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		<title>SWOP offers banned &#8220;Chicano History&#8221; books free to AZ students</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[500 Years of Chicano History available to students who express why ethnic studies is important in schools &#8220;500 Years of Chicano History in Pictures&#8221;, edited by Elizabeth Martinez and published by the SouthWest Organizing Project (SWOP), is included in a set of primarily Chicano and Native American books that have been banned by the Tucson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Immigrant families and allies rally at Roundhouse</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[HUNDREDS OF IMMIGRANT FAMILIES AND ALLIES RALLY AT CAPITOL TO SUPPORT DRIVERS&#8217; LICENSES LAW Santa Fe, NM-Today at the state capitol, 500 immigrant families rallied along with community and faith organizations in support of the state law that enables immigrants without a social security number to apply for a driver&#8217;s license. Participants included immigrant workers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NMSU economist: New Mexico&#8217;s economic recovery will remain sluggish in 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:10:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The state&#8217;s economy will continue to grow at a tepid pace in 2012, mirroring the national recovery, according to an economist at New Mexico State University. In his economic forecast for New Mexico, Jim Peach said the economy will generate between 8,000 and 12,000 non-farm payroll jobs this year, which is consistent with historic averages. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Senator Garcia Wins Bruce King Award</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANTA FE, NM (January 18, 2012) – At the Democratic Party of New Mexico&#8217;s annual legislative dinner last night, Senate Majority Whip Mary Jane Garcia (D-Dona Ana) was presented with the prestigious Bruce King Award. The award was established to honor Governor King&#8217;s legacy and is presented annually to one legislative champion from the Senate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Radioactive Space Probe Lands Back on Earth</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jan 2012 01:01:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Karl Grossman Russia’s Phobos-Grunt space probe, with 22 pounds of radioactive Cobalt-57 on board, fell to Earth Sunday. The probe was launched in November to go to Phobos, a moon of Mars, but its rocket system failed to fire it onward from low Earth orbit. There is some confusion as to where pieces of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: Tuition Hikes Jeopardize Lottery Scholarship Fund</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[College education will become less affordable for New Mexicans, group says ALBUQUERQUE—With the state’s vast network of universities, community colleges, and branch campuses—coupled with relatively low tuition and the lottery scholarship—a post-secondary education in New Mexico has been relatively inexpensive. But the recession and changes in the state budget have made college much less affordable. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Birthday, New Mexico!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Jan 2012 19:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Celebrating 100 years of Statehood today &#8211; January 6, 2012. 47th State in the Union! Today the State of New Mexico, &#8220;The Land of Enchantment&#8221;, celebrates its 100-year anniversary as the 47th State of the United States of America: Admitted to the Union on January 6, 1912. For information of New Mexico Centennial celebrations throughout [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Legal Challenges to State Immigration Laws Mount</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 03:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mexico has joined with 13 other Latin American nations in supporting Washington’s legal fight over the Utah immigration law. The countries have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in the case against HB 497, the state law passed earlier this year that empowers local police to investigate the immigration status of persons detained by officers. But Mexico [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Department of Health Receives $112,000 for School Based Health Centers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:56:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Santa Fe) – The New Mexico Department of Health (DOH) has been awarded $112,000 from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to provide equipment and technical assistance to ten School Based Health Centers (SBHCs) throughout New Mexico. The funding will help the SBHC’s to complete Early Periodic Screening and Diagnostic Testing and eStudent Health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Bradley Manning press conference and protest Dec. 16</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[FREE BRADLEY MANNING! Press Conference &#38; Protest! Friday, Dec. 16 11:30 AM &#8211; 1:30 PM Federal Courthouse 333 Lomas Blvd NW Albuquerque (between 3rd and 4th streets) Initiated by The Donald &#38; Sally-Alice Thompson Chapter of Veterans for Peace Endorsed by ANSWER NM Contact: Charles Powell abq@answercoalition.org Bradley Manning&#8217;s Pretrial Hearing is set to begin [...]]]></description>
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