Blogante News for Thursday - July 10th, 2008 (most posts)

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Presidential Candidates on the Mini-Latino Voter Tour

Before passing draconian immigration bill, one state (Kansas) conducts self-audit to see if illegal immigration hype matches the facts (Latina Lista)

More kids caught in Mexico drug-war crossfire

ICE deports more than 5,800 from Florida in 2008 - (up from a year ago)

Factcheck.org: Errors en Español - A Spanish-language McCain radio ad gets nearly all its facts wrong.

Puerto Rico Gov. Anibal Acevedo Vila says no proof of corruption in first detailed response to charges

Hispanic DWI arrests drop by half in five years - North Carolina

Wal-Mart pulls Mexican comic criticized as racist - Memin Pinguin

A Hispanic Population in Decline - Illegal Immigrant Policy Alters Prince William County on Many Levels - Virginia

Report: Immigration no-match policy could (really, really) hurt state economy - Oregon

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Eyewitness comes forward to tell the true story of what happened at Postville, Iowa (Latina Lista)

The old man who farms with the sea - Tastiota, Mexico

Undocumented students have a degree of anxiety

Puerto Rico archeological find mired in politics

Texas Woman’s University Latino Dance & Music Festival next week

Hortensia Magaña, 70; executive helped build her family’s corporation, advocated for Latino workers

HIV toll is high in Latino populace - (lest we forget) - Latinos account for 19% of people living with AIDS and 25% of HIV diagnoses

Play portrays lives of illegal immigrants - Plaza Midwood show aims to offer particular insight into the experience of children. - North Carolina

Leading Hispanic Educator Voted National Education Association (NEA) Vice President - Lily Eskelsen

Woman (Latina) becomes oldest Olympic swimmer in history - Dara Torres

Law Students Rush to Meet Needs In Booming Field of Immigration

Woeful wage: Mexican cowboy works from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. for $800 a month - Montana

Governor Carcieri speaks out on TV on illegal immigrants - Rhode Island

Children Charged In Puerto Rican Flag Burning - South Carolina

Language debate speaks volumes - Ruben Navarrette

Border Patrol sued for hurriance policy

Video - Washington Sketch: Latin Lovers (McCain y Obama ‘pandering’ to LULAC? - Is this funny or offensive or both?)

Smugglers, poachers thrive in Guatemala’s Peten

Presidential Candidates on the Mini-Latino Voter Tour

LULAC appearances by McCain and Obama underscore sensitivity of immigration issue (Latina Lista)

Factcheck.org: Errors en Español - A Spanish-language McCain radio ad gets nearly all its facts wrong.

GOP Hold On Cuban-Americans Slipping? : NPR

Candidates Heading To San Diego To Court Latino Voters - (1st LULAC now NCLR)

2008 Republican National Convention Committee on Arrangements :: 2008 Republican National Convention Expands Outreach to Hispanics - (their website gets a Spanish section)

Immigration Reform Groups Strategize for Presidential Campaign - The groups are paying close attention to the candidates’ statements on the campaign trail.

Latinos Crucial To McCain’s Western Strategy : NPR

Latino leaders call McCain “nuestro amigo”

Obama and the Latino Vote - Democratic Nominee Won the Crowd at a Major National Latino Conference

Video - Washington Sketch: Latin Lovers (McCain y Obama ‘pandering’ to LULAC? - Is this funny or offensive or both?)

Portada confirms two Ad-Market Insiders to speak at Hispanic Digital and Print Media Conference

HispanicAd: Fresh results from Label Networks’ Hispanic Youth Culture Study ’07 illustrates the astounding power, influence, and strength of America’s fast-growing demographic of 13-24-year-olds.

HispanicAd: Bryan Perez has been named to the newly created position of senior vice president and general manager for NBA Digital

HispanicAd: Hall of Fame Beverages, Inc. announced that Harold E. Reyes will be joining the HFBV Family as Vice President of Business Development for the Hispanic Market.

Employers Fight Tough Measures on Immigration

Ingrid Otero-Smart Named CEO, Casanova Pendrill

Hispanic Entrepreneur: Anthony Aldaño - theamarugroup.com

Media Moves: Robert Hernandez has a new title: Director of Development for seattletimes.com. For the past 5 years, he’s been a Sr Producer of News for The Seattle Times and seattletimes.com.

Media Moves: Reporter Lupita Murillo celebrated her 30th anniversary at NBC affiliate KVOA last week. Lupita arrived in Tucson in 1978 after working at KRGV-TV in Weslaco, Texas for several years as reporter and weekend anchor.

Media Moves: Cecilia Vega, the S.F Chronicle’s city hall reporter leaves the paper to become an on-air reporter for KGO-7, the Bay Area’s ABC station.

Media Moves: Jesse Blanco moves to Savannah to anchor Fox 28’s 9PM newscast. He leaves KDBC, the CBS station in El Paso where he was also a primary anchor.

Award-winning reporter Daniel Garza is among a number of employees who were laid-off the Bay Area’s NBC station.

Laureate Education, Inc. Acquires Leading Universities in Mexico and Costa Rica

Mensaje TV Readies for August Launch - Portada

New York Life Appoints Mario Vela as Head of Its Mexican Operation

Mexican gasoline supplies being limited; diesel crisis ongoing

Hortensia Magaña, 70; executive helped build her family’s corporation, advocated for Latino workers

Cine Mexicano Movies and Noti Mobile News Launch on JumpInMobile.TV

Wal-Mart pulls Mexican comic criticized as racist - Memin Pinguin

BASF Offers Spanish Language Version of its High Performance Community Website

Venture capital: Still white, still male, but getting better (maybe) - only 2% are Hispanic

License to Divide: The Perils of Excessive (Hispanic) Pride - The Big Tent

Report: Immigration no-match policy could (really, really) hurt state economy - Oregon

Greenville poultry plant manager charged in immigration probe - House of Raeford Farms - South Carolina

Latin American Music Conference, Day 1 - LAMC

El flamenco y Lorca, unidos por la voz de ‘El Cigala’ que recibió el premio ‘La Barraca’. eldiariomontanes.es

Mercedes Sosa celebra cumpleaños con un concierto en Roma

Dora y Diego llegan al Museo del Niño en NYC

Ricky Martin sorprende a niños de su Fundación

Ángel Tavira Maldonado, star of “The Violin,” dies

RBD visita España con su gira “Empezar desde cero”

Hellboy director Guillermo del Toro credits Mexican heritage for his artistic vision

Butch Cassidy Documentary to Premiere on History en Español

Finding drug-free zone: Benjamin Bratt stars as ‘The Cleaner,’ helping addicts kick the habit

Spam Allstars’ eclectic sound helps make name apropos

David Bisbal Returns To Operacion Triunfo With Some Help From Rihanna - Blogamole

“Vicky Cristina Barcelona” Heats Up The Silver Screen This Summer - Blogamole

Alex Rodriguez Said To Have Been “In Love” With Madonna

PR Newswire Hosts Hispanic Public Affairs and Media Relations Roundtable in the Nation’s Capital

National Council of La Raza’s Latino Expo USA Offers San Diego Families an Exciting Line-Up of Free Entertainment and Activities

In Colombia, Uribe more popular than ever

Reporters covering Mexico drug wars risk their lives

Independent analysis underscores the danger of not having a working immigration policy (Latina Lista)

La Bloga: Two new picture books from Arte Público Press’s children’s imprint, Piñata Books

Mexican television to send 200 staff members to Beijing 2008

E.U. Moves to Standardize Immigrant Policy

Catholic Relief Services Launches Initiative to Engage U.S. Hispanics

Six San Juan Municipal Police Department Officers Indicted for Federal Civil Rights Violations in the Death of a Puerto Rico Man

East L.A. art center will need a new home

¡Adelante! looks to the radio - Missouri

University of Phoenix and the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) Partner to Promote Education Within Hispanic Communities

Riots break out across Peru - Protestors set fire to government building

Cuba: Rising food, oil prices will cause `restrictions’

Mexico closes 5 small hotels south of Cancun

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