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<title><![CDATA[NM chile crop up after nearly 40-year low]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2011-08/green_chile081211.jpg" style="float: left; height: 75px; width: 100px;" title="" />Experts say the size of New Mexico's chile crop increased in 2011 after dwindling to nearly 40-year low the year before.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 16:16:28 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Residents dispute Spaceport visitor center location]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2012-02/spaceport_authority.jpg" style="float: left; width: 100px; height: 75px; " />Right now, the center is slotted to go up just off Interstate 25 outside of town, but residents said they want it in downtown Truth or Consequences.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 8 Feb 2012 05:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA['Old Main' prison to serve as backdrop to Bin Laden movie]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2012-02/old_main.jpg" style="float: left; width: 100px; height: 75px; " title="" />

	Set builders are busy putting together a replica of Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan at the old state penitentiary south of Santa Fe as filming begins on &quot;Code Name: Geronimo.&quot;]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 20:02:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[TV Western to be filmed in New Mexico]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A new TV series about a Wyoming sheriff will begin filming in March.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:54:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[EPA to Downs: Stop dumping]]></title>
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	The Environmental Protection Agency has told the Downs at Albuquerque and EXPO New Mexico to stop dumping animal waste, industrial run-off and other pollutants into the Rio Grande.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:08:41 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Spaceport lawsuit protection bill moves forward]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2010-10/spaceport_100110.jpg" style="float: left; height: 75px; width: 100px;" title="" />Dona Ana County Commissioners unanimously signed off on a state bill that would restrict a space travelers right to sue Spaceport and Virgin Galactic in most cases of injury or death.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:58:20 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Film incentive debate back on session agenda]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2011-11/park_al_111411.jpg" style="float: left; height: 75px; width: 100px;" title="" />New Mexico lawmakers are preparing for another debate over rebates to the film industry.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NMSU predicts tepid economic growth]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[New Mexico State University economist Jim Peach says New Mexico's economy will continue to grow at a tepid pace in 2012, mirroring the national recovery.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 18:38:30 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Public meeting Thursday on proposed West Side Walmart]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The giant retailer Walmart continues to face opposition to its plans to build another store at Coors and Montano on the city's West Side.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:14:55 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Melrose Air Force Range set to expand]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Melrose Air Force Range is going to expand.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:17:21 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NM transmission project lines up partners]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[A $1.5 billion effort to link the nation's three major electricity grids is getting a boost from Japanese investors and a European company well versed in integrating power markets.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 19:09:05 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Governor seeks $10M for job creation incentives]]></title>
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	Gov. Susana Martinez is proposing $10 million for incentives for companies that create jobs in New Mexico.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:49:40 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Get cash for your old freezer or fridge]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2011-12/pnm.jpg" style="float: left; height: 75px; width: 100px;" title="" />Do you have an old, energy-guzzling refrigerator? PNM says it will now pay you $50 for it.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jan 2012 18:20:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gov. Martinez includes business tax cuts in budget]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2012-01/martinez_budget_010512.JPG" style="float: left; width: 100px; height: 75px" />Gov. Susana Martinez presented a $5.61 billion budget Thursday that will cut taxes for certain businesses and veterans.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 6 Jan 2012 00:56:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NM governor proposes tax cuts as part of budget]]></title>
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	 Republican Gov. Susana Martinez is proposing tax cuts for businesses and veterans as part of her budget recommendations to the Legislature.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jan 2012 19:06:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Gov. to announce budget priorities Thursday]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2011-01/martinez_012611.jpg" style="float: left; height: 75px; width: 100px;" title="" />New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez will announce and outline her budget proposal for fiscal year 2013 on Thursday in Santa Fe.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jan 2012 16:03:24 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Xcel going after customers it under-billed]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[For more than three years, Xcel Energy says it under-billed Carlsbad electric customers. Now, the utility is seeking thousands of dollars it's owed.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Jan 2012 18:09:06 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Legislative budget proposes $250M increase]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2011-09/legislature.jpg" style="float: left; height: 75px; width: 100px;" title="" />A legislative committee is proposing a budget that will increase spending by $250 million next year and provide higher take-home pay for public employees for the first time since 2008.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 4 Jan 2012 18:07:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Santa Fe to raise its minimum wage in March]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2010-10/money.jpg" style="float: left; height: 75px; width: 100px;" title="" />The minimum wage in Santa Fee will increase in March.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:05:50 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Regulators approve Xcel Energy rate hike]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[State regulators signed off on a rate increase for Xcel Energy averaging 4.7 percent.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 30 Dec 2011 15:28:25 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NM retiree authority mulls health benefit changes]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2010-02/Health_checkup.jpg" style="float: left; height: 81px; width: 100px;" title="" />The New Mexico Retiree Health Care Authority is considering setting a minimum retirement age before health care subsidies becomes available.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:53:15 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Report says Western states edging toward recovery, NM leads]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2010-12/coins_penny_money.jpg" style="float: left; height: 75px; width: 100px;" title="" />A new report says unemployment is down across six Western states and the region's housing market is no longer in a free fall in the latest signs that the West's economy is recovering.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 19:51:35 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nob Hill merchants try again]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2011-12/nobhill_parknshop_121411.jpg" style="float: left; height: 75px; width: 100px;" title="" />If you still have names to cross off the list, Nob Hill merchants are asking you to consider shopping locally.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:05:46 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Nob Hill merchants to hold 'Park and Shop' on Thursday]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2011-12/nobhill_parknshop_121411.jpg" style="float: left; width: 100px; height: 75px; " />Some local businesses will offer some big deals this week to try to make up for the bad weather that spoiled one of their biggest shopping days.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 19:50:17 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Research group moving forward on ghost town]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[The research firm behind plans to build a scientific ghost town in New Mexico has hired a leading defense contractor to help it develop the one-of-a-kind research center.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 18:57:32 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Portales says 'yes' to selling liquor on Sunday]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[Portales voters approved Sunday restaurant alcohol sales by a narrow margin in a referendum Tuesday.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:18:45 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NMSU paying out bonuses to full-time employees]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2010-07/nmsu_logo.jpg" style="float: left; height: 76px; width: 100px;" title="" />Full-time New Mexico State University employees are getting a $950 bonus in their Friday paychecks.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:07:03 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[NM to start program for in-state contractors]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[New Mexico contractors have a chance at getting a 5 percent bidding advantage under a new program with the state Taxation and Revenue Department.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:59:56 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Ship now to get it there cheaply and in time for Xmas]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2011-12/Christmas_shipping_121211.jpg" style="width: 100px; height: 75px; float: left;" />Have Christmas gifts you still need to ship out? You're not alone.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:33:53 GMT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Lowe's announces new Albuquerque headquarters]]></title>
<description><![CDATA[<img alt="" src="http://www.KOB.com/kobtvimages/repository/2010-11/lowes_sign.jpg" style="float: left; width: 100px; height: 75px; " title="" /> The home improvement retail giant Lowe's announced Thursday it is opening a customer support center in Albuquerque.]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 9 Dec 2011 00:43:03 GMT</pubDate>
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