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  • Damascus Battles Risk Tipping Capital Into Chaos - Wall Street Journal
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  • New California rules require cleaner cars - Los Angeles Times
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  • Brittany Norwood is sentenced to life in Lululemon yoga store murder - Washington Post
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  • A rocky road to healing lies ahead for Conn. home invasion survivor as killer ... - Washington Post
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  • 'Barefoot Bandit' Courtroom Drama Ends With 6-1/2 Year Sentence - ABC News
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    Commentary:

    In New Mexico, To Publish Some Public Records Remains a Crime

    “We haven’t heard a peep,” from the Foundation for Open Government or New Mexico Press Association about his Sunshine Portal Transparency Act, Senator Sander Rue told me in a phone call during the early part of this year's legislative session.


    NMPA Site Demonstrates Deficiency in Web Skills Among Press Corps

    The New Mexico Press Association Web site typifies languishing efforts among the state's old-school media to bring their classic - and invaluable - public service journalism skills into the 21st Century. A review of archived NMPA site views suggests the site hasn't improved much over the past several years -- and efforts to upgrade the state print-industry's Web presence have only made it more of an embarrassment to the ink-stained scribes.


    Opinion Polls


  • Random Samples Obama Ratings Historically Polarized ... Obama Continues To Underperform Among Hispanic Voters In Florida ... Post-State of the Union Analysis ...
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  • White House 2012 Gingrich 31% / Romney 28% / Paul 12% / Santorum 12% / Other 3% / Unsure 15% (Gallup national tracking, Jan. 20-24)
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    Investigations


  • Dems Governors’ Gathering Gets Big Bucks Selling Prime Spot Next to Gov. Cuomo
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  • Drive-by Scanning: Officials Expand Use and Dose of Radiation for Security Screening
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  • Podcast: SOPA Opera
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  • By the Numbers: Life and Death at Foxconn
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  • Ernie Lopez to Face Charges Again
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    Today in Santa Fe

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    Government

    Local News:

    Ghosts of Moratorium Haunt County

    Joe Miller won county approval Feb. 9 for plans to build 53 residences and 30 commercial units across the highway from Eldorodo at Santa Fe. His epoch effort to build a shopping center in Santa Fe's largest suburb reflects a decades-long effort among sometimes competing interests to define the character of rural Santa Fe County.



    Sun Sets on Weekend Rail Discounts

    Reported reasons vary, but RailRunner Express weekend fares appear due for a $2 increase. The change will make weekend fares the same as weekday fares.