EXCLUSIVE Must See Video: Election 2008: The Voice of the Pueblo

With only one week to go before we all hit the polling stations to cast our ballots, Latina.Com decided to hit the pavement first to find out what everyday Latinos are thinking about this years marathon presidential election. Rapper Malverde has been working with Voto Latino, criss-crossing the country to raise awareness and encourage people to register. He joined us on the streets of New York City to help us get people's real impressions about politics. Check out the video below and most importantly, remember to VOTE on Nov. 4th!

Republican Party Lawyer Intimidating Latino Voters in New Mexico

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You've certainly heard about ACORN, but have you been keeping tabs on the voter suppression techniques that are being exploited to keep Latinos out of the booths? A perfect example of this can be found in New Mexico, a state that is approximately 40% Latino, giving it the honor of being the most "Latin" state of the union. Among those 1 million Latino residents, almost 70% will be supporting Barack Obama come Nov. 4th. This may be scaring some Republican operatives in the state who have launched a campaign of voter intimidation.

Essay Contest: Gimme Shelter

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The visions came in fragments, drifting in during the steel gray intervals of relative calm, between gusts of tears and sorrow. I saw dogs. Dogs in confinement, to be precise; abandoned, with desolate eyes staring from cold cages. I’m not quite sure why I thought of shelter dogs in those empty hours following my mother’s death, but for reasons I couldn’t understand at the time, I began to scour the Internet for local shelters.

Enrique Iglesias in Flight Scare

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Boys and girls, pay attention: jet-setting can be hazardous to your health. Just ask Travis Barker, DJ AM, and now, Enrique Iglesias. UK's Sun reports that the Latin popstar's private plan was forced to make an emergency landing at England's Luton Airport on Monday, after one of its engines shut down mid-flight.

Thankfully, unlike Barker and DJ AM, Enrique emerged without a scratch, and once his flight crew rectified the problem, was able to continue his journey.

Get Active in Antigua

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November kicks off the high season in Guatemala, ushering in endless days of perfect spring-like weather and offering high visibility for your treks around mountains and volcanoes surrounding Antigua. If you're planning on taking on serious hiking expeditions while your visiting, you need to prepare. Increase the incline on your carido machine a few weeks prior to your trip in order to get in peak hiking condition.

Believe It or Not: Latin Superstitions

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As if worrying about black cats and broken mirrors weren’t enough, you also had mami threaten you with facial distortion if you opened the fridge with a hot head. And if you dared to strike her, forget it! Your hand would hang out of your coffin forever (probably after she was through with you). Caught between belief and skepticism, all you knew for sure was that you were not going to test them out. In the spirit of Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, here are fifteen other superstitions that still haunt us to this day:

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