You mean the "good 'ol boy" who has become everyone's favorite punching bag as he goes about his seemingly mundane business as attorney gene...
Political Narrative For Martinez Underwent Abrupt Change This Week; Veteran Journalist Strikes Back Against Administration Secrecy In "Open Letter" To... 16 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Reporter Jennings The state political narrative, usually so tightly controlled by the Martinez administration, jumped the track on them this week with two developments--the Dem congressional delegati...
National Dems Now Expected To Target Pearce In '14; Roxanne Lara Seen As Likely Challenger, And: NM DC Dems Take On Gov. Martinez; More To Come? Plus:... 15 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
With each passing day and each negative news release about southern NM GOP Congressman Steve Pearce, we're getting convinced that Pearce is going to be targeted next year by the Democratic Congression...
A Glimpse Of Secret NM Koch Brothers Meet Surfaces, Plus: National Unions Not Targeting Susana Yet, And: Inside Intel: Is Rio Rancho Site In Peril? Fo... 14 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Orlando and Ryan It was one of the secret meetings of high-profile political figures in state history and remains so. But this month's summit held by the very conservative and very rich Koch brothers...
