Blogante Essentials for Monday – July 14th, 2008 From:

Essentials –»

• Latino bloggers wait for presidential candidates’ response to special survey on issues pertinent to Latino electorate (Latina Lista) # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Fewer Americans Favor Cutting Back Immigration – new Gallup poll # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Enough of taco politics – McCain, Obama need to move beyond stereotypical politics to show respect for — and appeal to — Latino voters # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Hispanic Radio Hits Rough Wave – Ads Decline With Lagging Economy # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Mexico’s drug war shows a virulent feminine side # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Did You Know? 80% of the top five contestants for Miss Universe were Latinas – and 50% for the top ten # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• What if we threw out all the illegal immigrants? – Overnight, some industries would become desperate for workers. The biggest beneficiaries would be low-skilled American workers. The big losers might surprise you. – middle-class families! # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Spanish-language TV journalists paid less – Many earn roughly one-fourth less in base pay than their competitors at English-language stations – (very, very interesting) # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Take Action: Ramiro Carrillo Rodriguez was the fourth farm worker in the last two weeks to die of heat stroke. # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Hopes on race relations are high, poll shows – (if Obama wins) # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt

Best of the Rest Quick Links –»

• More American than you think – (about English-dominant Latinos) # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Meet me in Mexicalifornia – After the missions, before the gold rush, Mexico made a lasting mark in adobe # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• The future depends on embracing languages # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Meet Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, the only Hispanic Female County Sheriff in America # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Mother Exhales After Son’s Release in Colombia – Jo Rosano # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Mexican Revolution focused media attention on El Paso # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Fears increase at crossing of the border # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• The New Immigrants series from SouthCoastToday.com # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• US Embassy Admits to Intervention in 2004 Salvadoran Presidential Elections # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Rebuilding Mexico, $1 at a time – Tres-por-Uno (Three-for-One) program # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Coyotes turning to new tactics to thwart law # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• For many immigrants in the San Fernando Valley, life continues as it did in their native countries – # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• “Only about 500 Latino voters in Miami decided that George Bush, and not Al Gore, should be the next president,” points out Jorge Ramos, an anchor for the Spanish-language network Univision . “In the year 2004, if only 67,000 Latinos in Nevada, Colorado and New Mexico would have voted for John Kerry instead of George Bush, John Kerry would have been president of the United States.” # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Media Matters – Ignoring own reporting, AP claimed McCain “is respected by many Hispanics for refusing to pander to anti-immigrant sentiment” # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Illegal LA – The Immigration Plight in Los Angeles # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Virginia Latinos seen as swing vote # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Will Little Havana Go Blue? # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• The Long War of Genaro García Luna – Mexico’s top police official # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Did You Know? The shortest contestant in this year’s Miss Universe show was Miss El Salvador, a petite 5-foot-3 # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt

Entertainment –»

• Juan Luis Guerra contagia su ritmo en Miami # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Jaguares refuerza su compromiso – con su disco titulado 45 # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Q&A with David Zayas, who stars as Angel on hit series Dexter # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Los Temerarios estrenan nuevo disco # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Enrique Iglesias, Aventura Team For Tour # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Mexican pop star Venegas has fans falling for her sweet sound – Boston debut # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Yolanda Pérez now hosts ‘Mex 2 the Max’ # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Thalia CD is shaped by motherhood # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Jose Canseco: Madonna Begged Me # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2008 – Dayana Mendoza # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt

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Business –»

• Media Moves: Radio Lider off the air in Charlotte # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Vanessa Robledo feted by magazine # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Salmonella scare shuts down Texas border produce trade # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Grupo Modelo Evaluates Proposed Transaction Between InBev and Anheuser-Busch # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Entrepreneurs lug cheap Mexican fuel across border # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Immigrant Workers Vital, Virginia Firms Say # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Hispanic Radio Hits Rough Wave – Ads Decline With Lagging Economy # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Tang offers seven new flavors to Latina mothers and families – Tang Partners with Major League Soccer and Actor Adrian Alonso to Provide Young Latinos with the Ultimate Summer Experience # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Affluent in Spanish – From tennis to tequila, Latinos are going upscale. # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt
• Spanish-language TV journalists paid less – Many earn roughly one-fourth less in base pay than their competitors at English-language stations – (very, very interesting) # Direct Link # Permalink w/ Excerpt

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