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Albuquerque

2009-04-13T13:40:21Z

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'''Albuquerque''' is the largest city in the state of [[New Mexico]], located close to the [[Rio Grande]] river.

== History ==

Albuquerque was founded in 1706 as a Spanish military outpost.
<ref>http://www.abqcvb.org/visitors/</ref> Provincial Governor Francisco Cuervo y Valdez named the town after the Duke of Alburquerque, viceroy of New Spain from 1702 to 1710. <ref>http://abqstyle.com/albuquerque_community/000003.html/</ref>

== Population ==

The population of Albuquerque in 2005 was 484,246 inhabitants. <ref>http://albuquerque.areaconnect.com/statistics.htm</ref> The residents are ethnically diverse, with a significant number of [[Pueblo]] Indians and a majority Hispanics. <ref>http://www.cabq.gov/econdev/whyabqquickfacts.html</ref>

== Government ==

The [[Mayor]] is appointed to a 4 year term of service. The City Council is comprised of nine [[election|elected]] members, one from each district, and is the legislative authority of the city, with the power to adopt [[ordinance|ordinances]], resolutions, and other city [[legislation]]. <ref>http://www.cabq.gov/</ref>

== Climate ==

Albuquerque usually has dry, sunny weather all year, almost no rainfall, hot summers, and mild to cold winters. <ref>http://www.wordtravels.com/Cities/New+Mexico/Albuquerque/Climate</ref> <ref>http://abqstyle.com/albuquerque_community/000005.html</ref>

== Transportation ==

[[Albuquerque International Sunport]] is New Mexico's largest
commercial [[airport]]. <ref>http://www.cabq.gov/airport/</ref> Two interstate highways intersect in Albuquerque: Interstate 25, a north-south route from [[Canada]] to [[Mexico]] and Interstate 40, running east-west. Albuquerque is accessible by [[Amtrak]] and the Burlington-Northern-Santa Fe Railroad. <ref>http://www.cabq.gov/econdev/whyabqtransportation.html</ref>

==References==
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==See Also==
[[Albuquerque New Mexico Temple]]

[[Category:New Mexico Cities and Towns]]

Santa Fe

2009-04-13T13:39:54Z

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The city of '''Santa Fe''' is the [[capital]] of the State of [[New Mexico]]. (USA)

== History ==

Santa Fe was founded as a military outpost around 1609 by [[Spanish]] [[explorers]]. <ref> http://www.answers.com/topic/santa-fe-new-mexico</ref> and is the oldest capital city in the [[United States]]. <ref> http://www.desertusa.com/Cities/nm/santafe.html </ref> <ref> http://www.thesantafesite.com/history.html </ref>

== Climate ==

Santa Fe usually has a dry, desert climate, with sunny weather, but winter months can bring cold weather and snow. The city's elevation is 7,000 feet above sea level, and covers 35 square miles in a valley near the [[Rio Grande]] river. The city sits at the southern base of the [[Rocky Mountains]] and is located between two Mountain ranges: the Sangre de Cristo Mountains to the east and the Jemez Mountains to the west. <ref> http://www.usatourist.com/english/places/newmexico/santafe.html </ref>

== Population ==

The population of Santa Fe is 72,056 inhabitants. <ref> http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/35/3570500.html</ref> The residents are ethnically diverse, with a large number of peoples of [[Native American]] Indian descent and of Hispanic Origin. The [[Pueblo]] Indians are indigenous to the area, and other local Native American groups include the [[Comanche]], [[Apache]] and [[Navajo]]. <ref> http://www.city-data.com/city/Santa-Fe-New-Mexico.html </ref> <ref> http://www.thesantafesite.com/history.html </ref>

== Government ==

The Santa Fe City Council is the legislative authority of the city. The City Council is formed of 8 members, 2 members from each of the 4 districts. Each council member serves a 4 year term. The [[Mayor]] also serves a 4 year term of service. <ref> http://www.santafenm.gov/ </ref>

== Transportation ==

The closest International Airport is [[Albuquerque International Sunport]], located in the city of [[Albuquerque]], New Mexico. Santa Fe has a small municipal Airport with commercial flights from Denver, [[Colorado]]. <ref> http://www.thesantafesite.com/history.html </ref>

==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://santafe.org/ Santa Fe's Official Travel Site]

[[Category:New Mexico Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:US State Capitals]]

Category:New Mexico Cities and Towns

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[[Category:United States Cities and Towns]]

Roswell

2009-04-13T13:39:04Z

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'''Roswell''' is a city in [[New Mexico]], [[United States|U.S.A.]], located some 200 miles (320 kilometers) south-east of [[Albuquerque]]. Although it is home to, amongst others, five museums, New Mexico's oldest established orchestra, the Roswell Symphony Orchestra and the world's largest [[mozzarella]] cheese production plant, it is most famous for what has gone down in lore as the [[Roswell UFO Incident]] in 1947.

The city's Chamber of Commerce makes full use of this notoriety and Roswell hosts what it calls "the Galaxy's Largest Annual UFO Festival" in July.

==Weather==
===Temperature Average===
January 41.2F (5.1C) 
July 83.7F (28.7C)

===Precipitation===
Average Rainfall 10.75 inches (27.3 centimeters) 
Average Snowfall 3.3 inches (8.4 centimeters)

==External Links==
[http://www.roswellnm.org/ Roswell Chamber of Commerce] 
[http://www.roswell-nm.gov/ City of Roswell Government Site]

[[Category:New Mexico Cities and Towns]]

Juneau

2009-04-13T13:34:59Z

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'''Juneau''' is the capital of and third largest city in [[Alaska]]. In 2000 it had a population of 30,711 <ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US0236400&_geoContext=01000US|04000US39|16000US3916000&_street=&_county=Juneau&_cityTown=Juneau&_state=04000US02&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF]2000 Census Data</ref>, and it is a gateway to Alaska and north-western [[Canada]] as many cruiseships make port in Alaska as they sail the Inside Passage.

==References==
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[[Category:Alaska Cities and Towns]]
[[Category:US State Capitals]]

Anchorage

2009-04-13T13:34:41Z

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'''Anchorage''' is the largest city in [[Alaska]], the 49th state in the [[USA|Union]]. It sits at approximately 61N 149W, even further north than [[Oslo]], [[Norway]].

==See Also==
[[Anchorage Alaska Temple]]

[[Category:Alaska Cities and Towns]]

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Ketchikan

2009-04-13T13:33:54Z

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'''Ketchikan''' is the fourth largest city in [[Alaska]]. In 2000 it had a population of 7,922<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US0238970&_geoContext=01000US|04000US02|16000US0236400&_street=&_county=Ketchikan&_cityTown=Ketchikan&_state=04000US02&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null:null&_keyword=&_industry=]2000 Census Data</ref>, and it is the gateway to the Inside Passage and a major port for cruise ships. The city is most recently famous for its proposed "bridge to nowhere" that made national news as an example of government waste through the use of federal earmarks. The bridge would have connected Ketchikan, on Revillagegeido Island, to Ketchikan International Airport on Gravina Island, but funding for the project was removed following the public uproar and was used for other projects.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/17/politics/17spend.html?_r=1]</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Alaska Cities and Towns]]

Denison, Texas

2009-04-13T13:25:30Z

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'''Denison, Texas''' is a city in Grayson County. Denison is famous for being the hometown of [[Dwight Eisenhower]].

[[Category:Texas Cities and Towns]]

Linda Lingle

2009-04-13T13:23:23Z

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'''Linda Lingle''' is the current [[Governor]] of [[Hawaii]]. A [[Republican]], she was first elected in 2002 and re-elected in 2006. She made history as the first female governor of the Aloha State.
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[[Category:Hawaii Governors]]
[[Category:Republican Governors]]

Austin Peay

2009-04-13T13:22:31Z

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'''Austin Peay III''' was the [[governor]] of [[Tennessee]] from 1923 until his death in 1927. Born in 1876 in [[Kentucky]], he moved to Tennessee to open a law firm.<ref>http://www.apsu.edu/General/austin-peay.aspx</ref> He was elected to the Tennessee House of Representatives in 1901. He lost the race for governorship in 1918, but set gubernatorial voting records for margin of victory when he ran again in 1922, after having set forth a plan to complete the state's highway system and build more schools. The most famous legislation to pass his desk was a 1925 bill that made it illegal to teach [[evolution]] in Tennessee, leading to the [[Scopes Trial]].<ref>http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/people/austin_peay</ref> He died in 1927 of a brain hemorrhage. Austin Peay State University, located in Tennessee, was named so in 1929 as a tribute to the governor. The school's mascot is "The Governors".

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[[Category:Tennessee Governors]]
[[Category:Democrat Governors]]

Tom Ridge

2009-04-13T13:21:34Z

Deborah:

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'''Tom Ridge''' (born August 26, 1945) is a former governor of [[Pennsylvania]] (1995 to 2001) and the [[United States]] [[Secretary of Homeland Security]] from 2001 to December, 2004. He attended [[Harvard University]] and graduated in 1967. In 1982, after serving in the [[Vietnam War]] with the Army and earning his law degree, he was elected to Congress as a Representative. He was reelected an amazing six terms in a row<ref>http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/ridgebio.html</ref>. In 1995 he was elected governor of the state of [[Pennsylvania]] where he served two terms in office. Shortly after the September 11, 2001 attacks on the [[The Pentagon|Pentagon]] and [[World Trade Centers]], Ridge was appointed by President [[George W. Bush]] as the first Office of Homeland Security Advisor in the history of the [[United States]]. He held the position until he stepped down on December 2, 2004<ref>http://www.cnn.com/2004/ALLPOLITICS/11/30/ridge/</ref>. He was replaced with [[Michael Chertoff]].

Ridge was widely cited as a potential running mate for [[John McCain]] in his 2008 bid for the White House. His home state of Pennsylvania is a [[swing state]] that has voted for the Democratic candidate in the last 4 Presidential elections, and is often considered a "must win" for Obama. However, Ridge's stance on [[abortion]] is considered too [[liberal]] for many [[conservative]]s in the Republican Party.

Beyond his views on abortion, Ridge is considered by many to be a liberal in other areas, such as opposing capital gains tax cuts, opposing the "Star Wars" missile defense program and failing to support school vouchers with enough zeal.<ref>http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1282/is_10_52/ai_62241930</ref>

==References==
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==External Links==
*[http://www.whitehouse.gov/homeland/ridgebio.html White House.gov Biography]

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[[Category:United States Appointed Officials]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania Governors]]
[[Category:Republican Governors]]

Daniel Hartman Hastings

2009-04-13T13:20:41Z

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==Daniel H. Hastings==
'''Daniel H. Hastings''' was the [[governor]] of [[Pennsylvania]] from 1895 to 1899. Hastings was a true patriot, and attempted to run away from home three times to join the [[Union Army]]. Hastings became the president of Bellefont High School at 18 years of age. Daniel Hastings went of to law school before long and used it to further his career. He clinched the republican nomination in 1894 and won the election to become governor in a landslide victory. <ref>Daniel H. Hastings at Find A Grave </ref>
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[[Category:Pennsylvania Governors]]
[[Category:Republican Governors]]

Ed Rendell

2009-04-13T13:19:10Z

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'''Edward G. Rendell''' was elected the 45th [[Governor]] of the [[Commonwealth]] of [[Pennsylvania]] as a [[Democrat]] in 2001.

Prior [[government]] experience included Chairman of the Democratic National Committee or DNC in 2000. From 1991-1999 he was [[Mayor]] of Pennsylvania's largest city, [[Philadelphia]], a job for which he ran for unsuccessfully in 1987. Prior to this, he was Philadelphia's [[District attorney]] from 1977-1986, when he left to run, unsuccessfully for Governor. As D.A. he was a proponent of [[capital punishment]], including one high profile case which he successfully prosecuted, that of convicted cop killer '''Mumia Abu Jamal''' [http://www.academia.org/store/cop_killer_description.html].

Rendell was born on January 5, 1944. He and his wife, Federal '''Judge Marjorie Rendell''' have been married since 1971. They have one son, Jesse.

Rendell served as a 2nd Lieutenant in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1974.

==Trivia==
Rendell is a renown sports fan and avidly follows the [[Philadelphia Eagles]]

Rendell has publicly endorsed [[Senator]] [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] for President in January, 2008.

[[category:Democrat Governors]]
[[Category:Pennsylvania Governors]]
[[Category:United States Mayors]]

Mike Johanns

2009-04-13T13:17:49Z

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'''Michael Owen Johanns''' (born June 18, 1950) is the junior [[United States]] [[Senator]] from [[Nebraska]] and a member of the [[Republican Party]].

==Early Life==

Johanns was born in Osage, [[Iowa]] and grew up working on his family's dairy farm. He describes himself as "a farmer's son with an intense passion for agriculture." <ref>http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=bios_johanns.xml</ref> Johanns graduated from St. Mary's University of [[Minnesota]] in Winona, Minnesota. He earned a law degree from Creighton University in [[Omaha]] and practiced law in O'Neill and Lincoln, Nebraska. He is married to former State Senator Stephanie Johanns, they have two children and five grandchildren. Johanns began his career in local [[politics]] when he was elected to the Lancaster County Board as a [[Democrat]] from 1983 to 1987, and on the Lincoln City Council from 1989 to 1991. He registered as a Republican in 1988. Johanns was elected mayor of Lincoln in 1991 and was reelected in 1995 without opposition.

==Political Career==

Mike Johanns was elected Governor of Nebraska in 1998 by a 54%-46% margin. He was a strong advocate for rural communities and farmers and ranchers. In 2000, Johanns drafted the Meatpacking Industry Workers Bill of Rights. "The document covers health and safety issues, including the right to organize labor [[union]]s, the right to work in a safe place, the right to adequate equipment the right to information, and a right to training." A strong supporter of ethanol fuel, in 2001 he served as the chair of the Governors' Ethanol Coalition. He was easily reelected in 2002 with 69% of the vote. In 2005, Governor Johanns traveled across the country to hear first-hand from producers about what was working with current farm policy and what was not. Johanns hosted 21 of 52 farm bill forums held in 48 states.

Johanns became the 28th Secretary of the [[U.S. Department of Agriculture]] in January 2005 after being nominated by [[President]] [[George W. Bush]]. He worked to expand foreign market access for U.S. producers and promoted the growth of the renewable fuels industry. <ref>http://johanns.senate.gov/public/?p=About</ref> One of his major accomplishments as Agriculture Secretary was developing the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 which was a $288 billion, five-year agricultural policy that includes increased money for food stamps and support for the production of cellulosic [[ethanol]].

After Republican Senator [[Chuck Hagel]] announced his retirment in 2007, Johanns resigned as Agriculture Secretary to run for the his seat. In November 2008, he was elected with 58% of the vote. On Feburary 12, 2009, Senator Johanns votes against the 789 billion economic stimulus plan.

==External links==
*[http://johanns.senate.gov/public/index.cfm Official Website]
*[http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/j000291/ Voting record]
*[http://www.ontheissues.org/Mike_Johanns.htm On the Issues]

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[[Category:Republican Party]]
[[Category:Republican Governors]]
[[Category:Nebraska Governors]]

Mike Johanns

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