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The Early Birds: New Mexico Pols Build Momentum for 2010

By Dave Maass

Santa Fe Reporter | July 31, 2009

With nearly 1.2 million registered voters in the state of New Mexico, it would take a statewide candidate 833 days working around the clock to spend a personal minute with each one of them. And you wonder why candidates are announcing more than a year ahead of the 2010 election.

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Tags: 2010 Congressional elections, 2010 gubernatorial elections, Adam Kokesh, Allen Weh, Doug Turner, Heather Wilson, Michael Sanchez, Susana Martinez, New Mexico, Ben Ray Lujan, Diane Denish, Janice Arnold-Jones

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In orbit 13,000 miles above earth, 24 US military satellites with atomic-clock hearts cycle the earth twice a day. The Corrections Department relies on this Big Brother-style satellite technology to track the 80 sex offenders currently under real-time electronic supervision.

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