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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth

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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (151519)1/10/2009 7:45:24 PM
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U.S. Inquiry Goes On in New Mexico



By JAMES C. MCKINLEY JR. and MICHAEL HAEDERLE
Published: January 10, 2009
SANTA FE, N.M. — Gov. Bill Richardson tried to return to the public routine of being governor last week, cutting ribbons and making announcements, but at every turn reporters peppered him with questions about a federal investigation into whether his aides had steered a consulting contract to a political backer.

The investigation forced Mr. Richardson to forgo a cabinet post in the Obama administration and focused attention on the state’s loose campaign-finance laws. New Mexico is one of a handful of states with no caps on campaign donations and no independent ethics commission to look into conflicts of interest.
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