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Our 5 Favorite Latino Moments from the Presidential Inauguration

By Samantha Leal | 01/22/2013 - 12:12 | 0 Comments

The 2013 Presidential Inauguration weekend was a momentous occasion – and a hugely significant one for us! From the first Latino inaugural poet to the first Hispanic Supreme Court Justice swearing in Vice President Biden, Latinos took center stage and a more prominent role in Obama’s second inauguration. Here’s a look at some of our favorite moments of the weekend.

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WATCH: Barack Obama's Victory Speech

By Samantha Leal | 11/07/2012 - 12:29 | 0 Comments

Four more years! 

President Barack Obama won re-election last night against Republican hopeful Mitt Romney. With support from moderates, women and minorities, the president secured another term and gave his election speech to a crowd of supporters, who cheered on Obama in Chicago. Obama, ever the speechmaker, delivered one that promised a fight...

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WATCH: Rosie Perez Mocks Mitt Romney

By Samantha Leal | 10/15/2012 - 09:15 | 0 Comments

In a video for the new campaign by super PACs Jewish Council for Education and Research and American Bridge 21st Century, Rosie Perez feigns sympathy for Mitt Romney, targeting (and mocking) the comment he made at a May fundraiser that it "would be helpful to be Latino" to get elected president. 

Perez, who has campaigned for...

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Election 2012: President Obama Asks for Your Vote

By Viviana Hurtado | 09/07/2012 - 18:00 | 0 Comments

When Barack Obama took the stage at the 2012 Democratic National Convention (DNC), he accepted his re-nomination for President, making the case for why Americans should re-elect him. The signature Obama rhetoric that reached for the sky gave way to a speech grounded in policy of what has been done and what’s left to put the...

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Election 2012: What You Need to Know About GOP VP Pick Paul Ryan

By Viviana Hurtado | 08/13/2012 - 14:00 | 0 Comments

Mitt Romney was so overcome with emotion while introducing Paul Ryan as his running mate to challenge President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in November, that he bellowed, “the next President of the United States!” Once the snark cleared, this foot-in-your-mouth slip revealed what...

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John McCain Advised Romney to Drop 'Self-Deport' Rhetoric

By Samantha Leal | 07/31/2012 - 09:47 | 0 Comments

When Mitt Romney declared during a Republican primary debate in Tampa in January that he would want undocumented immigrants to "self-deport" back to their home countries, you could say that it caused a stir -- especially among Latino voters. It turns out, the general public wasn't alone: John McCain was also disturbed by the comment.

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Latino Support for President Obama Holds Steady

By Samantha Leal | 07/26/2012 - 09:30 | 0 Comments

President Barack Obama retains his popularity with Latinos, according to new data from the NBC-Wall Street Journal-Telemundo poll. The key voting bloc favored the president, with 67 percent voting for him over Republican ...

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Many Latinos Still Don't Know Where Obama & Romney Stand on Immigration

By Samantha Leal | 07/24/2012 - 09:46 | 0 Comments

A new poll shows that President Obama's stance concerning immigration and law hasn't reached as many Latinos as one might think.

The poll, conduced by Latino Decisions for the Liberal Center for American Progress action Fund...

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