MATT MYGATT

Associated Press Writer
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Memorial to drunken driver victims grows in NM

Tears drip on this patch of hardscrabble central New Mexico desert land — tears in steel, tears in concrete. A mother's tears.

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CDC: Salmonella illnesses spread to 16 states

Salmonella food poisoning first linked to uncooked tomatoes has spread to 16 states, federal health officials said Saturday.

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Old Cellulose Found in NM Salt Crystals

Cellulose dating back 253 million years — along with some possible ancient DNA — has been found in salt crystals from an underground nuclear waste dump in southern New Mexico.

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NM Judge Takes Courtroom to School

Marlene Chavez stood before a hushed courtroom, acknowledging the consequences of her second drunken-driving offense. Among the spectators were hundreds of teenagers who hung on her every word.

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Newspaper Bids Farewell to Albuquerque

The Albuquerque Tribune said goodbye Saturday to the city it had served for nearly nine decades as it closed in what observers described as the latest newspaper to succumb to the digital age.

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Escaped Inmates, Ex-Guard Caught in N.M.

Two fugitives and the former prison guard who may have helped them escape were arrested Wednesday after a short-lived struggle that involved shots fired at the officers, authorities said.

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Escaped Inmates, Ex-Guard Caught in N.M.

A pair of fugitives from a Kansas prison and a female former guard accused of helping them flee were captured in New Mexico early Wednesday. The guard apparently had a relationship with one of the men.

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Mystery of Santa Fe Ghost Revealed

Jeepers, it was just one of those creepers.

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Investigator 'Debugs' N.M. Ghost Mystery

Jeepers, it was just one of those creepers. An investigator specializing in all things bizarre has debugged the mystery of the Santa Fe Courthouse Ghost — a specter captured on a blurry surveillance videotape.

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Senior GOP Senator Abandons Iraq Policy

In another setback to President Bush's increasingly unpopular war strategy, GOP stalwart Sen. Pete Domenici said he wants to see an end to combat operations and U.S. troops heading home from Iraq by spring.

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