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ALBUQUERQUE — With gasoline pushing $4 a gallon, many Americans are wondering when prices will come back down. But the outlook is pretty gloomy. And the idea that these prices are here to stay seems to be sinking in. A recent report by John Fleck for the Albuquerque Journal describes
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New Mexico Sheriff, Now GOP Congressional Candidate Played Role in Iglesiasâs Firing
The Public Record
May 27, 2008
Darren White, the Bernalillo County, New Mexico Sheriff, is virtually unknown outside the residential community of 600,000.
But White is betting that his close ties to the White House, and his staunch conservative credentials will help him win the coveted Congressional seat currently held by Heather Wilson, the New Mexico Republican Congresswoman who is campaigning for Pete Domeniciâs soon-to-be vacated seat in the Senate. Domenici, a Republican, announced last year that he would not seek reelection.
Yesterday, President Bush was expected to host a fundraiser for White in Albuquerque where Whiteâs campaign manager has set a goal of raising $300,000... White was the New Mexico chairman of the Bush-Cheney 2004 campaign.
Yet as Whiteâs Congressional campaign begins to pick up steam questions have resurfaced about the role he played in the late 2006 firing of New Mexicoâs former U.S. Attorney, David Iglesias.