Former NM lawmaker dies of esophageal cancer at 73
(AP) - Ron Godbey, a former Republican state lawmaker who battled members of his own party over drug reform proposals, died Saturday. He was 73. Godbey died of esophageal cancer at a hospital in San Angelo, Texas, said his daughter, Julie Godbey Thompson of La Porte, Texas.
Vermont town votes on symbolic Bush 'indictment'
BRATTLEBORO, Vt. (AP) - Voters in this southern Vermont town were deciding Tuesday whether to approve a measure calling for the indictment of President Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney on charges of violating the Constitution. The symbolic article seeks to have police arrest Bush and Cheney if they ever visit Brattleboro or to extradite them for prosecution elsewhere - if they're not impeached first.
Iran calls UN sanctions 'worthless' and 'biased'
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) - Iran vowed to push ahead with uranium enrichment Tuesday, a day after the U.N. Security Council passed a third round of sanctions that Tehran called "worthless" and politically biased.