Morning Word, 04-09-13

The New Mexico news recap

Gov. Susana Martinez has largely been teflon in her term as governor -- but as Martinez's status grows on a national scale, so does the focus on everything she does. --- For example, a

went national, at least in liberal news outlets. It was covered by

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and

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Martinez's office says the problem with the bill was that it did not define what domestic partners meant.

A lot of this could have been avoided if Martinez had used her veto pen to reject the bill -- instead she pocket vetoed the bill, which means there was no explanation.

On to the Word:

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