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Gov. campaign pushes license issue Facebook page touts position against immigrant licenses after repeal fails
By Patrick Malone
The New Mexican
With camera flashes popping, TV cameras rolling and reporters’ recorders on Thursday, Gov. Susana Martinez reflected on the legislative session that had just concluded. But she didn’t mention the defeat of legislation that aimed to overturn the law that allows undocumented immigrants to get New Mexico
driver’s licenses. Reporters opened the door for Martinez to discuss the issue by asking her about the session’s disappointments, but she still didn’t mention the failed license law repeal. Where Martinez the governor was silent, however, Martinez the candidate was not.
A Facebook page for Martinez’s campaign urges viewers to sign a petition repealing a law that allows undocumented immigrants to obtain licenses.
Venezuela mourns model slain in protests Report from watchdog organization says security groups have used excessive force against protesters. PAgE A-3
Ukraine deal resisted
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Judging tarnishes gold
Tensions high despite compromise stripping president of some of his power. PAgE A-3
Scottish Rite Center open until November Foundation president says facility will not close June 30. PAgE A-6
Arizona religion bill riles gay rights advocates Some say legislation that lets businesses refuse service will hurt economy
By Michael Paulson and Fernanda Santos
The New York Times
Adelina Sotnikova of Russia, right, celebrates her gold medal in women’s figure skating Thursday at the Iceberg Skating Palace. On the podium are silver medalist Yuna Kim of South Korea, left, and bronze medalist Carolina Kostner of Italy. CHANG W. LEE/THE NEW YORK TIMES
COMMENTARY: Lack of transparency leads to suspicion, questions
regarding validity of Olympic scoring system in women’s figure skating By Jeré Longman The New York Times
SOCHI, Russia delina Sotnikova of Russia is a 17-year-old with a teenager’s insatiable appetite. She sees her Olympic gold medal as a mere appetizer on figure skating’s endless buffet. “I want all the gold there is out there, everything that exists in figure skating, in all events, in all competitions,” Sotnikova said Friday at a news conference. She deserved to win, in this view. Sotnikova was more insistent than Yuna Kim of South Korea, more athletic and resourceful and complete, powerful in the short program, refined in the long program.
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Above all, Sotnikova was more cleverly attuned to the current scoring system, a rush to gather points with jumps and spins and footwork and artistry, a kind of Easter egg hunt on ice. Sotnikova landed more three-revolution jumps than did Kim. Her spins and her step sequence were judged better. She did not hold back. Kim is a beautiful skater, but she seemed remote at the Sochi Games, admitting that she lacked motivation after winning a gold medal at the 2010 Vancouver Games. She seemed not so much disappointed with silver here as relieved that her Olympic career was over. “For me, Adelina was the champion,” said Eteri Tutberidze, the coach of another Russian teenage star, Julia
Yuna Kim
of South Korea took silver, admitting she lacked motivation after winning gold in 2010 Lipnitskaia. “That was the skate of her life. I’ve never seen her as concentrated and focused.” Unfortunately for Sotnikova, her victory has become less a coronation than an autopsy. Her gold medal is certainly defensible, but the opaque judging system is not. The International Skating Union has done a disservice to Sotnikova,
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Youth ranch settles suit with CYFD Program agrees to more oversight, faces lawsuit over teenager’s death By Phaedra Haywood
The New Mexican
A ranch for troubled youth in Southern New Mexico reached a settlement Friday in its lawsuit against the state and agreed to increased oversight of its program
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state’s Children, Youth and Families Department last year, has been been the focus of controversy since at least October, when state police visited the facility during an investigation into a vehicle accident that killed a 19-year-old participant of the program. No one was there when police arrived, sparking a high-profile Amber Alert. The youth, who had been on a scheduled camping trip,
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u Men’s hockey: Canada beats U.S. to reach gold game. PAgE B-1
u Women’s slalom: U.S. teen Shiffrin grabs gold. u Men’s speedskating: Russia’s Viktor Ahn wins 2 golds. u German, Italian athletes test positive for doping. PAgE B-4
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Winter Dance Escape NDI New Mexico student showcase; featuring Peter and the Wolf, music by Prokofiev, 7 p.m., The Dance Barns, 1140 Alto St., $11 and $16, 983-7661. Sunday encore. More events in Calendar, A-2 and Fridays in Pasatiempo
In New Mexico, a photographer declined to take pictures of a lesbian couple’s commitment ceremony. In Washington state, a florist would not provide flowers for a same-sex wedding. And in Colorado, a baker refused to make a cake for a party marking the wedding of two men. In each case, the business owners cited their religious beliefs in declining to provide services celebrating same-sex relationships. And in each case, they were sued. Now, as states around the nation weigh how to balance the rights of same-sex couples with those of conservative religious business owners, Gov. Jan Brewer of Arizona must decide whether to sign legislation that would allow business owners to cite religious beliefs as a legal justification for denying service to samesex couples. The legislation, approved by lawmakers Thursday, immediately attracted national attention, with conservative religious groups welcoming it as a necessary form of protection for objectors to same-sex marriage, and gay rights groups denouncing it as a license for discrimination. The measure comes at a time when the courts are grappling with how to define the reli-
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Obituaries Philip M. Smith, Santa Fe, Feb. 16 Martina R. Lucero, Feb. 19 Ernestine Valdez Babcock, Santa Fe, Feb. 19
Erika Lauranne Merklein, Feb. 12 Suzanne ‘Susie’ Vigil, 47, Feb. 19 Harold D. Ferguson, 82, Los Alamos, Feb. 18 PAgE A-10
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