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Mari Carmen Aponte will no longer be the U.S. Ambassador to El Salvador, reports Reuters (Dec. 13, 2011). Her nomination was blocked by the U.S. Senate--11 votes short of the 60 she needed....

2011 was the year of people power; whether it was the Arab Spring, Occupy Wall Street, recall elections or MF Global customers fighting against the big banks, people demanded to be heard and...

Byline: Staff and wire reports Days remaining in session: 15 Sending a message to the U.S. Supreme Court: The House of Representatives on Tuesday voted 38 to 29 to support a memorial opposing...

It's bad news for consumers that Douglas Howe, just-appointed Public Regulation Commission member for District 3, won't run for election to the seat. After first announcing that he would seek the office, Howe...

Byline: Trip Jennings Gov. Susana Martinez on Monday withdrew four State Fair Commission appointees from consideration by a legislative committee that is also looking into a controversial 25-year lease recently awarded at the...

I have followed the incident between the American Legislative Exchange Council and Occupy Santa Fe. I am astonished at the various responses out of the Legislature. The very presence of our legislators in...

Political fans might have their eyes on Florida, where voting occurs Tuesday in the Republican presidential primary. But right here at home, it's time to pay attention to some of the most important...

Byline: Staff and wire reports Days remaining in session: 16 Avoiding a Senate shootout: Sen. Dede Feldman, D-Albuquerque, wants to ban the carrying of firearms on the Senate floor, in the Senate Gallery...

In his third State of the Union address to the US Congress, President Barack Obama on Jan. 24 said he was "determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon", stressing: "I will...

State legislators and estate-planning attorneys have renewed a push to repeal the inheritance tax in Indiana, one of just eight states to have such a levy. Rep. Eric Turner, R-Cicero, and Sen. Jim...

Colorado's hospitals are expecting a legislative session with few health care bills -- but that doesn't mean they don't have some concerns. Rep. Marsha Looper has filed a bill that seeks to repeal...

Sen. Chuck Grassley, angered by an opinion issued by the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel finding President Barack Obama's recent recess appointments legal, took aim at the opinion's author, suggesting that she...

From 1952, when the monarchy was toppled, to Feb. 11 when President Husni Mubarak had to step down because of a revolution by the liberal youth earlier in 2011, Egypt had a presidential...

U.S. needs real leaders Margaret Thatcher could indeed give us all lessons on leadership today. She was loyal to her party and would never throw a member of her cabinet under a bus...

Election-year tension and redrawn legislative districts could make the 2012 session of the Colorado General Assembly more contentious than usual. The Greater Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce is aware of that and plans...

In the Commonwealth, real change candidate and Champion of the Constitution Ron Paul will face down establishment flip-flopper Mitt Romney LAKE JACKSON, Texas -- 2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul, the constitutionally-observant candidate...

It has long been the bane of Minnesota’s business community, and this legislative session, both Republican majorities at the Capitol are looking to do away with it once and for all. The statewide...

With the start of the 2012 Legislature less than a week away, Metropolitan Council Chairwoman Susan Haigh’s main talking point Wednesday was transit funding. In her first State of the Region speech, Haigh...

Walker to bring message of fiscal responsibility to People Helping People sales associates at Las Vegas sales conference WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. -- Financial services company People Helping People (PHP) has invited David Walker...