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LAS CRUCES – What effect will greater U.S. energy independence have on the country’s economy and its foreign policy? How will dramatically lower oil prices affect global production and, ultimately, global politics? What does it all mean for New Mexico?

Speakers at the eighth annual Domenici Public Policy Conference tackled huge questions Thursday, trying to parse the rapidly changing landscape in the fields of energy and Middle East politics. Gov. Susana Martinez and others spoke about regional economic development as it relates to energy policy and higher education.

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