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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

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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Michelle Obama dances to Pitbull for Let's Move campaign

First Lady Michelle Obama Gets Her Dance On to Pitbull for 'Let's Move' Campaign (VIDEO)

By Sugey Palomares | 03/05/2013 - 16:52 | 0 Comments

Dance break! Michelle Obama recently joined Univision's Bárbara Bermundo as they swayed their hips to Pitbull's "Echa Pa' Lla” for a news segment on the First Lady’s ‘Let’s Move’ campaign. The national...

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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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Latinas’ Vote Under Fire?

By Viviana Hurtado | 02/27/2013 - 19:08 | 0 Comments

In 1965, 25,000 people marched to Montgomery, Alabama to help pass the Voting Rights Act. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court, including Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, heard arguments on a section of this historic legislation with their decision having a big impact on the Latino vote.

The case is ...

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President Barack Obama speaks about the economy in North Carolina
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President Obama's Approval Rate Increases Among Latinos

By Sugey Palomares | 02/22/2013 - 12:16 | 0 Comments

Despite President Barack Obama’s challenge of delivering spending cuts for the sequester deadline on March 1st, a new survey conducted by USA Today and the Pew Research Center claims that his approval rate among Latinos...

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President Barack Obama talks about not deporting illegal immigrant children
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A Latina Watches the State of the Union at the White House

By Viviana Hurtado | 02/13/2013 - 17:31 | 0 Comments

I was one a few dozen people invited to an exclusive State of the Union Social at the White House with an “enhanced” speech. Staffers, interns, and techies made graphics for the TV monitor that illustrated with data key parts of President Barack Obama’s address.

Starting with the...

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