Yes, not because the Governor has celebrity status in New Mexico, but because the information may impact the citizens of the state.
Here's a reversed engineered news slug for the story:
Richardson 2008--Richardson was slammed in a DC for blog for fundraiser at the home of NM business owner seeking favors from the state. Republican State Senator says its unethical, Governor's campaign says its not.
sources: WashingtonPost blog post, 2006 Campaign reports, Pahl Shipley, State Senate Minority Whip Leonard Lee Rawson, R-Las Cruces.
Campaign Event Blasted
ABQjournal: Campaign Event Blasted
By Jeff Jones
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