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New Mexico Resident's ID Temporarily Rejected as 'Foreign' By D.C. Clerk

A spokeswoman for the Washington courts system apologized for a failure to recognize New Mexico as a state.

A New Mexico man applying for a marriage license in Washington, D.C., this month had his state driver's license rejected as a form of identification because a clerk and her supervisor believed New Mexico was a foreign country.

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