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INTEGRATION ICON DEFIES LABELS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — James Meredith is a civilrights icon who hates the term “civil rights.” It’s as if civil rights were somehow set apart from — well, rights. “When it comes to my rights as an American citizen ... - PAGE A7
THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
October 2, 2012
Justices open term with human rights case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court plunged into its new term Monday with a high-stakes dispute between businesses and human rights groups over accountability for foreign atrocities. The next nine months hold the prospect for major rulings on affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights. The term that concluded in June set a high bar for drama and significance, and the new one holds considerable potential as well. Cases involving some of the most emotional issues in American life are likely to be decided after voters choose a president and new Congress next month.
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Meeting on the first Monday in October, as required by law, the justices entered the crowded marble courtroom for the first time since their momentous decision in late June that upheld President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul.
The decisive vote in favor of Obamacare, Chief Justice John Roberts was smiling as he led the justices into the courtroom just after 10 a.m. The conservative chief justice will be watched closely in the coming months for any new indications of a willingness to side with the court’s liberals, as he did in the health care case. The lineup of justices
was the same as in June, but the bench had a slightly different look nonetheless. Justice Antonin Scalia was without the glasses he no longer needs following cataract surgery over the summer. The exterior of the building also looked different. The familiar columns are sheathed in scaffolding, which itself is covered in fabric made to look like the iconic front of the court. Roberts formally opened the ter m, and the court turned quickly to its first argument, which could have far-reaching implications. See COURT, Page A3
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People wait in line to enter the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday.
Economic recovery to benefit next president
Roswell kicks off October with ENMSF parade
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This year’s Eastern New Mexico State Fair parade on Monday celebrated everything from the 100 year anniversary of New Mexico statehood to Halloween. A list of parade winners can be found on page A2.
MILE-HIGH BEATDOWN DENVER (AP) — Peyton Manning did the piling on this time. After getting sacked silly in his first three games in Denver, Manning was upright all afternoon in leading the Denver Broncos to a 37-6 rout of the Oakland Raiders on Sunday.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Eventually, the economic recovery will pick up steam — whether Barack Obama or Mitt Romney is in the White House. That’s what many economic outlooks project. And the president — and the party occupying the Oval Of fice — will reap some of the benefits. But first, Obama or Romney, together with Congress, will have to pull back from the widely deplored “fiscal cliff,” the politically created budget abyss facing the nation at year’s end. The betting on that ranges from mild optimism to nail-biting anxiety. But most economic analysts agree that if Washington resolves that looming crisis, Americans can expect faster economic growth and lower unemployment.
Skydiver ‘Fearless Felix’ aims to Peanut butter recall includes major retailers break the sound barrier in a free fall WASHINGTON (AP) — A recall of peanut butter and other nut products has some of the country’s largest grocery stores pulling store-brand products off their shelves. New Mexico-based Sunland Inc. has expanded its recall of peanut butter and almond butter to include cashew butters, tahini and blanched and roasted peanut products. The company, which sells its nuts and nut butters to large groceries and other food distributors around the country, recalled products under multiple brand names last month after salmonella illnesses were linked to Trader Joe’s Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter, one of the brands it manufactures. In addition to Trader Joe’s, the recall over the past week has included some nut butters and nut products sold at Whole Foods Market, Target, Safeway, Fresh & Easy, Harry and David, Sprouts, Heinen’s, Stop & Shop Supermarket Company, Giant Food of Landover, Md., and several other stores. Some of those retailers used Sunland ingredients in items they prepared and packaged themselves. The federal Centers for Disease Control and PreSee RECALL, Page A3
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — His blood could boil. His lungs could overinflate. The vessels in his brain could burst. His eyes could hemorrhage. And, yes, he could break his neck while jumping from a mind-boggling altitude of 23 miles. But the risk of a gruesome death has never stopped “Fearless Felix” Baumgartner in all his years of skydiving and skyscraper leaping, and it’s not about to now. Next Monday over New Mexico, he will attempt the highest, fastest free fall in history and try to become the first skydiver to break the sound barrier. “So many unknowns,” Baumgartner says, “but we have solutions to survive.” The 43-year -old former
military parachutist from Austria is hoping to reach 690 mph, or Mach 1, after leaping from his balloonhoisted capsule over the desert near Roswell. He will have only a pressurized suit and helmet for protection as he tries to go supersonic 65 years after Chuck Yeager, flying an experimental rocket plane, became the first human to go faster than the speed of sound. Doctors, engineers and others on Baumgartner’s Red Bull-sponsored team have spent as much as five years studying the risks and believe they have done everything possible to bring him back alive. He has tested out his suit and capsule in two dress
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — For weeks, a manifesto complaining about Iran’s stumbling economy circulated in secret among factories and workshops. Organizers asked for signatures and the pages began to fill up.
alleged mismanagement by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s government. The rare protest document — described to The Associated Press this week by labor activists and others — suggests growing anxiety among Iran’s vast and potentially powerful working class as the ruling system struggles with the latest sanctions, which have targeted critical oil exports and blackballed Iran from international banking networks. It also appears to reinforce the U.S. and European
See FALL, Page A3
See ECONOMY, Page A3
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In this March 15 photo provided by Red Bull Stratos, Felix Baumgartner prepares to jump during the first manned test flight for Red Bull Stratos over Roswell.
Rare petition to labor minister in Iran shows economic alarm
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In this Sept. 1 photo, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes a victory sign in Tehran, Iran.
In the end, some 10,000 names were attached to the petition addressed to Iran’s labor minister in one of the most wide-reaching public outcries over the state of the country’s economy, which has received a double pounding from tightening Western sanctions and
assertions that the economic squeeze is bringing increasing pressures on Iranian authorities. President Barack Obama and others argue that sanctions and diplomacy are the best way to wring concessions over Iran’s nuclear program even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pushes for a “red line” declaration that could trigger military action. While Iran’s leadership still has broad-based public
See IRAN, Page A3