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Pete Domenici, former New Mexico GOP senator, dead at 85 FOX News FOX News FoxNews.com 2 hrs ago Pete Domenici, who became a power broker in the Senate for his work on the federal budget and energy policy, has died. © AP2010 Pete Domenici, who became a power broker in the Senate for his work on the federal budget and energy policy, has died. Pete Domenici, the longest-serving senator from New Mexico, died on Wednesday, Fox News confirmed. He was 85 years old. The former longtime Republican senator recently underwent abdominal surgery and was placed in intensive care after a...

Hillary Clinton’s emails reveal the prominence of the Clinton Foundation in her activities as America’s top diplomat, and whether she drew the line between official US business and aiding the family charity run by Bill and Chelsea. The State Dept released more than 4,300 emails Mrs. Clinton sent from an account she kept on an email server at her home in New York during her time in office....giving a clearer picture of her role as the US' top diplomat, married to a former president who had interests of his own. In one email, Chelsea, in Haiti, sent her thoughts about...

NMCEP will lead an event in early 2008 that will define the expectations of Americans that they be provided with reliable and competitively priced energy. This will be the first attempt to inject rural viewpoint into energy policy. Senator Pete V. Domenici is expected to deliver a major address at the event. Additional event details will be up soon.

It is often said that the best way to find out how a candidate would act in office if elected, is to see who he/she surrounds himself with. Money is another factor, what people and industries are backing the candidate. These answers should be an indicator of what to expect. Who is behind the man should gauge what kind of man he is. The great Richard Viguerie tells the story of how he and other conservatives had a “seat at the table” of the presidential campaigns of Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan for. His thinking was if Conservatives aren’t at...

Rep. Heather Wilson (R-N.M) will run for the New Mexico Senate seat that is expected to open up officially later Thursday when Sen. Pete Domenici (R) declares that he will not seek reelection in 2008, according to a source familiar with Wilson’s decision. Domenici has taken Wilson under his wing in recent years, and as he has gotten older, Wilson’s name has topped the list of potential heirs. A strong campaigner, she has survived several multimillion-dollar challenges in a swing district ...

There comes a responsibility with sending ordnance down range. Once fired most weapons are on a one way mission to unleash their lethal, stored energies. The kinematics of the weapon and the explosives package are fused to get a specific result upon detonation. Mostly those results are designed to be lethal. There is no recall button to push on the weapons menu once you release a HARM (High Speed Anti-radiation missile) towards an emitting target. There are no self-destruct buttons, so lavishly included in most Hollywood movies, which will protect innocents from the wayward launch of a MK-83 (general purpose,...

Two aging incumbents thought to be likely retirement candidates -- US Senators Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Pete Domenici (R-NM) -- announced Thursday they will both seek re-election in 2008. Stevens, a seven-term incumbent, will be 84 in 2008. Domenici, a six-term incumbent, will be 76 in 2008...

Mr. President, I thank Senator Lugar for finding time for me to express my views to the Senate and to those who might be listening or viewing the Senate proceedings. I say to Senator Lieberman, I appreciate very much the broad scope of his statement with reference to America and the world, and I thank him for stating his views, which are my views, and I think the views of an overwhelming number of Senators - 77 of them who voted for us to proceed with this approach to Iraq. I think we all know our intentions, regardless of what...

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) today issued the following statement: “The greatest criticism of Senator Kerry’s energy plan is that it ducks on all the tough issues. It is pure election year babble—long on hope but short on help. “Americans currently depend on foreign imports for more than 50 percent of oil, and Senator Kerry obviously does not have the stomach for the decisions or policies that would either reduce consumption of foreign oil or increase domestic production. “His ‘new’ energy policy contradicts his vote against a balanced National Energy Bill this year on the Senate floor....

WASHINGTON, DC— U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici (R-NM) issued the following statement regarding John Kerry’s upcoming trip to New Mexico: “The Kerry-Edwards ticket is the most liberal ticket in history, and their records reveal a distinct disconnect with the values, concerns and sensibilities of New Mexicans. "Just last night, Kerry and Edwards attended a fundraiser in New York City where Hollywood celebrities called President Bush a liar, thug and killer. Kerry has yet to denounce these hate-filled attacks. In fact, he said that the performers represented ‘the heart and soul of our country.’ I disagree. “The Democratic ticket combines the most...

ALBUQUERQUE, July 19 — A third political party seldom rises to a level much beyond annoyance to Republicans and Democrats. That is clearly not the case in New Mexico, where the Green Party has achieved so much power that its leaders say both major parties this year have tried to exploit it for their electoral advantage. One offer, they said, came from Republicans this month, a promise of at least $100,000 if the Greens fielded candidates in two House races as a way to hurt Democratic chances. The other, they said, came from Democrats in January, a suggestion of helping...