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July 2008 - Posts
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Citizens hoping to elect an at-large mayor will have to wait - likely until 2012 at the earliest - after Hollister council members Monday decided against a district realignment that some believe would have weakened the political voice of area Hispanics Read More...
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The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is determined to investigate the Iowa raids, where they say immigrant workers were coerced into pleading guilty and denied due process. Read More...
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Barack Obama and the national Democratic Party on Tuesday rolled out what they called an ''unprecedented, historic'' campaign targeting Hispanics that will spend $20 million on voter registration and Spanish-language advertising. Read More...
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The dramatic surge in Latino support for Sen. Barack Obama may be the last straw that tips the scale and puts America's first black president in the White House. Read More...
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Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama's campaign's decision to use $20 million to reach out to Latino voters has drawn praise from members of Congress.Members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus said the campaign's effort to target Latino voters Read More...
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Democrats are concerned that Barack Obama is struggling to connect with Hispanic voters, and their new $20 million outreach program shows that, one Democratic congressman said. Read More...
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Citizens hoping to elect an at-large mayor will have to wait - likely until 2012 at the earliest - after Hollister council members Monday decided against a district realignment that some believe would have weakened the political voice of area Hispanics Read More...
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Barack Obama and the Democratic National Committee want the Hispanic vote. Visit Our Politics Section Read More...
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The National Society for Hispanic Professionals' diversity job fair - a free event for jobseekers - returns to the Trinity Center at Trinity College on Thursday, August 21, 2008 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Read More...
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In the ping pong of politics, a Republican group in Washington, D.C., took Democrat Jim Slattery to task this past week for his latest TV ad. Read More...
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GOP strategist Bill McInturff has long emphasized that earning 40 percent of the Hispanic vote is critical for Republicans to win. Today, McInturff is John McCain’s pollster, and by his metric McCain has a serious Latino problem. Read More...
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Luckily for the Republican nominee John McCain Europeans can't vote in the November US presidential election - just 100 days away. If they could it would be a landslide for the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama. Read More...
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Luckily for the Republican nominee John McCain Europeans can't vote in the November US presidential election - just 100 days away. If they could it would be a landslide for the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama. Read More...
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Luckily for the Republican nominee John McCain Europeans can't vote in the November US presidential election - just 100 days away. If they could it would be a landslide for the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama. Read More...
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Luckily for the Republican nominee John McCain Europeans can't vote in the November US presidential election - just 100 days away. If they could it would be a landslide for the Democratic candidate, Barack Obama. Read More...
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The US media stand accused of distorted election coverage, writes Anne Davies in Washington. Read More...
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Republican presidential candidate John McCain waves to the crowd after speaking at the American GI Forum Convention in the Grand Hyatt in Denver, Colo., on Friday. More Local News. Read More...
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More than 1500 Latino public officials, civil and labor rights leaders, and community leaders and activists from 20 states participated in the 3rd annual National Latino Congreso reaffirming a progressive Latino agenda to bring out a 10 million Latino Read More...
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Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is in Denver today to appear at the national convention of the American GI Forum of the United States at the Grand Hyatt hotel downtown. Check back for updates. Read More...
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CHICAGO , July 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Environmental activist Winona LaDuke and James Makawa, CEO of The Africa Channel will be featured at the UNITY plenary session "What the World Needs Now: Globalization, the New Economies and the Role of the Read More...
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The Republican National Committee decided to have a little fun with Barack Obama's widely anticipated speech Thursday in Berlin. It is airing anti-Obama ads in Berlin's namesakes in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and New Hampshire. Read More...
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John McCain can be a Berliner, too. The Republican National Committee decided to have a little fun with Barack Obama's widely anticipated speech Thursday at Berlin's Victory Column. It is airing anti-Obama ads in Berlin's namesakes in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin Read More...
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Thanks to the history-making candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama, Americans find themselves at a defining moment in our politics. Read More...
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John McCain can be a Berliner, too. The Republican National Committee decided to have a little fun with Barack Obama's widely anticipated speech Thursday at Berlin's Victory Column. It is airing anti-Obama ads in Berlin's namesakes in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin Read More...
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Wed, Jul 23, 2008 (12:03 p.m.) John McCain can be a Berliner, too. The Republican National Committee decided to have a little fun with Barack Obama's widely anticipated speech Thursday at Berlin's Victory Column. Read More...
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WASHINGTON - John McCain can be a Berliner, too. The Republican National Committee decided to have a little fun with Barack Obama's widely anticipated speech Thursday at Berlin's Victory Column. It is airing anti-Obama ads in Berlin's namesakes in Pennsylvania, Read More...
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By JIM KUHNHENN WASHINGTON (AP) -- John McCain can be a Berliner, too. The Republican National Committee decided to have a little fun with Barack Obama's widely anticipated speech Thursday at Berlin's Victory Column. Read More...
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The homicide investigation into the beating death of a Shenandoah man will be conducted by the district attorney’s office and Pennsylvania State Police, Schuylkill County District Attorney James P. Goodman said Tuesday. Read More...
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Tal Abbady--South Florida Sun-Sentinel. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Hispanics colonized the New World, discovered Florida, fought for the United States in every major war, shaped cities like Miami and Los Angeles and have become a sought-after electorate Read More...
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National center would showcase Hispanic role in building America Hispanics colonized the New World, discovered Florida, fought for the United States in every major war, shaped cities like Miami and Los Angeles and have become a sought-after electorate Read More...
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WASHINGTON, BUSINESS WIRE -- Rock the Vote and Comcast Corporation, the nation's leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services, announced today at the Tri-Caucus Youth Summit in Washington, D.C., that they have Read More...
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WASHINGTON----Rock the Vote and Comcast Corporation, the nation’s leading provider of entertainment, information and communications products and services, announced today at the Tri-Caucus Youth Summit in Washington, D.C., that they have entered into Read More...
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Mayor John Peyton and Sheriff John Rutherford will attempt to seek community support against recent violence by holding a rally at a Westside Park this afternoon, a day after three people were slain in random killings and another was fatally shot after Read More...
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bias crime since the murder of Matthew Shepard 10 years ago. Earlier this year the lives of students at Oxnard, Calif.'s E.O. Green Junior High School were shaken when fellow student Brandon McInerney killed openly gay student Larry King. Read More...
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For some Latino groups that emerged from the civil rights era, a name is more than just a name. Read More...
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Strolling across the convention center with her granddaughter, Dolores Huerta, who made history with Cesar Chavez over forty years ago, received an occasional greeting from those who recognized her. Read More...
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The political story of the moment is the Latino vote. As presidential candidates John McCain (R-AZ) and Barack Obama (D-IL) present their cases to the leading Latino advocacy groups, the message everywhere is about how pivotal the Latino vote will be Read More...
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SEN. BARACK OBAMA, D-ILL.: Thank you, Mayor. And thank you for what you do every day as one of America's finest mayors. At heart, what Mayor Villaraigosa is doing today is the same thing he was doing as a fifteen year old when he volunteered to take part Read More...
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For stories about the 2008 presidential campaign, consider sources from The Johns Hopkins University, including experts in campaigns, government, economics, foreign affairs, health care, education, electronic voting and other issues. Read More...
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Latino political leaders are confident that after years of unrealized potential in presidential elections, Latino voters are poised to be a decisive force in 2008. “Latinos will elect the next president of the United States,” Arturo Vargas, executive Read More...
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Every once in a while (actually more often than that in my case), I become aware of something that has been in front of my face for a long time and see it in a whole new light. Read More...
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After Hillary Rodham Clinton bowed out, Barack Obama could finally say he was capturing the all-important Latino vote. In the first post-Hillary... Read More...
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Jesse Jackson may be mad at Obama for "talking down to black folks" -- but at least Obama never referred to blacks as "them" or demeaningly reminded his audience that blacks are "God's children too." Read More...
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SAN DIEGO ---- Sen. Barack Obama told a crowd of more than 2,000 Latinos on Sunday that comprehensive immigration reform would be a top priority if he wins the presidency in November. Watch the video The Illinois Democrat also suggested that Latino v Read More...
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The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee spoke to the National Council of La Raza on Sunday. Obama focused on the issues important to his campaign and to Latino voters Read More...
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Get The Inside Scoop on what's happening at CBS News . Read More...
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Why is the McCain-Obama battling over immigration when they don't actually disagree on the substantive policy issues surrounding it? Read More...
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The Hispanic vote in Virginia could deliver the commonwealth for the Democratic presidential ticket for the first time since 1964, political analysts say.In Virginia, Hispanics can collectively provide the swing votes necessary to deliver a win to either Read More...
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The United States must enact comprehensive immigration reform because the system now in place is failing millions of Latinos, presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama said today at the National Council of La Raza's annual conference. Read More...
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All Things Considered , July 13, 2008 · The Latino vote promises to be vital in November's presidential election. Both Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama have been actively seeking to build support with Latino organizations. Read More...
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With Latinos expected to play a critical role in November's presidential election, the fast-growing segment of the electorate is coming under increasing scrutiny. Several reports and polls released in recent months attempt to shed light on what has b Read More...
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Next year, an electorate transformed by new immigration will choose New York City?s mayor, public advocate, four of five borough presidents and two-thirds of its City Council. Read More...
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Continuing his bid to attract Hispanic voters in Nevada, Republican presidential candidate John McCain began a new television ad Friday that pays tribute to Hispanics in the military. Read More...
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