...Mexico â President-elect Barack Obama's pick for commerce secretary, Bill Richardson, got a warm welcome Thursday during a visit to Mexico, where government officials said they doubted Obama would follow through on a campaign pledge to re-negotiate NAFTA....
...this Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008, file photo, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson waves to the crowed as he gets ready to speak on the final day of the Democratic National Convention at Invesco Field in Denver. President-elect Barack Obama plans to name New...
...harvest is starting, but growers said more cold weather is needed to gather the nuts. The U.S. Agriculture Department said New Mexico is expected to produce about 45 million pounds of pecans this year. BLOOMFIELD, N.M. - New Mexico State Police have...
...he's not interested in serving as Secretary of Energy. And I know he knows how he is best suited to serve the state of New Mexico and the county and he'll do what's right for that. We would lose all seniority in Congress and the Senate if he went. I...
Background
The State of New Mexico or Estado de Nuevo México is a southwestern state in the United States of America. Over its relatively long history it has also been occupied by Native American populations and has been part of the Spanish viceroyalty of New Spain, a province of Mexico and a U.S. territory. Among U.S. states, New Mexico has simultaneously the highest percentage of Hispanic Americans (some recent immigrants and others descendants of Spanish colonists) and the second-highest percentage of Native Americans (mostly Navajo and Pueblo peoples). As a result, the demographics and culture of the state are unique for their strong Spanish, Mexican, and U.S. Amerindian cultural influences. The United States Census Bureau estimates that the state population was 1,954,599 in 2006, a 7.45% increase since 2000.
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