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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>The New Mexico Independent - Latest Comments in TODAY&amp;#8217;S TOP STORIES: More on the Steve Alford-Darren White saga</title><link>http://nmindependent.disqus.com/</link><description></description><language>en</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:35:40 -0000</lastBuildDate><item><title>Re: TODAY&amp;#8217;S TOP STORIES: More on the Steve Alford-Darren White saga</title><link>http://70.32.121.217/760/todays-top-stories-more-on-the-steve-alford-darren-white-saga#comment-2502050</link><description>They really should consider terminating the lobbyist for attempting to use his position for overtly partisan purposes.  It is one thing to promote relations between the university and elected officials; it is something quite different to use your position to try to elect a partisan candidate.  The Regents' rules forbid this for employees.  The lobbyist should be held to that standard whether an employee or contractor.</description><dc:creator xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">abqprofessor</dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:35:40 -0000</pubDate></item></channel></rss>