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Yoani Sánchez Says Latinas Can Protect Cuban Dissident Bloggers

Yoani Sánchez Says Latinas Can Protect Cuban Dissident Bloggers

By Viviana Hurtado | 03/21/2013 - 10:00 | 0 Comments

Yoani Sánchez’s visit to the nation’s capital started off with a tweet. While reading my Twitter, I found out that the Cuban dissident blogger who writes Generación Y blog is touring the U.S., visiting New York City,...

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Rush Limbaugh Compares Obama Nominee Thomas Perez to Hugo Chavez and KKK Member
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Rush Limbaugh Compares Obama Nominee Thomas Perez to Hugo Chavez and KKK Member

By Sugey Palomares | 03/19/2013 - 16:32 | 0 Comments

After a day since President Barack Obama announced his Cabinet nomination, he is already feeling the heat from conservatives about his pick. Dominican American Thomas Perez was offered the seat as the next Secretary of...

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President Barack Obama and Thomas Perez; labor secretary nominee.

5 Things to Know About Obama Cabinet Nominee Thomas Perez

By Sugey Palomares | 03/18/2013 - 15:35 | 0 Comments

This morning, President Obama nominated Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez to succeed Hilda Solis' post as head of the Labor Department. Throughout his career as a civil rights lawyer, he has fought hard for working class families and vowed to continue on that path if confirmed. Perez would also become the first Dominican-American to...

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Hugo Chavez Died of Massive Heart Attack

By Amaris Castillo | 03/07/2013 - 12:02 | 0 Comments

After his struggle with cancer, Hugo Chavez’s life ended from a massive heart attack.

According to CBS News, the...

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Sean Penn and Hugo Chavez in 2007
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Hollywood Celebs Sean Penn, Oliver Stone Mourn Death of Hugo Chavez

By Kamren Curiel | 03/06/2013 - 13:41 | 0 Comments

Hollywood heavyweights Sean Penn and Oliver Stone both released statements following the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Tuesday. Penn was a longtime supporter of the late president who lost his fight with an undisclosed type of pelvic cancer at 58.

"Today the people of the United States lost a friend...

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Hugo Chávez: A Timeline of His Declining Health

Hugo Chávez: A Timeline of His Declining Health

By Sugey Palomares | 03/05/2013 - 19:45 | 0 Comments

Whether you saw him as a political savior or socialist tyrant, Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez lived up to his reputation of being a fighter. Diagnosed with cancer in 2011, the 58-year-old leader was dedicated to beating cancer and completing his new six-year term. As we honor the legacy and history he left behind, we take a look back at Chávez’s declining...

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Meet New U.S. Congressman Joaquín Castro
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Meet New U.S. Congressman Joaquín Castro

By Viviana Hurtado | 03/05/2013 - 17:47 | 0 Comments

I’m trying to figure out how to explain the impact of sequestration to my Latina readers. These are the automatic cuts divided evenly between defense and domestic spending, totally $1.2 trillion dollars over ten years that kicked in last week when Congress and The White House couldn’t come to an agreement on the federal budget deficit.

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Jeb Bush: Legal Residency, Not Citizenship, For Illegal Immigrants

By Sugey Palomares | 03/05/2013 - 11:35 | 0 Comments

Jeb Bush may be trying to become a major player in the national debate about immigration. The former Florida Governor is on the road promoting his new book,...

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