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Updated: May 19, 2013 1:15:25 AM MDT
Thank God for Texans and their money. Texans help explain the 3.3 percent growth of leisure and hospitality wage jobs over the past year, say hospitality executives.   Full Story
 
In the now-infamous "47 Percent" video secretly captured during a Mitt Romney fundraising speech, the GOP hopeful gleefully mentioned Jimmy Carter's Iran Hostage Crisis moment and admitted, "By the way, if something of that nature presents itself, I will work to find a way to take advantage of the opportunity.   Full Story
 
Some people are just an accident waiting to happen. Take my friend ReRide, for example. Getting hurt is ReRide's "achilles heel," which is about the only part of his body he hasn't broken, strained, cut, burned or shattered.   Full Story
 
Well, this is a fine mess.After years of moaning about various "conspiracies" against them, conservative activists finally have a real (i.   Full Story
 
The Internal Revenue Service has been the object of jokes for decades. The one that sticks in my mind, because it's relevant, is Jerry Seinfeld's TV character talking about being called in for a tax audit.   Full Story
 
The explosion of the fertilizer plant in the small town of West, Texas, a few weeks ago, killed dozens of people, injured many more, and blew the walls off numbers of buildings.   Full Story
 
You might say that May 10, 2013 was when the "second term curse" officially struck President Barack Obama -- and that May 13 was when it flattened him.   Full Story
 
In a rare bipartisan moment, something significant happened last week in the U.S. Senate, and New Mexico's two U.   Full Story
 
Recent events related to the giant Navajo Generating Station hint at progress being made toward resolving its complex environmental and ownership issues.   Full Story
 
New Mexico residents successfully rallied to draw attention to their plight and plead with government agencies for their economic future.   Full Story
 
 
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