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« December 2006 | Main | February 2007 »

January 31, 2007

Give Peace a Chance

About 50 people and half a dozen organizations participated in Peace and Justice Day in Santa Fe, showing support for five measures:

• A memorial calling for immediate troop withdrawal from Iraq
• A joint resolution calling for the impeachment of President Bush and Vice President Cheney
• A bill to create a New Mexico Office of Peace for conflict resolution
• A memorial to dismantle nuclear weapons at Kirtland Air Force Base
• A Bill requiring the state to provide testing for veterans for depleted uranium, a radioactive metal used in Iraq and Afghanistan.

The measures, some carried by Sen. Gerald Ortiz y Pino, D-Albuquerque, are not symbolic gestures, says Desi Brown, the senator’s assistant.

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Lawmakers Call for Housing Investigation

A dozen lawmakers signed a letter to Attorney General Gary King and U.S. Attorney General David Iglesias asking them to investigate the state’s regional housing authorities, especially Region VII in Dona Ana County.

The letter states: We know each of you are aware of the serious allegations of possible wrongdoing, including potential criminal wrongdoing, at the regional housing authorities in the state. We urge you to investigate these allegations fully.

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Bills Define Terrorism, Renew Money for Border Sheriffs

Rep. Jeff Steinborn, D-Las Cruces, is introducing legislation that defines terrorism, renews funding for Steinborn
border sheriffs, sets up an interim committee for border security and other border affairs, and calls on Congress to establish a guest worker program.

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January 29, 2007

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