Month: November 2008

By DEBORAH BAKER, Associated Press Writer ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Democrat Barack Obama has won New Mexico, defeating John McCain in this swing state and picking up its five electoral votes. Obama had a formidably financed and organized effort, with campaign offices and volunteers blanketing this battleground state – including in small and rural communities

By DEBORAH BAKER, Associated Press Writer ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Democrat Barack Obama has won New Mexico, defeating John McCain in this swing state and picking up its five electoral votes. Obama had a formidably financed and organized effort, with campaign offices and volunteers blanketing this battleground state – including in small and rural communities

WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats have unseated Republican House incumbents in Florida, Connecticut and North Carolina and captured three other GOP seats in New York and Illinois as they push toward big gains in their majority. High school civics teacher Larry Kissell has won election in North Carolina, defeating Republican Rep. Robin Hayes. In Illinois, Democrat

WASHINGTON (AP) – Democrats have unseated Republican House incumbents in Florida, Connecticut and North Carolina and captured three other GOP seats in New York and Illinois as they push toward big gains in their majority. High school civics teacher Larry Kissell has won election in North Carolina, defeating Republican Rep. Robin Hayes. In Illinois, Democrat

WASHINGTON (AP) – Barack Obama soaked up most of the votes from the nation’s women, blacks and Hispanics and siphoned off enough white support to leave John McCain with a thin majority among this group essential to a Republican victory, exit polls suggested. McCain and Obama split white votes across the U.S. except in the

WASHINGTON (AP) – Barack Obama soaked up most of the votes from the nation’s women, blacks and Hispanics and siphoned off enough white support to leave John McCain with a thin majority among this group essential to a Republican victory, exit polls suggested. McCain and Obama split white votes across the U.S. except in the

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A federal judge has ordered election officials in Virginia to preserve late-arriving absentee ballots that Republican John McCain’s campaign claims should be counted. The McCain campaign says in a lawsuit that absentee ballots weren’t mailed on time to many military members serving overseas. The complaint asks the court to order the

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A federal judge has ordered election officials in Virginia to preserve late-arriving absentee ballots that Republican John McCain’s campaign claims should be counted. The McCain campaign says in a lawsuit that absentee ballots weren’t mailed on time to many military members serving overseas. The complaint asks the court to order the

By ABC-7 Reporter Martin Bartlett LAS CRUCES – Hundreds of unaccounted absentee ballots came in the mail this afternoon, Dona Ana County officials said Tuesday evening, slicing the number of ballots still outstanding here. Many other voters who had asked for absentee ballots opted to vote in person instead, county spokesman Jess Williams said. Elections

By ABC-7 Reporter Martin Bartlett LAS CRUCES – Hundreds of unaccounted absentee ballots came in the mail this afternoon, Dona Ana County officials said Tuesday evening, slicing the number of ballots still outstanding here. Many other voters who had asked for absentee ballots opted to vote in person instead, county spokesman Jess Williams said. Elections

ABC News is projecting Illinois Senator Barack Obama has won the crucial battleground state of New Mexico. The state’s five electoral votes now put Obama at 200 total, 70 short of the Presidency.

ABC News is projecting Illinois Senator Barack Obama has won the crucial battleground state of New Mexico. The state’s five electoral votes now put Obama at 200 total, 70 short of the Presidency.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Tom Udall still wears cowboy boots under his business suits, a habit that reflects his upbringing in a ranching family that once drove cattle across territorial New Mexico. Udall helped extend his family’s long tradition of environmentalism and public service Tuesday by defeating Republican Rep. Steve Pearce in the race to

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) – Tom Udall still wears cowboy boots under his business suits, a habit that reflects his upbringing in a ranching family that once drove cattle across territorial New Mexico. Udall helped extend his family’s long tradition of environmentalism and public service Tuesday by defeating Republican Rep. Steve Pearce in the race to

WASHINGTON (AP) – John McCain carried Kentucky, and Barack Obama countered with a Vermont victory as he bid to become the first black president Tuesday night, first spoils in the race for the White House. Democrats gained a Senate seat, the first of several they had in their sights in a country at war and

WASHINGTON (AP) – John McCain carried Kentucky, and Barack Obama countered with a Vermont victory as he bid to become the first black president Tuesday night, first spoils in the race for the White House. Democrats gained a Senate seat, the first of several they had in their sights in a country at war and

On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This Act changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. It began last March and will end this Sunday or the first Sunday in November. The Secretary of Energy will report the impact of this change

On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This Act changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. It began last March and will end this Sunday or the first Sunday in November. The Secretary of Energy will report the impact of this change

By The Associated Press Key dates in formalizing the presidential election results: -Nov. 4: Voters in the general election choose a group of electors from each state to serve in the Electoral College, which will elect the president and vice president. When Americans vote, they are technically picking representatives pledged to the candidates and aren’t

By The Associated Press Key dates in formalizing the presidential election results: -Nov. 4: Voters in the general election choose a group of electors from each state to serve in the Electoral College, which will elect the president and vice president. When Americans vote, they are technically picking representatives pledged to the candidates and aren’t

By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer Some of the nation’s most divisive social issues – gay marriage, abortion and affirmative action – went before voters Tuesday as 36 states passed judgment on ballot measures as well as candidates. Of the 153 measures at stake, the most momentous was a proposed constitutional amendment in California that

By DAVID CRARY, AP National Writer Some of the nation’s most divisive social issues – gay marriage, abortion and affirmative action – went before voters Tuesday as 36 states passed judgment on ballot measures as well as candidates. Of the 153 measures at stake, the most momentous was a proposed constitutional amendment in California that

By DEBORAH HASTINGS, AP National Writer Lines stretched around buildings and crossed city blocks as people waited to cast ballots in the historic presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain. Touchscreen voting machines malfunctioned in some precincts, yet voting Tuesday appeared to go smoothly overall. The biggest trouble was big crowds. But folks seemed

By DEBORAH HASTINGS, AP National Writer Lines stretched around buildings and crossed city blocks as people waited to cast ballots in the historic presidential race between Barack Obama and John McCain. Touchscreen voting machines malfunctioned in some precincts, yet voting Tuesday appeared to go smoothly overall. The biggest trouble was big crowds. But folks seemed

MADERA, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say they’ve positively identified some of Steve Fossett’s remains: two large bones found a half-mile from where the adventurer’s plane crashed in California’s Sierra Nevada. Madera County Sheriff John Anderson said Monday that DNA tests conducted by the state Department of Justice positively identified the bones as the remains of

MADERA, Calif. (AP) – Authorities say they’ve positively identified some of Steve Fossett’s remains: two large bones found a half-mile from where the adventurer’s plane crashed in California’s Sierra Nevada. Madera County Sheriff John Anderson said Monday that DNA tests conducted by the state Department of Justice positively identified the bones as the remains of

By ABC-7 Reporter Martin Bartlett EL PASO — El Paso County Commissioners formally said Monday morning they shouldn’t have to pay tens of thousands of dollars each year in stormwater fees to the Public Service Board, but will continue payment until the issue is resolved. The vote was unanimous. The county’s resolution opens the door

By ABC-7 Reporter Martin Bartlett EL PASO — El Paso County Commissioners formally said Monday morning they shouldn’t have to pay tens of thousands of dollars each year in stormwater fees to the Public Service Board, but will continue payment until the issue is resolved. The vote was unanimous. The county’s resolution opens the door