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Marie Lopez Rogers

Obama-Praised Latina Is Living the American Dream

By Amaris Castillo | 12/04/2012 - 17:42 | 0 Comments

Marie Lopez Rogers has come a long way since childhood, often spent in the cotton fields of scorching Arizona.

The Mexican-American mayor of her Arizona’s Avondale has been recently named the new president of the National League of Cities (NLC), ...

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to Chair Democratic National Convention

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Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to Chair Democratic National Convention

By Jill Pankow | 02/15/2012 - 15:39 | 0 Comments

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has been chosen by the Democratic Party to chair the national convention this summer in Charlotte, North Carolina. Democrats hope that by choosing the Mexican American Mayor as chair Latinos will be encouraged to lend their support to Barack Obama, who the Democrats are expected to...