Results tagged “billrichardson”

• Federal probe ends, NM Gov. Richardson won't be charged in pay-to-play investigation.
• On Sen. Kennedy's work for immigration reform.
• Mexico's drug violence spilling over the border as informers move north.

Israel sends tanks, troops into Gaza. Harry Reid: Bush "worst president we've ever had." Richardson no longer Commerce nominee. Obama: $300 billion tax cut. Whatever happened to Lynndie England? Conde Nast mags lose nearly half their advertising. Autopsy planned for Jett Travolta.

• Automotive CEOs drove hybrids this time to ask Congress for money. Couldn't they carpool?
• Obama set to name Bill Richardson as Secretary of Commerce
• Folk singer Odetta, one of the voices of the civil rights movement, dies at 77

Okay, we thought New Mexico guv Bill Richardson had already announced his campaign for Presidency, but guess not. In GOP news, Giuliani isn't polling well in Iowa; Mitt Romney is beating him and McCain in the polls up there. Al Qaeda militants are taking on the military at a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon. 71 people have been killed so far. European developers are not amused with soon-to-be-former World Bank Prez Wolfowitz. Former US...

We caught up with Independent gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman recently to discuss the upcoming election and why he wants primary voters to save themselves for him. As you would imagine, Kinky did most of the talking. We found him to be thoughtful, engaging and funny. What follows are highlights of that interview for which we used Kinky’s song titles as subject headers.* *The first reader to email us with the names of the three...