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LIVE STREAM: Follow the Election Results!

By Mariela Rosario | 11/02/2010 - 20:00 | 0 Comments

Follow PBS NewsHour’s live coverage of the 2010 election results, hosted by Jim Lehrer and featuring political columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks and be sure to join in on the conversation below!

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Latinos Politicos to Watch: Marco Rubio & Julian Castro
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Latino Politicos to Watch: Marco Rubio & Julian Castro

By Mariela Rosario | 11/02/2010 - 17:00 | 2 Comments

Political fervor is at an all-time high today with people heading to the polls for Election Day. We wanted to step back and take a look at two Latinos who have been making waves on either side of aisle in American politics. Julian Castro, the young mayor of San Antonio has been hailed as "the next Obama" by some in Democratic circles. While Marco...

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Accusations of Voter Fraud Among Undocumented Immigrants

Republicans Make Accusations of Voter Fraud Among Undocumented Immigrants

By Mariela Rosario | 11/02/2010 - 14:30 | 2 Comments

Even though Arizona Secretary of State Ken Bennett already confirmed that there was no proof of widespread or systematic voter fraud, many local pro-enforcement groups like Americans for Legal Immigration PAC and Ban Amnesty Now are insisting that the threat exists.

“Democrats are trying to limit their losses on Election Day by cheating and...

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Election Day!
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Election Day!

By Stacey Rivera | 11/02/2010 - 08:44 | 1 Comment

After months of politicians courting our vote, and in some cases urging us not to vote, Election Day is finally here. While the outcome of the elections is unclear, what is clear is that these elections will be more influenced by Latinos than ever before. Still unsure who to vote for, or even if you are voting today? Read our election coverage here.

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Latinos and the Obama Administration
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Latinos and the Obama Administration

By Mariela Rosario | 11/01/2010 - 12:25 | 0 Comments

Much noise has been made recently about President Barack Obama's delay in passing immigration reform—with some special interest groups going so far as to suggest that Latinos refrain from voting since the "Do-Nothing" Democrats haven't, well, done anything for us.

So we decided to take a look back at policy over the last two years to see what President...

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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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Brazil Elects First Female President
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Brazil Elects First Female President

By Mariela Rosario | 11/01/2010 - 08:21 | 0 Comments

Dilma Rousseff became the first female president elect of Brazil on Sunday, beating out her opponent, José Serra, the former governor of São Paulo, with 56 percent of the vote.

Rousseff was the chief of staff and energy minister for previous president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Rousseff has no previous political...

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Election Guide
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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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