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Latino Immigrants Find Empowerment in Voting

By Latina Staff | 11/06/2012 - 14:44 | 0 Comments

Today, on election day, we want our readers, our chicas, to be as well informed about the candidates as possible when they head to the polls. To that end, Latina.com will be bringing you the BEST Latino elections coverage from around the web all day long! Several of the stories we will post today have appeared on websites like CNN.com,...

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COMMENTARY: This Girl's On Fiiireee!

By Dolores Prida | 11/06/2012 - 12:06 | 0 Comments

I haven't called myself a "girl" in a long time, but I'm so fired up about today's presidential election that I can't help singing along with Alicia Keys.

Most of all, I can't stop thinking about the girls on fire of a century ago--the suffragists, those women with plenty of ovarios who marched, got beaten, harassed, thrown in jail for...

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney during 2012 third Presidential Debate
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5 Things to Watch When It Comes to the Latino Vote

By Latina Staff | 11/06/2012 - 10:39 | 0 Comments

Today, on election day, we want our readers, our chicas, to be as well informed about the candidates as possible when they head to the polls. To that end, Latina.com will be bringing you the BEST Latino elections coverage from around the web all day long! Several of the stories we will post today have appeared on websites like CNN.com,...

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Ricky Martin Rocks The Vote With Michelle Obama

By Samantha Leal | 11/05/2012 - 16:23 | 0 Comments

Ricky Martin will open for Michelle Obama in an event in Florida where the First Lady will speak to grassroots supporters. The event, which will be held in Orlando Park, will focus on getting all supporters out to the polls and encouraging them to get others to vote. Her speech will also focus on how far...

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Election 2012: On Tuesday, the Latina Vote Can Make History

By Viviana Hurtado | 11/02/2012 - 13:25 | 0 Comments

These days every time I turn on the TV or radio, I hear an anchor, a campaign operative or an analyst telling us:

“This is the most important election in your lifetime.”

Really?

Why?

I’ll leave it to the experts to parse out history, data, and economic models.

...

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Could the Election be Postponed Because of Sandy?

By Samantha Leal | 10/31/2012 - 09:20 | 0 Comments

In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, millions are without power and even more are dealing with the general devestation of the superstorm. Many on the East Coast are starting to wonder, among many other things, will voting areas be ready by election time on Tuesday? 

It's been estimated that it will be days, if not more than a week, to restore...

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Election 2012: The Last Presidential Debate

By Viviana Hurtado | 10/23/2012 - 15:30 | 0 Comments

The table that divided President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney did not adequately capture how far apart their visions are on America’s role in the world. How to deal with friend Israel or foe Iran, trade with an emboldened China, and troop withdrawals from Afghanistan are some of the issues where their differences emerged. Both...

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Arizona County Screws Up Spanish Election Date Notification

By Samantha Leal | 10/18/2012 - 15:14 | 0 Comments

Arizona officials in Maricopa County made a big mistake on official government documents printed in Spanish, reporting the wrong election date.

The document was attached to updated voter registration cards that were requested to be delivered in person, and listed the general election date as November 8 in Spanish. The document reported the correct date (November 6)...

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