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Gadhafi forces strike back at Libya uprising
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A Libyan man shouts slogans during a demonstration against Libyan Leader Moammar Gadhafi, in Tobruk, Libya, Wednesday.
BENGHAZI, Libya (AP) — Foreign mercenaries and Libyan militiamen loyal to Moammar Gadhafi tried to roll back the uprising against his rule that has
advanced closer to his stronghold in T ripoli, attacking two nearby cities in battles that killed at least 17 people. But rebels made new gains, seizing a
military air base, as Gadhafi blamed Osama bin Laden for the upheaval. The worse bloodshed was in Zawiya, 30 miles west of the capital Tripoli. An army unit loyal to Gadhafi opened fire with automatic weapons on a mosque where residents — some armed with hunting rifles for protection — have been holding a sit-in to support protesters in the capital, a witness said. A day earlier, an envoy from Gadhafi had come to the city from Tripoli and war ned the protesters, “Either leave or you will see a massacre,” the witness said. On Tuesday night, Gadhafi himself called on his supporters to hunt down opponents in their homes. Zawiya, a key city close to an oil port and refineries, is the nearest popula-
Senate race could get crowded
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) — The scramble is on as the names of candidates and possible candidates start to surface after Democratic U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman announced last week he would not seek a sixth term in 2012 to represent New Mexico. Both parties said they expect to field strong Senate candidates next year. Atkeson, director of UNM’s Center for Democracy, and longtime pollster Brian Sanderoff said they expect a competitive race in both parties. On the Democratic side, U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, state Auditor Hector Balderas and for mer Lt. Gov. Diane Denish said they’ll make a decision soon. “We all should keep our powder dry for a little bit and make sure we look at it hard,” Heinrich said. Albuquerque political activist Andres Valdez announced this week he
plans to run for the party’s nomination. Other Democrats, including Attor ney General Gary King and former Attorney General Patricia Madrid, said they haven’t ruled it out. U.S. Rep. Ben Ray Lujan said his focus is representing New Mexico’s 3rd Congressional District. Possible Republican candidates include state Public Regulation Commissioner Pat L yons, who said he’s eyeing the race but it’s too early to make a decision. U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce, who ran for Senate in 2008, said that although his name has been suggested this time around, he supports an open process that could result in “a completely new face” being chosen. For mer U.S. Rep. Heather Wilson, who also ran for Senate in 2008, said it’s an important decision but had no other comment. Conservative businessmen Greg Sowards, of Las
Cruces, and Bill English, of Alamogordo, announced for the GOP nomination late last year. Bingaman’s retirement announcement spurred political speculation similar to what happened when the state’s other longtime U.S. senator, Republican Pete Domenici, announced he would not run again in 2008 for health reasons. All three of New Mexico’s House members, Wilson, Pearce and the eventual winner, Democrat Tom Udall, chose to run for Senate that year instead of seeking re-election. When the dust settled, New Mexico had an allDemocratic five-member delegation — including Heinrich, the first Democrat to win the 1st District since its creation in 1968, and Harry Teague, the first Democrat to represent the 2nd District in 28 years. Pearce defeated Teague to return to the 2nd District in 2010.
Autism support group to meet 3/15 EMILY RUSSO MILLER RECORD STAFF WRITER
A new autism support group will host its first meeting March 15 at 7 p.m., at T rinity United Methodist Church, 1413 S. Union Ave. Group leader Erin McGraw says the support group will be a resource for family and friends of those with autism so that they can share information, personal stories and parenting tips. “Maybe certain parents have found something or done something that has helped their child, that could possible help another person’s child,” McGraw said. McGraw decided to
start the group after her oldest son was diagnosed with autism at age 14, last October. She noticed that there weren’t any community groups where she could share her own doubts and concerns, or even receive more information about the developmental disorder. The library was her primary source of information, but that still had its limitations. “We found books and things like that, but it’s hard to find information on how to deal with it, because every child is so different,” she said. The group is sponsored by the state chapter of the Autism Society of America, a nonprofit national organization that
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works to improve the lives of people af fected by autism. New Mexico Autism Society promised McGraw it would provide up to $200 to help kickstart the group in Roswell. McGraw also noted that many children with autism go undiagnosed, and she hopes that the group will help promote awareness about autism. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an average of one out of 110 children in the U.S. has an autism spectrum disorder, and approximately 730,000 individuals between the ages of 0 to 21 have an ASD. emiller@roswell-record.com
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the highest level defections to hit the regime so far, after many ambassadors around the world, the justice minister and the interior minister all sided with the protesters. Gadhaf alDam belonged to Gadhafi’s inner circle, served as his liaison with Egypt and frequently appeared by his side. Gadhafi and his son, Seif al-Islam, have gone on state television over the past few days to try to portray the uprising as a choice between the order of the old regime or chaos, civil war and “rivers of blood” that could destroy the country’s oil wealth. Earlier Thursday, Libyan TV showed Egyptian passports, CDs and cell phones purportedly belonging to detainees who had allegedly confessed to plotting operations “terrorist” against the Libyan people.
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Vandals hit RCLT; $2K in damages
Police were dispatched to Roswell Community Little Theater, 1717 S. Union Ave., Wednesday, following a break-in. The subjects smashed a window on the northwest side of the building to gain access. They moved furniture and broke all the windows in the projection room. In addition, the subjects destroyed an exit lamp and two spotlights, causing about $2,000 in damages.
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don on Thursday. Most of the oil goes to Europe. Hours after the attack in Zawiya, Gadhafi called in to state TV and in a rambling speech expressed condolences for the dead but then angrily scolded the city’s residents for siding with the uprising. He blamed the revolt on bin Laden and teenagers hopped up on hallucinogenic pills given to them “in their coffee with milk, like Nescafe.” In the latest blow to the Libyan leader, a cousin who is one of his closest aides, Ahmed Gadhaf al-Dam, announced that he has defected to Egypt in protest against the regime’s bloody crackdown, denouncing what he called “grave violations to human rights and human and international laws.” Gadhaf al-Dam is one of
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tion center to Tripoli to fall into the hands of the antiGadhafi rebellion that began Feb. 15. Hundreds have died in the unrest. Most of the eastern half of Libya has already broken away, and diplomats, ministers and even a highranking cousin have abandoned Gadhafi, who has ruled Libya for 41 years. He is still believed to be firmly in control only of the capital, some towns around it, the far desert south and parts of Libya’s sparsely populated center. The upheaval in the OPEC nation has taken most of Libya’s oil production of 1.6 million barrels a day of f the market, and crude prices have jumped 20 percent to two-year highs in just a week — reaching $99.77 per barrel in afternoon trading in New York and $114.20 in Lon-
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