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Election 2012: “Latino” Democratic National Convention

By Viviana Hurtado | 03/29/2012 - 14:17 | 0 Comments

When Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa was named the chair of the 2012 Democratic National Convention, the Twitter-verse buzzed with ¡órales! and 'way to go’s.'  This makes the charismatic mayor one of the most high profile Latinos in President Barack Obama 2012 re-election campaign...

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Mitt Romney: GOP Presidential Nominee
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Election 2012: 3 Tactics Mitt Romney Is Using To Gain The Latino Vote

By Sugey Palomares | 03/21/2012 - 14:00 | 0 Comments

The Latino vote means more than ever for the upcoming 2012 Election, and presidential candidates like Mitt Romney have softened their rhetoric towards the Latino community to help obtain...

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VIDEO: Do You Think El Smosh Is Offensive?

By Sugey Palomares | 03/20/2012 - 17:50 | 0 Comments

Blame it on the never-ending "Sh*t People Say" video series that hit the web with full force a couple of months ago. "El Smosh" is the latest video parody featuring two young Caucasian guys, Ian and Anthony (of popular YouTube Smosh fame...

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Election 2012: Mitt Romney Wins Puerto Rico's GOP Primary

By Sugey Palomares | 03/19/2012 - 15:11 | 0 Comments

Mitt Romney managed to make a clean sweep during the presidential primary in Puerto Rico. Romney garnered a total of 98,000 votes – or about 83% of the total GOP vote, according to CNN. Rick Santorum collected 8% of votes, while...

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Is Rick Santorum's 'English For Puerto Rico' Comment Racist?

By Sugey Palomares | 03/16/2012 - 15:37 | 0 Comments

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum is under immense scrutiny after publicly insisting that Puerto Rico should only earn statehood if they made English their main language. Santorum expressed to the San Juan publication...

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Election 2012: Mitt Romney’s Latino Problem?

By Viviana Hurtado | 03/15/2012 - 11:16 | 0 Comments

Mitt Romney’s problem may not be the strong challenge to his “inevitable” GOP Presidential nomination Rick Santorum is presenting.  The former Senator from Pennsylvania swept the Mississippi and Alabama primaries, providing proof that southern Evangelical voters don’t believe Romney is conservative enough.  “We did it...

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The Best Colleges For Latinos

By Sugey Palomares | 03/12/2012 - 14:29 | 0 Comments

A new report titled “Finding The Workforce: The Top 25 Institutions Graduating Latinos,” highlights the best colleges for Latinos in the U.S. The study comes in light of new pew study results that emphasize the growing Latino population and an increase in the amount of high school students who are entering the world of...

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What Super Tuesday Means for Latino Voters
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What Super Tuesday Means for Latino Voters

By Viviana Hurtado | 03/09/2012 - 10:41 | 0 Comments

Mitt Romney won six nominating contests on “Super Tuesday,” called this because on this day, ten states hold their primaries or caucuses on the march toward a party naming a Presidential candidate. Romney’s frontrunner status is in question, although he won the states of Massachusetts, Alaska, Idaho, Vermont, Virginia, and Ohio.  This last...

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