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New Mexico's Susana Martinez: Our First Latina Governor

New Mexico's Susana Martinez Elected the First Latina Governor in the U.S.

By Mariela Rosario | 11/03/2010 - 12:00 | 15 Comments

Susana Martinez of New Mexico is the first Latina governor in the United States, beating incumbent Gov. Bill Richardson's handpicked successor, Diane Denish with 54% of the vote.

We wanted to find out more about this woman who just made history. Here's what we found out about Martinez:

Who is she?...

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Latino Political Firsts

By Stacey Rivera | 11/03/2010 - 10:00 | 0 Comments

With Susana Martinez being elected the first Latina governor in the history of the United States and ...

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Voto Latino's Maria Teresa Kumar: "This election is critically important"

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 11/01/2010 - 11:20 | 0 Comments

In the past month, we’ve gotten discouraging news about and for Latino voters: A Pew Hispanic poll said that 50 percent of registered Latino voters planned to skip the election, at least one group (Latinos for Reform) was urging Latinos to stay home as a way to protesting its perceived inaction to our issues by President Obama and Democrats...

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2010 Election Guide

By Mariela Rosario | 10/29/2010 - 11:43 | 6 Comments

Next Tuesday is election day and the nation is watching the Latino community to see what our impact will be. Here is a round up of the important races and issues that affect our community. 

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Senate candidate Marco Rubio is ahead of Democrat Kendrick Meek and independent Charlie Crist...

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Election 2010: The Latino Vote
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Election 2010: The Latino Vote

By Mariela Rosario | 10/26/2010 - 10:30 | 3 Comments

With the Hispanic community making up such a crucial number of voters in tight midterm election races all across the country, it seems like everyone is scrutinizing us. From special interest groups urging us not to vote to...

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Rachel Maddow Slams Sharron Angle, Defends Latinos
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Rachel Maddow Slams Sharron Angle, Defends Latinos

By Mariela Rosario | 10/25/2010 - 17:00 | 1 Comment

Rachel Maddow took some time on Sunday to tear into Sharron Angle, the Tea Party darling who is running a very tight race against Senate majority leader Harry Reid in Nevada.

Apparently, Angle, who was recently caught on tape telling a group of college students she didn't believe they were Hispanic because "they...

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Obama tells Piolín: "There is no place in the country where the Latino vote doesn't matter"

By Mariela Rosario | 10/25/2010 - 13:15 | 0 Comments

President Barack Obama's interview with Eddie "Piolín" Sotelo just aired on the radio host's number one...

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President Barack Obama Visits Piolin for la Mañana

President Obama Visits "Piolin por la Mañana"

By Mariela Rosario | 10/23/2010 - 09:00 | 6 Comments

President Barack Obama is continuing his bid to win the hearts and minds of Latino voters ahead of the 2010 midterm elections on November 2nd. As reported by Fox News Latino, Obama...

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