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GOP's Martinez Wins in N.M., Becomes U.S.'s First Female Hispanic Governor
By Jeanette Friedman - Politics DailyRepublican Susana Martinez won the New Mexico governor's race on Tuesday night, becoming the state's first female governor and the first female Hispanic governor in U.S. history. She won by 10 points over Democratic rival Diane Denish, in a race pollsters assumed would be more hotly contested. The race was called about two hours after the polls closed, with 21 percent of the ballots counted. This was the first time in New Mexico's history that two women -- Martinez, a border-county (Doña Ana) U.S. prosecutor, and Denish, Gov. Bill Richardson's Lt. Governor -- ran against each other for the ...
Gerald Seeks Closure After Incident With Former Boss Locksley at New Mexico
By Graham Watson - AOL NewsThere's one moment during the short time -- just over a year -- that J.B. Gerald and Mike Locksley worked together that sticks out in Gerald's mind more than any other, and it's not the moment that made headlines and led to Gerald walking away from football and Locksley serving a 10-day suspension. Gerald was the wide receivers coach at New Mexico, brought in from Illinois after serving the previous five months as a offensive quality control coach. He didn't know Locksley well, certainly not as well as the majority of the staff -- most of which had known Locksley for more than a decade -- but ...
Tiger Woods' Sex Scandal: The Video Game
By David Moye - AOL News(April 23) -- Tiger Woods' sex scandal may have tarnished his image, but it has made a new video game based on his off-the-course life a lot more exciting. Woods is now the star of "Tiger Woods Affair Tour 2010," a raunchy, sexually explicit video game that its creators describe as a mix of "Grand Theft Auto" and "South Park." Courtesy D-Dub Software D-Dub Software has just released "Tiger Woods Affair Tour 2010," an unauthorized and sexually explicit video game that lets players walk in Woods' golf shoes as he has sex with as many women as possible. Characterized as interactive parody, ...
More Harsh Weather on the Way for US
By Paul Yeager - AOL News(Feb. 22) -- The 2009-2010 winter has been a wild one, and the approach of March is no reason to become complacent. Harsh weather this week might be an indication that the wild winter will continue into March. A significant storm tracking out of the Midwest and into the Northeast today will be followed by a sharp blast of cold air from Canada. Temperatures will be close to 0 degrees Fahrenheit in the northern Plains on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a storm bringing significant snow to the mountains of Arizona and New Mexico today will most likely bring another round of snow to northern Texas, with ...
Storms Trash California Beaches
By not in system - AOL NewsSEAL BEACH, Calif. (Jan. 24) - Spare tires, rusted shopping carts and still steaming trash cover this ocean beach - ugly remnants from the series of dangerous and damaging storms that tore through states in the southwest. "I'm completely shocked. From our house, all we could see was gorgeous clouds and then we come down here and there's so much trash, it's really sad," Victoria Macey said as she photographed a sopping plastic baby doll propped atop an overturned end table. "I can't believe how many shopping carts there are. That's what blows my mind." The mounds of soggy sofa cushions, ...
New Mexico Democratic Party Plagued by Corruption Cases
By Sally Denton - Politics DailyNew Mexico's Democratic Party is besieged by corruption cases, throwing the state's political future into disarray. The party has suffered arrests and convictions of two state treasurers and the former Senate president pro tempore, and indictments of a director of affordable housing and a father-son team of public utility commissioners. Gov. Bill Richardson remains under federal investigation for a pay-to-play scheme in which he allegedly steered state contracts to various financial firms in exchange for political contributions. Meanwhile, after failed presidential and Cabinet bids, and just ...
BYU Sweep Validates UNLV
By Adam Papagiorgio - AOL NewsWere it not for UCLA, UNLV would be a dead lock for 2009's most befuddling team award. The Rebels are an engima, a two-faced team more befitting of a Tommy Lee Jones' character instead of a Mountain West leader.Let's recap UNLV's season. Losses at Colorado State, TCU and Wyoming. But a season sweep of BYU. The Rebels won at the Marriott Center -- arguably one of the toughest places to play in the nation. But couldn't win in Fort Collins against one of the worst teams in the Mountain West.But when the NCAA selection committee looks at bubble teams, UNLV has a win at Louisville, at BYU and home ...
Barack Obama Linked to Figure in Pay-to-Play Investigation
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyPresident-elect Barack Obama received more than $30,000 in campaign contributions from David Rubin, the central figure in a federal probe into an alleged pay-to-play scandal involving New Mexico state contracts. The investigation forced Obama's nominee to head the Commerce Department, New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson (D), to withdraw from the confirmation process earlier this week. Obama accepted the federal maximum from Rubin, $2,300, and more than $28,000 that went to a special fund shared by the Obama campaign and the Democratic National Committee.Rubin is under investigation for ...
Red States in Play
By David Knowles - Politics DailyMake no mistake, the battleground for this year's election is located in traditionally Republican-held states. And, as we move toward the climax of the race, more so-called "red states" are being put into play.Over the weekend, two staunchly crimson states, South Dakota and Arizona, were downgraded from "strong" bets for McCain to "lean" McCain. Though McCain leads in S.D. by a cumulative total of 7.5%, and in his home state of AZ by 7.2%, it is worth remembering that McCain's victory plan now relies on winning Pennsylvania, where, by the same measurements, he trails by 12.7%. In other words, ...
McCain Still Sinking
By David Knowles - Politics DailyThe effect of John McCain's new fear strategy will not be felt for a few days yet, but the reason for the sudden transformation continues to resound. Simply put, McCain's numbers show no signs of improving. Last week, McCain's campaign laid out its strategy for electoral victory. It consisted of focusing on three states: Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. As I reported at the time, McCain trailed in all three. By 5 in Pennsylvania, and 5% in Wisconsin. Well, checking back in a few days later, things have gotten even worse. McCain is now behind 7.6 in Pennsylvania, and by 5% in Wisconsin. ...
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