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Romney: ‘Victory is in sight’ THE VOICE OF THE PECOS VALLEY
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The nation’s worst drought in decades is showing no sign of letting up in several key Midwest farming states, worrying farmers harvesting the summer’s withered corn crop in record time that their winter crops may also be at risk. - PAGE B4
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MIDWEST DROUGHT WORSENS
October 5, 2012
Mitt Romney speaks at a Colorado Conservative Political Action Committee meeting in Denver, Thursday,
DENVER (AP) — Buoyed by a powerful debate showing, Mitt Romney said Thursday he offers “prosperity that comes through freedom” to a country struggling to shed a weak economy. President Barack Obama accused the former Massachusetts governor of running from his own record in pursuit of political power. Both men unleashed new attack ads in the battleground states in a race
with little more than a month to run, Obama suggesting Romney couldn’t be trusted with the presidency, and the Republican accusing the president of backing a large tax increase on the middle class.
The debate reached 67.2 million viewers, an increase of 28 percent over the first debate in the 2008 presidential campaign. The measurement and information company Nielsen said
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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — After a grinding stretch when the Texas Rangers lost nine of their last 13 games, and the AL West crown in the process, manager Ron Washington gave his players the day off Thursday. They get a chance to start fresh today. One chance — or the season will be over for the two-time defending American League champions long before another World Series. “I don’t feel any different,” Washington said. ... - PAGE B1
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Not even Democrats disputed that Romney was likely to benefit politically from the debate Wednesday night in which he aggressively challenged Obama’s stewardship of the economy and said his own plans would help pull the country out of a slow-growth rut. Still, there was no immedi-
GOP election training draws fire
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SANTA FE (AP) — A Democratic-leaning political group on Thursday criticized poll challenger training by an Albuquerquearea Republican official, saying there was misinformation about voter identification requirements and provisional ballots that could be used to suppress turnout in the general election. ProgressNow New Mexico released secretly recorded video of the training done last week by Sandoval County GOP vice chairwoman Patricia Morlen, a tea party activist. “This is a how-to-guide to voter suppression and many of their instructions are in blatant contradiction to state law,” said Pat Davis, executive director of the political group. “People trained by the GOP to ‘protect’ our elections will wreak havoc on our elections and so frustrate voters that many will simply give up and go home.” Those attending the session were given written
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WILDCARD: RANGERS VS ORIOLES
Thursday that 11 networks provided live coverage of the debate.
Mark Wilson Photos Above: Swirling lights from carnival rides light up the midway, Wednesday evening. Right: Moises Corza and his son Exaviar and twin daughters Alize and Alexis have their photo taken with Andy the bear during The Great Bear Show, Wednesday.
NM counties and cities Rotary scene of NM ships unveiling try to lure nuke waste
See POLL, Page A3
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — Four government agencies in southeastern New Mexico are getting together to try to convince the federal government to put a highlevel nuclear waste site in their region.
Eddy and Lea counties and the cities of Carlsbad and Hobbs said this week they’re working on a partnership with French nuclear conglomerate Areva to promote a storage site for waste from nuclear power plants.
The site they have in mind is midway between the two cities. It would be used as an interim storage site for nearly 70,000 metric tons of nuclear waste now mainly stored at nuclear power plants. The waste must be stored in special shielded containers, sometimes under water, because it is highly radioactive. The Albuquerque Journal reports that federal action
CHAUNTE’L POWELL RECORD STAFF WRITER
This year has been all about celebrating the 100th birthday of the state of New Mexico. Thursday was no different as the Roswell Rotary Club gathered at the Sally Port to hear a lecture and view a presentation on the state’s past as well as its future. Models of the USS Roswell Victory battleship and the USS New Mexico submarine were presented to the city Thursday. Retired Rear Adm. Bill Payne was invited to be a guest speaker for the See ROTARY, Page A3
See NUKE, Page A3
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Phelps Anderson, left, and J. Phelps White unveil a model for the USS New Mexico, Thursday.
Vendors abound in fair’s Comm’l Bldg NMMI Lyceum series hosts geoscientist ‘Rusty’ Riese N V OAH
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Zachary Sisson, 8, receives flags and a pin from Harry McGraw at the Roswell Veterens Cemetery booth during the Eastern New Mexico State Fair, Wednesday.
Eastern New Mexico State Fair attendees have had the opportunity to visit with a variety of vendors in the Commercial Building this week. Private businesses, public service organizations and political parties have assembled to share information and products at the expo, which runs today from 4 to 10 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 11 p.m. Veterans and volunteers in support of the new veterans cemetery have a booth set up just outside the building, selling $1 and $5 raffle tickets to raise money for the cemetery. Items for raffle include
See VENDORS, Page A3
NOAH VERNAU RECORD STAFF WRITER
Geoscientist W.C. “Rusty” Riese spoke to about 650 cadets at Pearson Auditorium, Thursday, as part of a lecture series that this week has reached 11 schools and more than 3,000 students throughout the Pecos Valley. Riese’s speech, “Oil Spills, Ethics and Society: How They Intersect and Where
See NMMI, Page A3
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W.C. “Rusty” Reise talks to a cadet prior to his speech at New Mexico Military Institute, Thursday night.