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News Search Results for hispanic latino politics</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/comments/79223.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/commentrss.aspx?PostID=79223</wfw:commentRss><description>In the race to succeed Rep. Solis, former mayor Judy Chu stands to gain from a potentially crowded field. Read More......(&lt;a href="http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/archive/2009/01/07/asian-american-up-in-hispanic-district-richmond-times-dispatch.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://hispanic-americans.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=79223" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Wanted: A Businessman At Commerce (Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News)</title><link>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/archive/2009/01/05/wanted-a-businessman-at-commerce-investor-s-business-daily-via-yahoo-news.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:12:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6ff682d4-6601-462f-b58a-a25ed0d84e7f:79131</guid><dc:creator>Yahoo! News Search Results for hispanic latino politics</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/comments/79131.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/commentrss.aspx?PostID=79131</wfw:commentRss><description>Transition: Bill Richardson's withdrawal as commerce nominee is billed as a stumble for Obama that will leave him in a lurch. It's not, and it won't. Obama just needs to look in better places for good private-sector prospects. 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News Search Results for hispanic latino politics</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/comments/79132.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/commentrss.aspx?PostID=79132</wfw:commentRss><description>Transition: Bill Richardson's withdrawal as commerce nominee is billed as a stumble for Obama that will leave him in a lurch. It's not, and it... Read More......(&lt;a href="http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/archive/2009/01/05/wanted-a-businessman-at-commerce-investor-s-business-daily-via-yahoo-finance.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://hispanic-americans.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=79132" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Updated at 8:05am -- Could Mayor Marty Step In for Bill? (Albuquerque Journal)</title><link>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/archive/2009/01/05/updated-at-8-05am-could-mayor-marty-step-in-for-bill-albuquerque-journal.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:13:27 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6ff682d4-6601-462f-b58a-a25ed0d84e7f:79075</guid><dc:creator>Yahoo! News Search Results for hispanic latino politics</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/comments/79075.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/commentrss.aspx?PostID=79075</wfw:commentRss><description>ABQ mayor on list of 10 prominent Latino elected officials, CEOs being pushed by LULAC. 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Bill Richardson of New Mexico withdrew as the commerce nominee amid a grand jury inquiry. Read More......(&lt;a href="http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/archive/2009/01/05/richardson-wont-pursue-cabinet-post-the-sarasota-herald-tribune.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://hispanic-americans.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=79056" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Richardson Wont Pursue Cabinet Post (The Tuscaloosa News)</title><link>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/archive/2009/01/05/richardson-wont-pursue-cabinet-post-the-tuscaloosa-news.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:31:57 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6ff682d4-6601-462f-b58a-a25ed0d84e7f:79054</guid><dc:creator>Yahoo! News Search Results for hispanic latino politics</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/comments/79054.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/commentrss.aspx?PostID=79054</wfw:commentRss><description>Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico withdrew as the commerce nominee amid a grand jury inquiry. 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Florida is big draw for Gators (The Gainesville Sun)</title><link>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/archive/2009/01/04/s-florida-is-big-draw-for-gators-the-gainesville-sun.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:02:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6ff682d4-6601-462f-b58a-a25ed0d84e7f:79012</guid><dc:creator>Yahoo! News Search Results for hispanic latino politics</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/comments/79012.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/commentrss.aspx?PostID=79012</wfw:commentRss><description>One-fourth of students now hail from the region. 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News Search Results for hispanic latino politics</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/comments/79006.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/commentrss.aspx?PostID=79006</wfw:commentRss><description>SPRINGFIELD - As if propelled by divine intervention, Ramon Sanchez cannot watch an elderly person at an intersection without crossing the street to help them, or watch a $5 bill fall from a passerby's pocket without returning it. 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News Search Results for hispanic latino politics</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/comments/78976.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/commentrss.aspx?PostID=78976</wfw:commentRss><description>Michael Bennet is heading back to the place where he grew up on dinner table conversations about politics and public policy. Read More......(&lt;a href="http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/archive/2009/01/03/heading-back-to-the-beltway-rocky-mountain-news.aspx"&gt;read more&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;img src="http://hispanic-americans.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=78976" width="1" height="1"&gt;</description></item><item><title>Heading back to the Beltway (Rocky Mountain News via Yahoo! News)</title><link>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/archive/2009/01/03/heading-back-to-the-beltway-rocky-mountain-news-via-yahoo-news.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2009 07:05:00 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">6ff682d4-6601-462f-b58a-a25ed0d84e7f:78978</guid><dc:creator>Yahoo! News Search Results for hispanic latino politics</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/comments/78978.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://hispanic-americans.com/blogs/politics/commentrss.aspx?PostID=78978</wfw:commentRss><description>Michael Bennet is heading back to the place where he grew up on dinner table conversations about politics and public policy. 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