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New Mexico is on the verge of becoming the latest state
to require sixth-grade girls to be vaccinated against a
sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical cancer,
a spokesman for the governor said Monday.

"It's a public health issue, and I believe it's an important
step," Richardson said Monday. "New Mexico has always been
progressive on these issues. ... We've got to find ways for
young women to be protected."

While federal regulators have approved the vaccine, the
issue of making it a requirement for girls has been
surrounded by controversy.

Merck & Co., the vaccine's maker, said last month that it
would suspend a behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign to get
states to require it for school-age girls because of
pressure from parents and medical groups.

from http://ap.washingtontimes.com/dynamic/stories/C/CANCER_VACCINE_NM?SITE=DCTMS&SECTION=HOME

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John Edwards said Thursday that his wife is now battling an
incurable reappearance of cancer but vowed to continue his
second bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a rival for the nomination,
said he and his wife offered their prayers, and in a
telephone call to The Associated Press, said: "If there is
one message here, it should be that we should all redouble
our efforts to lick that deadly disease."

from http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070322/ap_on_el_pr/edwards2008

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Dear Governor Richardson, 

These are noble words indeed from a man who, as Secretary 
of Energy, was content to sit back during the botched attempt 
to hang serious national security problems at LANL that have 
continued to this day on a Chinese-American scientist named 
Wen Ho Lee. I recall that Judge Parker felt it was necessary to 
issue a public apology for that fiasco. Ever the opportunist, we 
now see that you have decided to jump on the cancer bandwagon 
despite the fact that the University of New Mexico is still stone- 
walling the legitimate development of the vitaletheine immune 
modulator technology fraudulently discredited and co-opted by 
UNM, its former licensee, Floyd E. Taub, and/or the USPTO. 

If you, Governor Richardson, are truly as concerned as you claim, 
perhaps you will immediately look into the many murky reasons 
why this non-toxic method of stimulating the immune system, 
to treat not only cancer but an entire range of immune 
and regulatory diseases, has languished under the auspices 
of UNM for nearly the entire patent life of these 
scientifically-published compounds. Is your publically demonstrated 
resolve firm enough to actually get you out of bed with Merck 
and begin protecting and promoting the health and livelihoods 
of the citizens you allegedly serve? Time will tell, but if you do 
decide to expedite the development of this cancer treatment for the 
"surviving" Americans who funded the initial research through an NIH 
grant, you might just be able to pull off your bid for the presidency. 
All you have to do is pick up the phone and tell UNM to honestly 
develop the authentic discoveries or honor its contract with 
the Inventors as per its 1983 Patent Policy and return the 
undeveloped technology to researchers Galen Knight and 
Terence Scallen at no additional cost to these inventors. 

The inventors can take it from there, and you, Governor 
Richardson, can take the credit for making it finally happen. 
Who knows, once cancer has been vanquished, perhaps as 
President you could then do something about the cancer of 
political corruption that prevents good things like cures for 
cancer from being developed in a timely manner in our home 
state of New Mexico, to the great benefit of the rest of the nation. 
DEmocracy obviously isn't working any more. Perhaps we need 
some REmocracy for a change, as in REaffirming, REestablishing, 
and REvitalizing our political system! 

Sincerely,

Kristofer D. Dale