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• US official: Iran tested another ballistic missile in Nov.

  08-12-2015 23:56
  
  WASHINGTON — Iran tested a ballistic missile last month, a U.S. official said Tuesday, describing the second such test since this summer’s nuclear agreement. The State Department said only that it was conducting a “serious review” of such reports. The test occurred Nov. 21, according to the official, coming on top of an Oct. 10 […]
  
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• New Mexico ties university funding to performance

  08-12-2015 23:35 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – Higher education officials in New Mexico are urging lawmakers to tie more funding for universities, colleges and specialized schools to performance goals.
  State Higher Education Secretary Barbara Damron recommended Tuesday that the Legislature increase the percentage of funding linked to performance goals from to 8 percent from the current 6.5 percent.
  Gov. Susana Martinez has said the state’s universities need to increase counseling efforts and reduce undergraduate d
  
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• Navajo actors sought for new movie to be shot in New Mexico

  08-12-2015 23:32 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Calling all local Navajo actors. There’s a casting call for movie in the Middle of the River, which will be shot February in the Farmington area. The movie is about a wounded veteran who returns home to face the war within his own dysfunctional family.
  Casting is going on now. The director, Damian John Harper, will be meeting with candidates on December 9, 10 and 11 in Santa Fe.
  If you are interested, email Kathryn Brink at [email protected] with your photo an
  
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• New Mexico Dem: Gov. Martinez acts like Trump over licenses

  08-12-2015 23:30
  
  LOS LUNAS, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top Senate Democrat is comparing Gov. Susana Martinez to GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump because of her opposition to the state’s immigrant driver’s license law. Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez said Tuesday in his Los Lunas office the Republican governor’s actions were “almost Trumpism” since they were dividing […]
  
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• House tightens controls on visa-free travel to US

  08-12-2015 23:30 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The House has approved legislation tightening controls on travel to the U.S. and requiring visas for anyone who’s been in Iraq or Syria in the previous five years.
  The bill was approved 407-19. It takes aim at the “visa waiver” program, which allows citizens of 38 countries to travel to the U.S. without first obtaining a visa. Belgium and France, home to most of the perpetrators of the Paris attacks, are among the participating countries.
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• California firm Hyperloop to test engine in southern Nevada

  08-12-2015 23:28
  
  LAS VEGAS — A California company with visions of building a futuristic transportation system to one day zip people and packages at nearly the speed of sound announced Tuesday it is building a test facility in southern Nevada. Hyperloop Technologies Inc. and the Nevada governor’s office said the 50-acre facility at a fledgling North Las […]
  
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• Updated: Sen. Sanchez: Gov. Martinez acts like Trump over licenses

  08-12-2015 23:23
  
  LOS LUNAS — New Mexico’s top Senate Democrat is comparing Gov. Susana Martinez to GOP presidential hopeful Donald Trump because of her opposition to the state’s immigrant driver’s license law. Senate Majority Leader Michael Sanchez said Tuesday in his Los Lunas office the Republican governor’s actions were “almost Trumpism” since they were dividing New Mexico […]
  
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• Alorica hiring 125 employees

  08-12-2015 23:22
  
  The Irvine, Calif.-based company opened its call center last spring, when it hired 200 customer service representatives.
  
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• U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce backs Dianna Duran in letter to judge

  08-12-2015 23:21
  
  U.S. Rep. Steve Pearce has urged a District Court judge to weigh the “many contributions” that former Secretary of State Dianna Duran made during her tenure in elected office when the judge levies a sentence against Duran next week. Pearce, the lone Republican member of New Mexico’s congressional delegation, served in the Legislature with Duran […]
  
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• Prison unit where riots took place to house sex offenders

  08-12-2015 23:14
  
  KINGMAN, Ariz. — The prison unit where riotous inmates destroyed up to five housing pods will house sex offenders when it reopens next month. The Kingman Daily Miner reports (http://bit.ly/1NE4Ah7 ) the Arizona Department of Corrections confirms the Hualapai Housing Unit at Arizona State Prison-Kingman will no longer hold general population prisoners. A series of […]
  
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• APD: man driving stolen car hits police cruiser, escapes

  08-12-2015 23:14
  
  When his consistently poor parking choices caught the eye of detectives Monday evening, police say Jarvis Segovia crashed a stolen car into two sports utility vehicles and fled the scene. Officers first saw Segovia, 28, park in the middle of a crosswalk in front of the Wal-mart at Eubank and Copper NE, said officer Tanner […]
  
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• Updated: Trump’s Muslim ban idea pushes GOP toward chaos

  08-12-2015 23:13
  
  WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s plan to ban Muslims from entering the United States is shoving the Republican Party to the edge of chaos, abruptly pitting GOP leaders against their own presidential front-runner and jeopardizing the party’s longtime drive to attract minorities. Unbowed, Trump fired a searing warning Tuesday via Twitter to fellow Republicans carping about […]
  
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• Poll: Republicans wary of immigration from Middle East

  08-12-2015 23:13
  
  WASHINGTON — With his call for blocking Muslims from entering the United States, Donald Trump may be tapping into deep concern among Republican voters about allowing Middle Eastern immigrants into the country, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. In particular, a majority of Republicans see a high risk that refugees from Syria will commit […]
  
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• Happy Holidays: Holiday Greetings from US service members

  08-12-2015 23:02 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Holiday greetings to New Mexico families from military men and women all over the world.
  Watch: Holiday Greetings »
  
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• Disgraced state official wants mental health records sealed

  08-12-2015 22:55 via krqe.com
  
  SANTA FE (AP) – A New Mexico judge says mental health records will remain under seal concerning former Secretary of State Dianna Duran ahead of a sentencing hearing Monday that could hinge on evidence concerning Duran’s self-professed gambling addiction.
  Duran has pleaded guilty to felony embezzlement and four misdemeanors related to siphoning thousands of dollars from her election account amid a gambling spree.
  Defense attorney Erlinda Johnson is urging the court to keep private men
  
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• Wary high court tackles Texas ‘one person, one vote’ case

  08-12-2015 22:51
  
  WASHINGTON — Practical concerns about forcing states to abandon the way they have drawn electoral districts for more than 50 years seemed to give a key justice pause Tuesday in a Supreme Court case of immense importance to the nation’s growing Latino population. The court heard arguments in a case from Texas on the meaning […]
  
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• Lawmaker: Were US forces manipulated into striking hospital?

  08-12-2015 22:51
  
  WASHINGTON — Two servicemen have told Congress that American special forces called in an air strike on a hospital in Afghanistan because they believed the Taliban were using it as a command center. Their account contradicts the military’s explanation that the attack was meant for a different building. Rep. Duncan Hunter, a California Republican, quoted […]
  
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• Chicago police misconduct has frayed relations with blacks

  08-12-2015 22:49
  
  CHICAGO — A South Side police commander and his officers tortured black suspects into confessing to crimes they didn’t commit. Another rogue unit shook down drug dealers on the West Side for drugs and money. A different group of officers accepted payments from drug dealers to warn them of police raids. And for years, whenever […]
  
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• Man slams into police unit, escapes from Albuquerque officers

  08-12-2015 22:13 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Police are searching for a man who slammed into an Albuquerque police car and managed to escape in a stolen vehicle.The Albuquerque Police Department says it happened Monday at a Walmart in northeast Albuquerque. Officers saw a stolen vehicle parking in a handicap space at the store. Officers approached and that is when the driver, Jarvis Segovia, started ramming vehicles and a pillar in an attempt to escape.APD says at one point Segovia put his hands up but continued
  
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• Backlash over Common Core extends to US Catholic schools

  08-12-2015 21:42
  
  The backlash against standardized testing is rippling through some Roman Catholic schools. Those schools are already balancing the college-driven Common Core learning standards against their institutions’ spiritual goals. The Diocese of Albany, New York, announced recently that it will reduce the frequency of the Common Core-aligned tests while sticking with the standards. Superintendent Michael Pizzingrillo […]
  
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• House set to tighten controls on visa-free travel to US

  08-12-2015 21:34
  
  WASHINGTON — Invoking the Paris terror attacks, House lawmakers pushed toward a vote Tuesday on legislation tightening controls on travel to the U.S. and requiring visas for anyone who’s been in Iraq or Syria in the previous five years. The bill, which is backed by the White House and expected to be overwhelmingly approved, takes […]
  
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• Legal experts agree: Trump’s proposal unconstitutional

  08-12-2015 21:33
  
  MADISON, Wis. — Donald Trump’s call to block all Muslims from entering the United States is not only unconstitutional, but also impossible to carry out, legal experts said Tuesday. Trump’s proposed ban, announced to cheers at a rally in South Carolina Monday, would apply to immigrants and visitors alike, a sweeping prohibition affecting all adherents […]
  
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• Cardinal: If climate talks stall, pope may gently intervene

  08-12-2015 21:33
  
  LE BOURGET, France — If international climate talks really stall, don’t be surprised if there might be an ever-so-slight intervention by Pope Francis. Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace who helped draft the pope’s June encyclical on global warming, said the pontiff has “deep trust” that negotiators in Paris […]
  
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• Russia launches new airstrikes in Syria; 1st from submarine

  08-12-2015 21:32
  
  MOSCOW — Russia has unleashed another barrage of airstrikes on Syria, including the first combat launch of a new cruise missile from a Russian submarine in the Mediterranean Sea, the country’s defense minister said Tuesday. The Kalibr cruise missiles launched by the Rostov-on-Don submarine successfully hit the designated targets in Raqqa, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu […]
  
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• London mayor calls Trump’s comments on city ‘utter nonsense’

  08-12-2015 21:32
  
  LONDON — Donald Trump’s comments about London are “nonsense,” the city’s mayor said Tuesday, inviting the U.S. Republican presidential hopeful to come and see for himself. Trump, who on Monday called for a “total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States,” told MSNBC that some parts of London “are so radicalized that the […]
  
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• Juan Gabriel concert in Santa Fe cancelled

  08-12-2015 21:18
  
  Some 1,400 ticket-holders are going to be disappointed: The Juan Gabriel concert scheduled for Wednesday night at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center has been cancelled. Or at least postponed, although no date has been set for the popular Mexican singer’s return. On behalf of the award-winning singer, the Cardenas Marketing Network Inc. wrote in […]
  
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• Fatal homeless beating trial in jury's hands

  08-12-2015 20:40
  
  Both the defense and prosecution have delivered their closing arguments in the case of a fatal homeless beating.
  
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• Jury deliberations underway in homeless beating death trial

  08-12-2015 20:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – It’s a case that shocked Albuquerque. It had people asking how could kids commit such a crime and what were their parents doing?
  Now the case against Alex Rios, one of the teens of accused of bludgeoning two homeless men to death, is in the hands of the jury. Closing arguments just wrapped up. It’s been a contentious trial with the defense hammering the credibility of the state’s prime witness, an admitted killer.
  Rios was 18 years old when police say
  
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• Scientist name source of wood used to build in Chaco Canyon

  08-12-2015 20:26 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – Scientists say they now know where tribes gathered wood to construct the buildings in Chaco Canyon. Using tree ring samples, researchers at the University of Arizona narrowed down the possible locations to two mountain ranges.
  They think most of the wood came from the Zuni Mountains before the year 1020. That mountain range is about 50 miles south of Chaco.
  However researchers say they switched to the Chuska Mountains by 1060. The Chuskas are about 50 miles west of Cha
  
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• Local two-cent gas tax gets OK from Santa Fe committee

  08-12-2015 20:22
  
  SANTA FE — City Councilor Joseph Maestas’ plan to help close Santa Fe’s estimated $15 million budget gap next fiscal year with a 2-cent-per-gallon tax on gasoline sold within the city limits has the support of at least two other councilors. A depleted version of the City Council’s Public Works Committee approved the proposal that […]
  
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• Homeless murder case goes to jury

  08-12-2015 20:22
  
  The fate of murder defendant Alex Rios is now in the hands of the jury. Attorneys finished their closing arguments before noon Tuesday after 2nd Judicial District Judge Briana Zamora instructed jurors on the law. Besides first-degree murder, they may consider second-degree murder and voluntary manslaughter in the July 19, 2014 bludgeoning deaths of Allison […]
  
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• The UNM 2015 Bowl Guide

  08-12-2015 20:20
  
  There will be a clash of styles when Arizona faces New Mexico in the New Mexico Bowl.
  
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• Mayor touts improved fire rating in ABQ

  08-12-2015 20:01
  
  Mayor Richard Berry says business owners may save some money on insurance this year thanks to the work of Albuquerque firefighters. The city’s Fire Department is one of only 100 across the country to win a top rating from the Insurance Service Office, an independent group that evaluates fire protection, the mayor said. The ISO […]
  
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• Mixed reax from ‘Cat Land

  08-12-2015 19:51
  
  I’ve been to Tucson several times, and I like it. It’s not such a garden spot, though, that any Tucsonian should be calling Albuquerque a dump. And given the way Arizona finished the regular season — four losses in its last five games, albeit to good teams — Wildcat fans should be happy to see […]
  
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• Why death is common in kids’ films and how parents can cope

  08-12-2015 19:28
  
  LOS ANGELES — In the latest Pixar release, “The Good Dinosaur,” little Arlo’s dad is dramatically washed away by a raging river. And Arlo isn’t the only animated hero to lose a family member in the film’s first act. The protagonist in last year’s “Big Hero 6” loses his brother in an explosion. Then, there’s […]
  
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• Police: Albuquerque man arrested after stealing mom’s posole

  08-12-2015 19:28 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – Police say an Albuquerque man wanted his mother’s traditional New Mexican stew so much he broke into her home and stole it.
  The Albuquerque Journal reports 23-year-old Jonathan Ray recently was arrested after he ignored his mother’s commands to stay away from her posole and ran off with the holiday dish.
  According to a criminal complaint, Ray texted his mom that he wanted some of her posole but she told him no.
  The complaints say Ray’s mom later found h
  
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• Syrian refugees resettled in resistant Texas, Indiana

  08-12-2015 19:16 via krqe.com
  
  DALLAS (AP) — Syrian families have been settled in Texas and in Indiana, the groups helping them said Tuesday, defying efforts by the conservative states’ governors to stop their arrival.
  A family of six went to live Monday near relatives already living in the Dallas area, said Lucy Carrigan, a spokeswoman for the International Rescue Committee.
  “They seem very happy,” Carrigan said, noting that they were put up in an apartment with basic furniture and a stocked refrigera
  
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• New Mexico gets funding for storm, flooding damage to roads

  08-12-2015 19:14
  
  ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Members of New Mexico’s congressional delegation have announced federal transportation funding to repair and rebuild roads and highways damaged by storms and flooding in September 2014. The delegation supported the state’s request for disaster recovery assistance following Hurricane Odile. The funding includes $8.6 million to the state for road and highway repairs […]
  
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• Trump shrugs off GOP rejections of proposal to ban Muslims

  08-12-2015 19:05
  
  MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. — Donald Trump on Tuesday stood by his call to block all Muslims from entering the United States, even as the idea drew condemnation from rival Republican presidential candidates, party leaders and others as un-American and potentially dangerous. “I don’t care about them,” Trump told CNN in an early-morning phone interview, when […]
  
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• No Child Left Behind rewrite heading toward final approval

  08-12-2015 18:56
  
  WASHINGTON — A long-awaited rewrite of federal education law appears headed for final congressional approval. The Senate voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to end debate on the makeover of the widely criticized No Child Left Behind Act, setting up a final vote Wednesday. The sweeping legislation would give the states greater control over the nation’s public schools […]
  
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• Boston College: 80 sickened after eating at Chipotle

  08-12-2015 18:48
  
  BOSTON — Boston College says the number of students reporting gastrointestinal symptoms after eating at a Chipotle has climbed to 80. On Monday, the school had said 30 students, including members of its men’s basketball team, had been sickened. Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc. closed the restaurant in Boston’s Cleveland Circle Monday and says it thinks […]
  
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• Poll: Americans wary of hidden political donors

  08-12-2015 18:47
  
  WASHINGTON — Americans want to know the names of donors who are giving to all groups that work to elect candidates — and by an overwhelming majority believe that requiring disclosure would be an effective way to reduce the influence of money in politics. The views on disclosure cut across party lines, with 78 percent […]
  
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• Police looking for man in suspicious death case

  08-12-2015 18:47
  
  Police are looking for a man they say is a person of interest in the death of 21-year-old man who was found dead in Northwest Albuquerque Sunday, according to a spokesman. Officer Tanner Tixier said detectives want to speak to Steve Aragon, 25, in connection to the death of Randy Kowalchuk, 21, who was found […]
  
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• Texas police punish 4 officers after death of man in custody

  08-12-2015 18:43
  
  ARLINGTON, Texas — Four North Texas jailers face either dismissal or suspension over the March death of an inmate who was physically restrained. Arlington police late Monday announced plans to fire three detention officers following the administrative investigation into the death of 42-year-old Jonathan Paul. A jail supervisor will be suspended five days. All can […]
  
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• Harrison Ford promises older, wiser Solo in ‘Force Awakens’

  08-12-2015 18:42
  
  LOS ANGELES — When speaking about “Star Wars,” there are few topics that inspire a twinkle in Harrison Ford’s eyes. The 73-year-old actor is matter-of-fact about almost everything involving the sci-fi series’ latest episode — from his reunion with Carrie Fisher (“It was no big deal.”) to the franchise’s unwavering popularity (“For me, it’s old […]
  
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• Washington, Baghdad on different pages in fight against IS

  08-12-2015 18:41
  
  BAGHDAD — A series of political spats in Baghdad over the past week surrounding foreign forces on Iraqi soil have exposed the increasing weakness of Iraq’s prime minister and a disconnect between Washington and Baghdad in the fight against the Islamic State group. As Iraq struggles to push IS out of the vast areas still […]
  
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• Israel sentences female Palestinian lawmaker to 15 months

  08-12-2015 18:41
  
  JERUSALEM — An Israeli military court has sentenced a female Palestinian lawmaker to 15 months in prison after convicting her of belonging to an illegal organization and incitement, the army announced Tuesday, drawing angry denunciations from Palestinian leaders in the West Bank. The sentencing of Khalida Jarrar culminated a case that has attracted widespread attention. […]
  
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• Albuquerque Police seek person of interest in suspicious death investigation

  08-12-2015 18:39 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE)– Police have identified a person of interest in the suspicious death of an Albuquerque man.The Albuquerque Police Department says 21-year-old Randy Kowalchuk was found dead in the 5000 block of Everitt Road NW on December 5th.APD says the Kowalchuk’s death is still under investigation but they are looking for 25-year-old Steve Aragon.If you have any information on Aragon’s whereabouts call 242-COPS.
  
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• Teen author publishes second book

  08-12-2015 18:34 via krqe.com
  
  ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – For the second time in one year, Albuquerque teen Ludella Awad has published a book with writings about her parent’s home country of Syria. The book, titled “Sad Piano Music In Syria,” is another collection of about 50 poems which Awad wrote in honor of the struggles for those living in the war torn country.
  Still in school at the Albuquerque School of Excellence, Awad says a third book is in its early stages, but could be forthcoming very soon.
  
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• Justices weigh meaning of ‘one person, one vote’

  08-12-2015 18:34 via krqe.com
  
  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is treading gingerly on a question of immense importance to the nation’s growing Latino population: whether states must count all residents, or only eligible voters, in drawing electoral districts.
  The justices on Tuesday displayed little of the aggressiveness that often marks Supreme Court arguments as they heard a case about the meaning of the principle of “one person, one vote.”
  Two Texas voters are asking the court to prohibit state
  
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