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AG against horsemeat
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JILL MCLAUGHLIN RECORD STAFF WRITER
A statement made by New Mexico Attorney General Gary King, Monday, that claimed horsemeat processing within the state was illegal, was nothing more than an opinion and ultimately holds no legal weight, his
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spokesman said Tuesday. “His opinion does not carry the force of law in New Mexico,” said Attorney spokesman Phil Sisneros. “No AG’s does.” But the fact that King—a Democrat— faces leaving office next year and plans to run for governor may be key in his decision to continue
public opinions on the national issue of Valley Meat Co.’s plans. King said in the statement: “Our legal analysis concludes that state law does not allow for production of meat that is chemically tainted under federal regulations. New Mexico law is very clear that it would be
prohibited and illegal.” The plant has become a lightning rod for politicians across the country. National and state leaders have thrown down on the issue in an attempt to halt the practice before it starts, while owner Rick De Los Santos continues to wait for the U.S. Department of
MORE AMERICANS QUITTING JOBS
WASHINGTON (AP) — More Americans are quitting their jobs, suggesting many are growing more confident in the job market. The Labor Department said Tuesday that the number of people who quit their jobs in April jumped 7.2 percent... - PAGE B4
SPORTS
NSA bomb plot details settle little
In this Sept. 17, 2009, photo, Najibullah Zazi arrives at the federal building for questioning by the FBI in Denver.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tim Tebow and Tom Brady took turns, zipping passes over the middle and lofting tosses toward the corner of the end zone. On his first day with the Patriots, the New England newcomer was just a backup quarterback, No. 5 on his helmet and number three on the depth chart. - PAGE B1
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Agriculture to approve its permit for inspection. De Los Santos’ attorney, A. Blair Dunn, said Valley Meat Co. is not concerned with King’s collection of policy facts but the political impacts to King’s actions are concerning.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration declassified a handful of details Tuesday that credited its PRISM Internet spying program with intercepting a key email that unraveled a 2009 terrorist plot in New York. The details, declassified by the director of national intelligence, were circulated on Capitol Hill as part of government efforts to tamp down criticism of two recently revealed National Security Agency surveillance programs.
Najibullah Zazi’s foiled plot to bomb the New York subways has become the centerpiece of that effort. It remains the most serious al-Qaida plot inside the United States since the 9/11 terror attacks. In the rush to defend the surveillance programs, however, government officials have changed their stories and misstated key facts of the Zazi plot. And they’ve left out one important detail: The email that disrupted the plan could easily have been intercepted without PRISM.
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The debate over the surveillance echoes one from years earlier, over President George W. Bush’s warrantless wiretapping and harsh interrogation tactics. Critics said the government had gone too far but the administration said the techniques were lawful and kept America safe. “What is clear from this information released by the DNI is that each of these programs is authorized by
A long-standing family dispute turned violent with one man shot and flown out of state when it was discovered that he had two shotgun pellets in his heart and two in his liver. The incident occurred in the 600 block of South Delaware Avenue, around 10:30 p.m. Monday night. Michael Farmer, 54, was arrested on charges of aggravated assault and aggravated battery. The court records state Farmer told officials that the victim had beaten up his stepson, Joe Paul Martinez, one month ago after witnessing that Martinez hit the victim’s sister. “…. Joe’s injuries were real bad.” According to the affidavit of criminal complaint, the victim’s mother acknowledged the previous incident, saying the 35-year old man saw Martinez hit
DOE report faults Traveling for the Constitution $450K payments to ex-Rep. Wilson WASHINGTON (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson collected nearly half a million dollars in questionable payments from four federally funded nuclear labs after she left office, the Energy Department’s inspector general says in a new report. Wilson failed to provide documentation for the work she did to earn $20,000 a month from the Los Alamos and Sandia national labs in New Mexico from January 2009 to March 2011, the report said. Officials at the Nevada Test Site and Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee acknowledged there “were no deliverables” associated with $30,000 the two labs paid Wilson. And Sandia and Los Alamos appear to have asked Wilson to help them secure more work for the labs, an apparent violation of her
contract, the report said. In total, nearly $450,000 in questionable payments were identified, the bulk from Los Alamos and Sandia. The contractors that run the labs billed the payments to the government, “even though they did not receive evidence that work performed under the agreements had been completed,” the report said. The payments were fully reimbursed by the government. The contractors, which include Lockheed Martin, Bechtel and other companies, have since paid back most of the money to the government, but an investigation continues. In all the government recovered $442,877 of $464,203 paid to Wilson, the report said. In a statement emailed See WILSON, Page A2
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AMY VOGELSANG RECORD STAFF WRITER Horns are honking in a friendly, patriotic spirit as cars drive by the lone veteran, his head held high as the red, white and blue of the American flag billow in the breeze over his head. The man waves at the honking cars and continues his journey, walking through Roswell Tuesday on his way to the East Coast. Jerry Oliver is a veteran of Vietnam, and he, along with fellow veteran Mark Lanham, has traveled from San Diego onward to Washington, D.C., to spread awareness in support of the U.S. Constitution. With nothing but a van following them, Oliver and Lanham take turns walking and holding the flag, a symbol that is not just waving on a pole but part of the American spirit, Oliver said. See TRAVELING, Page A2
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Veteran Jerry Oliver passes through Roswell Tuesday as he walks from San Diego to Washington, D.C., carrying the American flag in order to raise awareness and support for the U.S. Constitution.
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