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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. 

FLORIDA

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

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Latino Candidates in Unlikely Election Races

Latino Candidates in Unlikely Election Races

By Mariela Rosario | 10/29/2010 - 09:00 | 0 Comments

Latinos are undeniably going to make an impact in the 2010 elections—both at the ballot box and as candidates. We even have Hispanics running in states that don't have large Latino populations!

Idaho's only Latino State Representative, Republican Raúl Labrador, is trying to unseat his Democratic opponent, incumbent Walt Minnick for a congressional...

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In the Heights Coming to an End
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Latino Broadway Musical 'In the Heights' Coming to an End

By Mariela Rosario | 10/28/2010 - 15:20 | 0 Comments

Three years, four Tonys and one movie deal later, Lin-Manuel Miranda's wildly successful musical masterpiece In the Heights is ending it's run on Broadway.

It was just announced that the show would no longer run on the Great White Way and that the show's creator and original star, Lin-Manuel Miranda return for the last two...

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Pew Study Shows Latinos Divided on Immigration Issues

Pew Study Shows Latinos Divided on Immigration Issues

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 10/28/2010 - 13:49 | 2 Comments

With the 2010 midterm elections coming up you’re probably wondering what effect the nationwide backlash against undocumented immigrants has had on Latinos as a community. The short answer: Worry and some division, according to a Pew Hispanic Center poll released today.

Most Latinos—81 percent—think that illegal immigrants should be allowed to stay (with 53% of these...

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Former President of Argentina Nestor Kirchner Dies

Former President of Argentina Néstor Kirchner Dies

By Mariela Rosario | 10/27/2010 - 17:00 | 0 Comments

Former president of Argentina Néstor Kirchner died today at the age of 60 of a heart attack at his summer residence in the small town of El Calafate.

While he was president, Kirchner oversaw Argentina's recovery from the 2001-2001 economic collapse. As a center-left leader, he has wielded considerable political influence over the last century. He was...

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WATCH: Meg Whitman Claims she "'Stood Up Against the Arizona Law"

WATCH: Meg Whitman Claims she "Stood Up Against the Arizona Law"

By Damarys Ocaña Perez | 10/27/2010 - 15:00 | 0 Comments

Meg Whitman, who earlier this month made a tequila-soaked confession that she couldn’t win California’s gubernatorial race without Latinos, is giving off another whiff of desperation. With just days left before...

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