LIBERMAN AND BINGAMAN APPOINTED TASK FORCE CHAIRMEN
Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM) speaks at a Senate Hispanic Task Force press conference announcing the appointment of himself and Joe Lieberman (D-CT) as the new committee chairman, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on July 12th 2005. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)
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The political divide of the U.S. Congress remained the same after Election Day 2012, with Republicans controlling the House of Representatives and Democrats holding onto the Senate.
President Barack Obama carried New Mexico in his Electoral College victory, and the Democrats also hung on to Sen. Jeff Bingaman's seat, NBC projected Tuesday.
Rep. Martin Heinrich, a Democrat, and former Rep. Heather Wilson, a Republican, appeared headed for wins in New Mexico's U.S. Senate primary, returns showed.
A wildfire raging through New Mexico is the largest in the state's history, burning more than 156,000 acres, officials said Wednesday.
The U.S. Energy Department said it is preparing to approve more federal loan guarantees for green energy projects.
Rep. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., announced Saturday he is running for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Jeff Bingaman, who is retiring.
U.S. Sen. Jeff Bingaman, D-N.M., will retire from the upper chamber at the end of his term, a person with knowledge of the situation said Friday.
A New Mexico Democrat has introduced legislation in the U.S. Senate to establish automatic private retirement accounts for U.S. workers.
In the wake of the BP disaster, only 25 percent of Americans back more offshore oil drilling, and most blame federal regulators for the spill, a poll indicates.
Company officials tried to cast blame on others during a U.S. Senate hearing into what caused the explosion and massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico.
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