August 19, 2008
Albuquerque Media Monitoring
News clips from Monday, August 18 include stories about:* New Mexico State Back in School
* John McCain Going to NMSU
* UNM Has Press Conference This Afternoon to Announce Details of Rocky Long Contract4 KOB 5:00 AM
THIS WEEK IS BACK TO SCHOOL FOR THOUSANDS OF CO-EDS AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY. THIS WEEK IS AGGIE WELCOME WEEK FOR THE 2008 FALL SEMESTER. CLASSES START TOMORROW. MEANWHILE STUDENTS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HAVE ONE MORE WEEK OF VACATION BEFORE THEIR SEMESTER BEGINS. THEY HEAD BACK TO CLASS MONDAY THE 25TH.
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WE'VE LEARNED REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL HOPEFUL JOHN MC- CAIN WILL BE BACK IN NEW MEXICO THIS WEEK. HE'LL HOLD A TOWN HALL MEETING AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY'S PAN AMERICAN CENTER IN LAS CRUCES ON WEDNESDAY. MORE THAN 500 PEOPLE ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND. THIS WILL BE MC- CAIN'S THIRD VISIT TO THE STATE THIS YEAR. AS FOR TODAY-- MC-CAIN STUMPED IN FLORIDA. HE SPOKE TO A CONVENTION OF THE "VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS." THE REPUBLICAN SAYS BARACK OBAMA HAS TRIED TO LEGISLATE FAILURE IN IRAQ ... AND HAS REFUSED TO ADMIT HE ERRED WHEN OPPOSING THE TROOP SURGE LAST YEAR. MCCAIN SAYS OBAMA PLACED HIS POLITICAL SELF-INTEREST AHEAD OF HIS COUNTRY'S. "BEHIND ALL OF THESE CLAIMS AND POSITIONS BY SENATOR OBAMA LIES THE AMBITION TO BE PRESIDENT. WHAT'S LESS APPARENT IS THE JUDGMENT TO BE COMMANDER IN CHIEF. " WHILE IN FLORIDA, MC-CAIN VISITED THE SPACE COAST IN COCOA BEACH ...WHERE HE PLEDGED TO MAKE SPACE EXPLORATION A PRIORITY IF HE'S PRESIDENT ... AND PROMISED TO OPPOSE ANY CUTS TO THE SPACE PROGRAM.
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NOT TO BE OUTDONE-- REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE-- JOHN MCCAIN IS COMING TO NEW MEXICO THIS WEEK TOO. HE'LL HOLD AN INVITATION ONLY TOWN HALL EVENT AT NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY ON WEDNESDAY. MCCAIN LAST VISITED NEW MEXICO IN JULY. TODAY-- HE WAS IN FLORIDA-- SPEAKING TO NASA LEADERS. WHILE THERE, HE TOOK A STAB AT OBAMA'S ORIGINAL PLANS TO CUT THE SPACE AGENCY'S BUDGET-- AND HIS LATER REVERSAL. "SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT TO KNOW WHAT A POLITICIAN WILL ACTUALLY DO WHEN HE IS IN OFFICE BECAUSE THEY SAY DIFFERENT THINGS AT DIFFERENT TIMES TO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. THIS IS PARTICULARLY A PROBLEM WHEN A CANDIDATE HAS A SHORT THIN RECORD ON THE ISSUES AS IS THE CASE WITH SENATOR OBAMA. " SENATOR MCCAIN WAS ALSO AT THE VETERAN OF FOREIGN WARS CONVENTION IN FLORIDA -- WHERE HE CRITICIZED OBAMA FOR NOT SUPPORTING THE TROOP SURGE IN IRAQ---WHICH MCCAIN SAYS IS WORKING. .
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THE U-S WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL TEAM WILL PLAY A QUARTERFINAL MATCH WITH ITALY ON TUESDAY.. THE AMERICANS ARE COACHED BY FORMER LOBO ASSISTANT JENNY LANG PING.. UNM HAS A PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY AFTERNOON TO DISCUSS THE DETAILS OF ROCKY LONG'S NEW CONTRACT EXTENSION.. SOURCES TELL US IT'S A FIVE YEAR DEAL.. LONG IS CURRENTLY IN HIS 11TH SEASON AS HEAD COACH OF THE LOBOS..
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NOT BE OUT DONE REPUBLICAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN MCCAIN IS ALSO HEADED TO NEW MEXICO THIS WEEK. THE ARIZONA SENATOR WILL HOLD A TOWN HALL MEETING WEDNESDAY MORNING IN LAS CRUCES. IT WILL BE AT THE ANNEX PRACTICE GYMNASIUM AT N-M-S-U'S PAN AMERICAN CENTER. DOORS OPEN AT 8-30 A-M. ORGANIZERS ASK, THAT YOU ENTER ON THE NORTH EAST SIDE.
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IT'S JUST IN TIME FOR THE 2008 FOOTBALL SEASON. LOBO FOOTBALL COACH ROCKY LONG'S NEW CONTRACT WITH THE SCHOOL IS FINALLY COMPLETE. THERE WILL BE A PRESS CONFERENCE TOMORROW TO TALK ABOUT THE DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT. LONG'S OLD DEAL PAYS HIM 425 THOUSAND DOLLARS A YEAR AND RUNS OUT IN DECEMBER OF 2009. COACH LONG AND THE LOBOS ARE IN THEIR SECOND AND FINAL WEEK OF TWO A DAYS. THERE'S A POSSIBILITY TIGHTEND CHRIS MARK WILL SEE AN INCREASE IN HIS PASSES THIS SEASON. THE LOBO STARTING TIGHTEND BECAME A RED ZONE THREAT LAST SEASON CATCHING 12 PASSES... THREE FOR TOUCHDOWNS. HE AVERAGED 12 YARDS PER CATCH.