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Rachel's Take I was a little concerned tonight about the Popeye’s story. Not because I don’t think it was a legitimate story. Customers called our newsroom wanting us to do the story about the chain running out of chicken after promoting a big special. They said the Lake Ave. location had long lines of cars. When we went to the Lake Ave. Popeye’s, there were indeed long lines of cars. Some people took it in stride. Other people were downright angry. A few people made jokes. The idea of people up in arms over chicken was pretty funny. I think...

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) - Famous for zipping around New Mexico’s open roadways at high speeds, Governor Richardson was at it again this month. Albuquerque police spokesman John Walsh says an officer spotted a sport utility vehicle speeding southbound on Interstate 25 the morning of June 2nd. In an audio tape, the officer is heard describing the vehicle and trying to signal it to pull over. The vehicle exited the interstate and stopped at a traffic light. That’s when the officer approached it and determined it was the governor. The state Department of Public Safety says it was a simple misunderstanding. The...

Three months after he lost his presidential bid, Sen. John Kerry has finally agreed to a full release of his military records, after being cornered on the issue Sunday by "Meet the Press" host Tim Russert. Appearing on the same show last April, Kerry insisted all his military records were already in the public domain, telling Russert, "I've shown them - they're available to you to come and look at." But in August the Washington Post reported: "Although Kerry campaign officials insist that they have published Kerry's full military records on their Web site (with the exception of medical records...