National Eating Disorders Awareness Week

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Lose 30 pounds in 30 minutes! Burn that fat stat! Say good-bye to those flabby thighs! With the nation’s obsession with weight loss and having the “perfect body” it’s easy to slip into an unhealthy mentality without even realizing it. The proof is in the more than 10 million females in the U.S. who are currently fighting an eating disorder. In honor of National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, give your eating habits a once—or twice—over to keep yourself in check.

Conchita Cintron, Pioneering Female Matador, Dead at 86

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Conchita Cintron first burst onto the bull fighting scene at the tender age of 13. Born in Peru in 1922 to a Puerto Rican father and an American mother, Concepcion Cintron Verrill eventually became one of the most famous female matadors of all time.

Known among bullfighting enthusiasts as the La Diosa Rubia or The Blond Goddess, Conchita became famous for her prolific bull killing skills, both on foot and on horseback. She is rumored to have killed over 750 bulls throughout her career which spanned from Europe to South America.

Would Legalizing Marijuana Help Ease the Drug Wars in Mexico?

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Three former heads of state in Latin America—Mexico's former president Ernesto Zedillo, former Brazilian president Fernando Henrique Cardoso, and former Colombian president César Gaviria—issued a joint statement in an opinion piece that recently appeared in the Wall Street Journal. In it they express their view that the drug war was too costly and difficult for countries like Mexico, and recommending that the United States start looking at alternatives, like legalizing marijuana. “The war on drugs has failed.

Brazilian Carnival Queen, Viviane Castro, Bodypaints Obama On Her Nude Body

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Carnival in Brazil is full of beautiful people of all shades, dancing to samba and celebrating the many cultures and rich history of the large South American country.  One standout this year was Viviane Castro, known for baring all with the exception of a strategically placed 1 1/2 inch piece of tape, which acts as a modern-day fig leaf.  Last year, Castro’s samba group was fined for her violation of the (rarely-enforced) nudity rule.  This year, however, Castro got p

Adolfo Carrión Appointed Director of Office on Urban Policy

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Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrión is moving to Washington! President Barack Obama recently tapped the NYC politico to be the first director of the newly created Office on Urban Policy. After months of speculation about a possible appointment for Carrión, Obama put the doubters to rest with the announcement this past Wednesday.

New RNC Chair Michael Steele Wants to Use Hip-Hop to Reach Young Latinos

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Newly elected chair of the Republican National Committee Michael S. Steele is determined to reach out to young Latinos and Blacks and boy does he have a plan. His "off-the-hook" public relations strategy apparently banks on applying the parties principles to "urban Hip-Hop settings". Steele told the Washington Times that he will be using the Internet and advertisements to update the parties image and "surprise everyone". 

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