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SCOTUS could avoid marriage ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton’s 8,300-square-foot Harlem office near the Apollo Theater costs taxpayers nearly $450,000. George W. Bush spends $85,000 on telephone fees, and another $60,000 on travel. Jimmy Carter sends $15,000 worth of postage — all on the government’s dime. - PAGE A5
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court suggested Tuesday it could find a way out of the case over Califor nia’s ban on same-sex marriage without issuing a major national ruling on whether America’s gays have a right to marry.
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Several justices, including some liberals who seemed open to gay marriage, raised doubts during a riveting 80-minute argument that the case should even be before them. And Justice Anthony Kennedy, the potentially decisive vote on a closely divided court, suggested that the court could dismiss it with no ruling at all.
almost certainly allow gay marriages to resume in California but would have no impact elsewhere. Kennedy said he feared the court would go into “uncharted waters” if it embraced arguments advanced by gay marriage supporters. But lawyer Theodore Olson, representing two same-sex couples, said that the court similarly ventured into the unknown in 1967 when it struck down bans on interracial marriage in 16 states.
Kennedy challenged the accuracy of that comment by noting that other countries had had interracial marriages for hundreds of years.
There was no majority apparent for any particular outcome and many doubts expressed about the arguments advanced by lawyers for the opponents of gay marriage in California, by the supporters and by the Obama administration, which is in favor of samesex marriage rights. Kennedy made clear he did not like the rationale of the federal appeals court that struck down Proposition 8, the California ban, even though it cited earlier opinions in favor of gay rights that Kennedy wrote. That appeals court ruling applied only to California, where same-sex couples
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This artist rendering shows Attorney Theodore Olsen, right, representing the same-sex couples, addresses the Supreme Court in Washington, Tuesday. Justices, from left are, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, Chief Justice John Roberts, and Justices Anthony Kennedy, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Samuel Alito and Elena Kagan.
Udall in town; meets with producers, veterans
Such an outcome would
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Sen. Tom Udall greets 9-month-old Charley and her mother Beverly Idsinga during a meeting to discuss agriculture at ENMU-R, Tuesday morning.
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Senator Tom Udall visits with veterans upon his arrival at the Roswell Public Library, Tuesday afternoon.
In effort to better serve constituents, U.S. Sen. Tom Udall, D-N.M., visited Roswell Tuesday to meet with members of the agricultural community and veterans from around southeastern New Mexico. Udall recently joined the Senate Appropriations Committee and also serves on subcommittees that deal with issues such as agriculture, rural development and veterans affairs. The senator will hold several meetings throughout the week in other counties to hear from leaders involved in those topics. “Knowing what’s going on here on the ground each day allows me to ask the tough questions of agencies and take care of constituents,” he said. “I never forget who elected me. My job is to help them and be their voice.” Udall first attended a roundtable discussion on agricultural and drought issues at Easter n New Mexico University-Roswell, which featured local farmers, ranchers and representatives from organizations such as the New Mexico Cattle Growers Association and the New Mexico Hay Association. The drought has hit the dairy industry particularly hard, said Beverly Idsinga, executive director of Dairy Producers of New Mexico, who brought along her 9month-old daughter, Charley. Last year, the state lost nine dairies and has lost four so far this year. There are 147 dairies in New Mexico, she said, down from a high of 185 in 2006. “We’ve lost very large dairies,” she said. “It’s just been miserable.” At that point, Charley cried out. “She’s very
Gov inks bill to aid Cyprus banks remain closed military members
SANTA FE (AP) — Gov. Susana Martinez signed legislation into law on Tuesday to aid New Mexico veterans, including requiring the state to expedite occupational licenses allowing military service members and their spouses to work in jobs ranging from nursing to dentistry.
The new law applies to current members of the armed forces, their spouses and recently discharged veterans with professional licenses from other states who are seeking to work in New Mexico. It will cover a
wide range of licensed professionals such as barbers, architects and veterinarians as well as health care providers, including physicians, pharmacists, dentists and physical therapists. “When military families and recent veterans move to New Mexico, we have to make it easier for them to support themselves and get to work,” the governor said in a statement after signing the legislation during a ceremony in Albuquerque at See BILL, Page A3
NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — Cypriot businesses were under increasing strain to keep running on Tuesday after financial authorities stretched the country’s bank closure into a second week in a harried attempt to stop depositors from rushing to drain their accounts. Cyprus’s Central Bank governor, Panicos Demetriades, said “superhuman ef forts are being made” to open banks on Thursday. “Temporary” restricSee CYPRUS, Page A3
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Employees of the Bank of Cyprus shout slogans as they holds banners reading in Greek “shame” during a protest at Cyprus central bank in Nicosia, Tuesday.