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ARLINGTON, VA – Bush-Cheney ’04 Campaign Chairman Gov. Marc Racicot today issued the following statement: “Governor Shaheen’s flailing attacks in New Mexico are part of the Kerry campaign’s desperate effort to regain control in a state where one-fourth of Democrats now support the President’s positive agenda for a safer world and more hopeful America. Shaheen knows that Kerry’s out of the mainstream policies ignore the priorities of New Mexico voters – she even agreed with the President's thoughtful stand against the Clinton Roadless Rule and opposed Kerry’s extreme environmentalist position. “The Kerry campaign’s effort to talk down New Mexico’s growing...

Beach smoking ban under construction Sentinel Staff Report The City Council will decide whether to ban cigarettes on the main beach tonight. If second reading of a proposed ordinance is passed, the law could be enforceable in time for the winter holidays. Earlier this year, Councilman Dennis Norton suggested the city look into the ban, saying Capitola’s beach is not the public’s ashtray, while also citing health and environmental issues as reasons for a cigarette ban. In July, the Santa Cruz City Council began researching a proposal to ban smoking on city-administered beaches. While noting that secondhand cigarette smoke causes...