New Mexico

New Mexico Wildfire Grows To Nearly 300 Square Miles

AP | RUSSELL CONTRERAS | Posted 05.31.2012

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A giant wildfire in the Gila National Forest that is already New Mexico's largest ever has grown to nearly 300 square miles...

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New Mexico Wildfire Hits Unfortunate Milestone

AP | RUSSELL CONTRERAS | Posted 05.31.2012

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A massive wildfire that has burned more than 265 square miles in the Gila National Forest has become the largest fire in New...

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New Mexico Governor OK After Hair-Raising Plane Failure

AP | Posted 05.24.2012

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SANTA FE, N.M. — A spokesman for New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez says she and her husband were not injured when a small private airplane carryin...

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New Mexico Jet Fuel Spill Could Be Twice The Size Of Exxon Valdez

AP | JERI CLAUSING | Posted 05.23.2012

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A decades-old jet fuel spill threatening Albuquerque's water supply could be as large as 24 million gallons, or twice the s...

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Otero Mesa: Search for Rare Earth Threatens a Desert Bio-Gem

Rocky Kistner | Posted 05.18.2012

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Rocky Kistner

An essential mineral ingredient used in a variety of electronics could be a death knell for a pristine part of a wild New Mexico desert grassland coveted by environmentalists -- and considered sacred to Native Americans.

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Does New Mexico's Oil And Gas Industry Need More Inspectors?

AP | SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | Posted 05.18.2012

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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico regulators, who are grappling with how to best regulate the oil and natural gas industry, heard Thursday from energ...

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(R)evolution in San Francisco: Ana Castillo Seizes the Reigns of Feminist Spirituality for 2012

Lisa Paul Streitfeld | Posted 05.17.2012

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Lisa Paul Streitfeld

It was clear to many in the room that she was providing the missing feminine voice capable of renewing the Goddess Movement on a global level after it disappeared underground following the backlash of its New Age commercialization in the '80s.

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Wall Street Bankers Who Broke the Law Belong in Jail

Eric Griego | Posted 05.15.2012

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Eric Griego

In Washington, I will fight to hold Wall Street accountable.

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Major Electric Grid Project To Be Headquartered In New Mexico

AP | SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | Posted 05.10.2012

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A $1.5 billion effort to link the nation's three major electricity grids is getting a boost from Japanese investors and a Europea...

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Georgia O'Keeffe's American Southwest

AP | By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN | Posted 05.07.2012

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Georgia O'Keeffe could handle the inhospitable conditions of the American Southwest, with its intense sun and rugged terrain. He...

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Janell Ross

High-Tech NM Electronic Voter Registration Drive vs. Voter ID Policy

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 05.03.2012

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As both the Republican and Democratic parties clamor to claim a larger share of the Latino electorate this year, electronic voter registration has eme...

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Cutting Off Water For Traffic Violators And Other Bizzare Ways Towns Are Coping With Budget Woes

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 04.30.2012

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In one New Mexico town you won’t just be in hot water for not paying your traffic fines, you won’t have any water at all. Traffic violators in...

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New Mexico Governor's Grandfather Was A U.S. Citizen

AP | BARRY MASSEY | Posted 04.28.2012

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SANTA FE, N.M. -- Ever since taking office last year as the nation's first Hispanic female governor, New Mexico's Susana Martinez found her family tre...

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Republican Asked To Resign After Red Light District Picture Surfaces

Posted 04.27.2012

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Michael Wiener, a GOP county commissioner in New Mexico, is being asked to resign after a picture of him posing with scantily clad women in a well-kno...

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Fake Cop Peed In Kid's Hat, Hit On Women

Posted 04.26.2012

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A man pretending to be an undercover police officer harassed a group of teenagers and pulled over women to flirt with them, according to a New Mexico ...

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The 'Learned Helplessness' of Texas Democrats

Jason Stanford | Posted 04.24.2012

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Jason Stanford

If Texas Democrats want to be more like those in California, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico, and less like Arizona's -- all states with similar Hispanic populations but with very different voting patterns -- then apparently we have some real work ahead of us.

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The Green Chile Cheeseburger: Hottest Roadside Dish in the U.S.

David Rosengarten | Posted 04.18.2012

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David Rosengarten

New Mexico, with its vaunted Hatch chiles, is the green chile capital of the U.S. -- so why shouldn't some enterprising café owner throw some green capsicums on a cheeseburger?

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No Kitchen Required

Jay Tavare | Posted 04.04.2012

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Jay Tavare

Three masters of the culinary arts travel to ten exotic locations around the world, meeting the indigenous people of the land. They must hunt and prepare a meal using the traditions of the local people. The catch is, they have no kitchen.

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Mandatory Voter ID Disenfranchises Poor, Students, Elderly

The Daily Nebraskan | Posted 05.30.2012

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The Daily Nebraskan

Requiring photo ID cards to vote seems logical. Obviously, we want citizens at the polls to be legal and not misrepresent themselves. And mandating a photo ID is the best way to do this, right? Wrong.

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PREDICT: Louisville vs. New Mexico

Posted 03.17.2012

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By Greg Mengelt, CollegeHoops.Net (4) Louisville vs. (5) New Mexico: West Region Records Louisville 27-9, 10-8 Big East (Conference Tourname...

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'Evil' Obama Comments Prompt Official's Resignation

The Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 03.16.2012

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A city official in Clovis, New Mexico resigned Wednesday, citing incendiary comments made by the city's mayor about President Barack Obama. Brent "...

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David Lohr

New Mexico Divorce Attorney Caught On Video Breaking Into House (WATCH)

HuffingtonPost.com | David Lohr | Posted 03.14.2012

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A New Mexico divorce lawyer got to experience the opposite side of the courtroom Tuesday, when he was convicted and sentenced for helping a client bre...

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We're Not All Yahoos in Clovis, NM

Pam Atherton | Posted 05.09.2012

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Pam Atherton

The good people of Clovis are horrified about what happened Tuesday night in our election. We are saddened by the broad brush that paints us in the same light as the man who was elected as mayor, David Lansford.

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Mayor Fights For Access To City Hall

AP | Posted 05.08.2012

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SUNLAND PARK, N.M. — The newly elected mayor and the city manager of a troubled New Mexico border town have been indicted on charges related to ...

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Let's See If This Magic Dirt Works

Angora Holly Polo | Posted 05.07.2012

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Angora Holly Polo

There's no other way to describe Taos, N.M. except that something mystical is in the air, like there is medical grade marijuana silently permeating the atmosphere. Like the air is just made out of relaxing hot springs (I am a poet, so shut up).

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