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bleedCrimson.net Report - The NMSU Aggies lost their seventh straight game of the season as a career-high 21 points from Christian Kabongo was not enough to offset the loss of Troy Gillenwater who suffered a turned ankle in the first half and was limited to three points in eight minutes. Dairese Gary led the Lobos with 16 points while Kendall Williams added 15 en route to the Lobos' seventh consecutive victory in the series. Click here to read more.
Lobos Over Aggies 78-62
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| Rich Galen |
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| American Voter |
Galen: Self Destructing
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| Paul Driessen |
Driessen: Do You Believe in Magic Numbers?
From pajamasmedia.com This afternoon, President Barack Obama held a White House meeting with the last Democrat to hold that office, and the only Democrat to win re-election to that office since LBJ, Bill Clinton. After the meeting, the two held a brief press conference in which Obama offered a quick introduction before turning the Q&A over to Clinton. The subject of all this is the deal that Obama and the Republicans reached concerning the Bush tax cuts. Clinton did a much better job of selling those cuts than Obama did during two press events earlier this week. He noted, in his wonkishly informed way, how the deal isn’t perfect but it’s better than what Obama can reasonably expect to get after the GOP takes over the House in January. He also noted that, overall, the tax cuts will help the economy. And he even went into a detailed discussion of how they payroll tax cuts that are part of the deal will help us become more competitive internationally. Clinton was in command of the facts, and did strong work selling the tax cut deal — the deal that Obama has so far failed to sell to his own party. And then, an extraordinary thing happened. Obama said he had kept the first lady waiting for half an hour, and told the press they were in “good hands.” And he left the briefing. Clinton did not. More here
Obama's Last Hope:Bill Clinton?
It's Official - Hawaii Out of WAC in MWC
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| Jonah Goldberg |
Goldberg: When Words Fail
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| Walter Williams |
Williams: Moral or Immoral Government
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| Linda Chavez |
Chavez: The Dream and the Nightmare
From the Milwaukee Journalonline.com - Governor-elect Scott Walker raised the possibility of essentially abolishing state employee unions on Tuesday as one option to control rising employee benefits costs and eliminate the state's budget deficit. Walker, a Republican, said he's looking at a range of options that would weaken unions, including eliminating their ability to negotiate with the state. "Anything from the decertify all the way through modifications of the current laws in place," Walker said at a luncheon sponsored by the Milwaukee Press Club at the Newsroom Pub.Governors in showdowns with unions
Live Racing Returns to Sunland Park
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