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Twice as many New Mexicans surveyed in a new Journal poll think the prospect of Gov. Bill Richardson running for president would benefit the state than those who don't.And many simply shrugged. Forty percent said it would be a good thing for New Mexico. Eighteen percent said it would be a bad thing. And 36 percent said it wouldn't matter. Richardson, a former congressman, United Nations ambassador and energy secretary, is considering a run for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, after seeking re-election as governor this year. He's already testing the waters in New Hampshire and other states. The...

At the dedication of the Clinton library last week in Little Rock, Karl Rove and President Bush received separate tours of the dramatic building, a glistening silver, suspended boxcar filled with light and with a panoramic view of the Arkansas river. Flung across the river stands an old railroad bridge - and to Clinton watchers, bridges represent "the bridge to the 21st century", the former president's re-election slogan in 1996...[snip] ...Then, when the presidents were announced, Bush tried to push his way past Clinton at the library door to be first in line, against the already accepted protocol for the...

(Raleigh-AP) -- US Senate hopeful Erskine Bowles is among the North Carolina Democrats who are crossing into enemy territory, trying to woo veterans who typically vote Republican. In recent campaign stops, Bowles has called for reform in the way veterans benefits are administered to those who've fought for the United States and their families. Bowles touted his veterans plan in Greensboro today. He was joined by US Representative Mel Watt, a Democrat who was one of just three members of North Carolina's House delegation to vote against the 2002 resolution that authorized President Bush to use military force in Iraq....

*Ski Anderson is out after five years as weekend talk show host on WLS-AM (890). Until last July, he'd been teamed with Nancy Skinner, who had to leave the ABC-owned station after she declared her candidacy for the U.S. Senate. Michael Packer, operations director of WLS, is expected to announce a replacement for the noon-to-3 p.m. Sunday time slot later this week. "After reviewing the ratings history of 'The Ski & Skinner Show' and the fact that in the latest ratings it ranked 13th out of all the WLS weekend shows, we felt it was time to launch a new...

After nearly a year of running for the Senate and 50 minutes of debate where he painted himself as a Democrat Jesse Helms, Erskine Bowles has admitted that he worked 5 years for the Clinton Administration. Did you Freepers know that Erskine takes all of the credit for the Balanced Budget in '95?