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I just noticed some new McCain ads on the homepage. Please note that these are coming from a third party ad network. I do find it funny that it appears that McCain may be targeting Hispanic utitlizing HispanicTips but I have yet to see one Obama ad. – Gracias, Tomás


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Mexican archaeologists unearth ruins of Aztec palace in downtown Mexico City

Texans head across the border to save on gasoline – I saw a report last night about this in Tijuana

Texas runner Leo Manzano eyes another national title – Mexico native Leo Manzano intends to run for the United States, his adopted homeland, at the Summer Games.

Border Crossings – Spain, Like U.S., Grapples With Immigration

Suspected Illegal Immigrants Deported Without Getting Their Day in Court – Due process is a vitally important tenet of liberal democracy.

Puerto Rico in independence bid – Puerto Rico Governor Anibal Acevedo Vila has called on the UN to back his people’s right to self-determination.

Cuba’s urban farming program a stunning success

Top Cuban baseball player defects to United States – Dayan Viciedo

Esther J. Cepeda: How long are you Hispanic?

Industrial Boulevard renaming poll has Dallas officials mired in controversy – Dallas – (to César Chávez Boulevard)

Fed Official (J. Robert Flores of OJJDP): Golf Helps End City Gang Crime – Former Staffer Tells ABC News Anti-Crime Funds Given to Programs With The “Right” Connections. – (saw this last night on ABC’s Nightline – he is appearing before The House Committee on Government Oversight today)


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Circus enjoyable — en espanol – Performers in big purple tents cater to Hispanics – Salt Lake City

San Bernardino Community College District names its first Latina, female chancellor – Noelia Vela

A Latino vote that made a difference and is sending chills down the spines of city officials (Latina Lista) – Dallas

Verano MLS returns for second year – Summer soccer events headed to LA, Chicago, Dallas, Houston and Kansas City in 2008

AT&T’s ‘Taekwondo’ Olympics Push – Company targets Hispanic consumers in ads featuring Lopez family

Report: FBI’s immigration checks too slow

BEARS have been spotted foraging for food and water on the outskirts of Monterrey, Mexico’s second largest city, as they struggle to survive a dry spell that has depleted their natural reserves of food and water.

Mexican national team keeper Sanchez arrested for refusing to leave Chicago hotel

Boeing awarded contract on border fence: Chertoff

Defying U.S., the European Union mulls ending Cuban sanctions

Free the Cuban Five! – A three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals of Atlanta upheld Wednesday the guilty verdicts of the Cuban Five, prisoners in the United States since 1998

Sources link Miami producer to Cuban singer’s fatal trip – Elvis Manuel

Rhode Island immigration plan may face delay

Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning’s office and a state commission that fights housing discrimination have reached a deal on how to handle cases involving illegal immigrants.


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John Leguizamo: “I would be terrified if Obama didn’t win the election” : People en Español

Obama Faces Hurdles in Wooing New York’s Hispanics

Obama Speaks About Latin America on V-me

Andrés Oppenheimer : Hispanic vote isn’t guaranteed for Dems

Obama looks for Hispanic support


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Thalía is the new face of AT&T

Las Vegas, ¡Aqui y Ahora! – Latin Performers Take Center Stage this Summer in the Country’s Top Tourist Destination

Al Dia to Triple Distribution Through Home Delivery – Texas

Wal-Mart de Mexico has the Best Corporate Governance in Mexico, and the Fourth in Latin America: Management & Excellence

Pak Mail Passes 100 Store Milestone in Mexico

Latina Creates History With Groundbreaking Company – Por Fin, A Direct Sales Health and Beauty Company Exclusively Latina – Mía Mariú

Strong growth in South America is helping boost Delta’s revenues in Latin America amidst fuel hikes and a U.S. slowdown.

La Raza launches newspaper redesign – Chicago

Pacer Health Corporation Moves Up the Ranks of the Top 500 Hispanic Businesses

Boston Business Journal and El Planeta Announce Call for Nominations for 20 on the Move

Mexican growers stop tomato shipments to US amid salmonella scare

Mexican inflation hits 4.95 annual rate, highest since December 2004

Grupo Mexico CEO arrives at Texas courthouse for Asarco trial

Mexico’s Slim Family Eyes Spanish Telecom Market

Boeing awarded contract on border fence: Chertoff

Univision Launches Innovative DTV Grassroots Outreach Initiative “Escuadron Digital”

The FeedRoom to Power SaberHacer.com: Nation’s First Video-Based Hispanic Integrated Media Company

ImpreMedia to Serve as Exclusive Spanish Language Broadcaster of U.S. Treasury Department’s Roundtable on Financial Education for the Hispanic Community

Media Moves: Pamela Silva joins morning team at WLTV-23 – Miami

Media Moves: John Morales adds radio duties – Miami

Media Moves: KVEA’s morning show changes – Los Angeles

Linda Chavez supporters united in new-to-market list

AT&T’s ‘Taekwondo’ Olympics Push – Company targets Hispanic consumers in ads featuring Lopez family


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Thalía is the new face of AT&T

Las Vegas, ¡Aqui y Ahora! – Latin Performers Take Center Stage this Summer in the Country’s Top Tourist Destination

Is Salma Hayek Getting Married?

The Best of the 2008 Puerto Rican Day Parade

Victoria Ruffo leaves Telemundo to show her dark side

John Leguizamo: “I would be terrified if Obama didn’t win the election” : People en Español

Charly Garcia is hospitalized after provoking a fight

Luismi y Sammy Sosa se van de parranda

Charly García pelea en hotel y va al hospital

Jessica Alba’s Dad: Honor is the Prettiest Baby Ever!

Music to stir a Mexican soul- Famed band strikes a chord with fans on a magical night in Asbury Park, New Jersey – Los Tigres Del Norte

Sources link Miami producer to Cuban singer’s fatal trip – Elvis Manuel


Blogante News from all the other categoriesView all categories | states | metros | sitemap — special mention to immigration

32nd Annual National Hispanic Women’s Conference Draws Sold Out Audience

CENTRO Mi Diario Recognized by FSNE – Tampa

U.S., Mexico fighting flow of firearms to drug cartels

Note, head found near Mexican newspaper office

Backgrounds play big role in new immigrants’ success in U.S. classrooms

Some 112,000 people from the Mexican state of Tabasco attended the Festival of Hope event from June 6 to 8 in Villahermosa, Mexico, according to The Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. During the three-day event, 9,492 people made a commitment to Jesus Christ.

Packed jail tied to illegal immigration – Eagle County, Colorado

Sheriff gets go-ahead to deal with illegal immigrants – Beaufort County, South Carolina

Fiesta Puertorriquenas in Chicago – 2008

Listen to podcast interview with Maria Lopez De Leon, executive director, National Association of Latino Arts and Culture and artist Laura Varela about art – Hispanic MPR

Resistance at US/Mexico border heats up in anticipation of next month’s fence construction (Latina Lista)

Daughter Makes Plea for Witnesses To Come Forward in the death of her father Jorge Villatoro – Montgomery County, Virginia

COLORADO STATE PRESIDENT NAMED TO NATIONAL SOCIETY OF HISPANIC MBAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Florida schools top the nation in awarding degrees to Hispanics

Hispanic leaders say they are working to register more voters – Oklahoma

College of Lake County expands program for Hispanic kids – Illinois


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TOP Ten ways Chicanos celebrate St. Patricks Day – Al Carlos

New political movement Coffee Party USA could become Café Olé for Latinos :: from www.latinalista.net

Immigration reform: Stuck in the shadows – (good read – I wish I was going to DC this weekend) :: from www.washingtonpost.com

The nearly 50 murders committed on the final day of a long holiday weekend brought to 2,049 the number of drug-related homicides in Mexico just 74 days into 2010 :: from www.laht.com

A Moment of Truth on Immigration Reform is at hand – Frank Sharry :: from www.huffingtonpost.com

Washington to see “anti Tea Party” on Sunday – Gregory Tejeda :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com

Targeting illegal immigrants, Arizona goes too far :: from www.washingtonpost.com

Obama on immigration: then and now by Rep. Luis Gutierrez :: from thehill.com

Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that she will freeze funds for expanding the virtual fence that originally was supposed to monitor most of the 2,000-mile southern U.S. border by 2011 but now covers only a portion of Arizona’s boundary with Mexico. :: from www.npr.org

Just how dangerous is Mexico? Rates of violent crime are on the rise in Mexico, but they remain lower than in the not-so-distant past — and lower than today’s violence in other Latin American countries of comparable size and wealth. :: from eurasia.foreignpolicy.com

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Clean-up efforts pay off in Mexico City :: from news.yahoo.com

Jose Peralta becomes 3rd Dominican to reach N.Y. State’s top echelon – beats Hiram Monserrate for state senate seat – after judges Rolando Acosta, of the Court of Appeals, and Diccia Pineda, of the Supreme Court. :: from www.dominicantoday.com

Why One Undocumented Student is Walking the Trail of Dreams – interview with Carlos Roa :: from news.newamericamedia.org

Tennessee has 15,000 Puerto Ricans that will need to get new birth certificates :: from www.tennessean.com

Consular slayings spotlight Mexico’s failures in fighting drug gangs – On a visit to Ciudad Juarez in the wake of the killings of an American couple and a Mexican, President Calderon is confronted by angry demonstrations and a tense, frustrated citizenry. :: from www.chicagotribune.com

The national mobilization expected to attract some 100,000 people to Washington on Sunday will show an immigrant community fed up with unkept promises and with a Congress incapable of passing a comprehensive immigration reform. :: from www.laht.com

Texas Gov. Rick Perry orders activation of first phase of Texas spillover violence contingency plan :: from www.elpasotimes.com

The earthquake and tsunami that struck Chile last month killed 700 people and caused ~$30B damages :: from www.miamiherald.com

Rediscovering Salsa, the Soul of Mexico in a Bowl :: from www.nytimes.com

Beautiful Bamboo Flow Lights are Powered by the Wind! – in Colombia :: from www.inhabitat.com

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Latin Artists Performing at SXSW 2010 – (wish I was there) :: from www.shoutcastblog.com

NYC Latin events, March 17-30 :: from www.nydailynews.com

Prepara TV Azteca telenovela de “Grey’s anatomy” :: from www.cronica.com.mx

Rediscovering Salsa, the Soul of Mexico in a Bowl :: from www.nytimes.com

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The Latin Jazz Syndicate is heating up the local Latin jazz scene in Los Angeles. :: from latinola.com

Anjanette Delgado’s first photo exhibit and poetry reading – Miami :: from www.examiner.com

Marcela Landres’ March book picks for PowerfulLatinas.com :: from www.examiner.com

Playa Limbo Redefines Its Sound with Second Album – ‘Año Perfecto’, the follow up to ‘Canciones de Hotel’ :: from www.shoutcastblog.com

Trumpeter Chocolate Armenteros reunites with Grupo Folklórico for homage to Arsenio Rodríguez :: from www.nydailynews.com

Latin Grammy winner detained during raid denies knowing he’d been hired for drug gang’s party – Ramon Ayala :: from www.chicagotribune.com

Hispanic Catholics Practice Ancient Tradition of Penitents in Colorado :: from www.laht.com

This week’s Ask a Mexican! :: from www.pitch.com

Recipe: Salsa Verde :: from www.nytimes.com

Recipe: Salsa Roja :: from www.nytimes.com

Recipe: Salsa Ranchera :: from www.nytimes.com

JUANES To Perform At The FIFA WORLD CUP CONCERT – June 10th In Johannesburg, South Africa

Bárbara Bermudo está embarazada – La conductora de Primer impacto reveló que está esperando su segundo hijo :: from www.peopleenespanol.com

GLAAD exige que Paquita la del Barrio se disculpe con los gays :: from www.peopleenespanol.com

Alejandra Guzmán llega a acuerdo con cosmetóloga :: from www.peopleenespanol.com

William Levy está molesto por publicación de foto de su hija :: from www.peopleenespanol.com

Alejandro Sanz se presentará en Estados Unidos con su ‘Paraíso Tour’. :: from www.univision.com

El grupo Aventura arrasa con los premios Casandra en República Dominicana :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com

EL CENTRO PARA EL ESTUDIO DE MEDIOS Y MERCADOS LATINOS SE PREPARA PARA RECIBIR A LOS PARTICIPANTES DEL EL PRIMER FESTIVAL INTERNACIONAL DE DOCUMENTALES EN ESPAÑOL “PUNTOS DE VISTA” – Estudiantes de comunicación y cinematografía de países latinoamericanos participan exhibiendo sus documentales a las audiencia de Texas State University- San Marcos el día jueves, 8 de abril, 2010.

Hispanic/Latino Business News –»

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KMEX Univision 34 wins PPAGLA 2009 Station of the Year :: from hispanicad.com

Analysis: The State of the Hispanic Pay TV market, An interview with Joe Schramm :: from www.portada-online.com

Hispanic Youth Marketing Takes Center Stage on Newly Expanded Agenda of Hispanic PR & Social Marketing Conference, May 10-12 in Dallas

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Grand Celebration Launch of Bimbo(R) Bread at Miami Winn-Dixie Stores

Walmart Opens 1000th Walmart MoneyCenter, Announces 500 More for 2010

Mobile Social Network MocoSpace Reaches 11 Million Members: One-third are Hispanics :: from www.portada-online.com

América TeVe has hired Wilfredo Cancio Isla as Editorial Producer for its news department. :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com

Generation Equis Media Launches Hispanic Marketing Forum to Help Marketing Professionals Shine.

Free Webinar Helps Financial Organizations Capture the Hispanic Market

Mexico announces austerity plan to save $3 billion :: from www.miamiherald.com

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NCLR Urges Swift Confirmation of Mari Carmen Aponte

Soy Unica! Soy Latina! Rally Celebrates Latina Empowerment – 8:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Saturday, March 20, University of Rochester River Campus – NY :: from www.rochester.edu

Federal authorities shot down the rumor and confirmed on Tuesday that no U.S. immigration agents raided a Trenton supermarket in search of illegal Latino aliens over the weekend. :: from trentonian.com

DNC Chairman Tim Kaine Speaks With Azteca America’s ‘Issues: Caras y Voces’ About Healthcare

Creciendo Juntos is a group that helps members of the local Latino community overcome language barriers. Because of budget issues, Albemarle County officials have cut the group’s budget by $12,000, which is half of its yearly operating budget. – Charlottesville, VA :: from www.newsplex.com

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Clean-up efforts pay off in Mexico City :: from news.yahoo.com

Mexico announces austerity plan to save $3 billion :: from www.miamiherald.com

Consular slayings spotlight Mexico’s failures in fighting drug gangs – On a visit to Ciudad Juarez in the wake of the killings of an American couple and a Mexican, President Calderon is confronted by angry demonstrations and a tense, frustrated citizenry. :: from www.chicagotribune.com

The nearly 50 murders committed on the final day of a long holiday weekend brought to 2,049 the number of drug-related homicides in Mexico just 74 days into 2010 :: from www.laht.com

Agriculture ministers from 13 South American and Caribbean countries discussed ways of establishing a mechanism to coordinate a joint effort by Mercosur, the Andean Community and Caricom to eradicate hunger and malnutrition in their countries by the year 2025. :: from www.laht.com

Costa Rican President-elect Laura Chinchilla says fighting drug trafficking will be one of her government’s priorities. :: from www.chicagotribune.com

Just how dangerous is Mexico? Rates of violent crime are on the rise in Mexico, but they remain lower than in the not-so-distant past — and lower than today’s violence in other Latin American countries of comparable size and wealth. :: from eurasia.foreignpolicy.com

The earthquake and tsunami that struck Chile last month killed 700 people and caused ~$30B damages :: from www.miamiherald.com

Beautiful Bamboo Flow Lights are Powered by the Wind! – in Colombia :: from www.inhabitat.com

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