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Spanish-language news sexy enough w/out Naked News :: from southchicagoan.blogspot.com
UC Santa Cruz senior Danielle Soto follows family footsteps in politics – The 22-year-old environmental studies major will be sworn into the Pomona City Council on Dec. 13, just two days after her last final. – granddaughter of the late Philip Soto one of the first two Latinos elected to the California Assembly in 1962 :: from www.santacruzsentinel.com
A little Latin learning in a movie – Nothing like the Holidays :: from www.orlandosentinel.com
The Immigrant Story That Wasn’t: Laid Off Republic Windows Employees Just Regular Working Stiffs – Esther Cepeda absolutely stunned that the peaceful sit in at the Republic Windows and Doors factory and warehouse has not been stuck in the ghetto of “immigrant story” by our local and national media. :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
Rep. Hilda Solis (Calif.) is strongly considering a bid for the Democratic Caucus vice chairmanship if the position becomes available with the departure of her home-state colleague, Rep. Xavier Becerra, according to sources. :: from thehill.com
Census: More Hispanics in USA fluent in English – The drop in the percentage who struggle with English is most noticeable in some of the largest counties and cities that have attracted immigrants for decades. :: from www.usatoday.com
East L.A., Latino heartland, revives its dream of cityhood – More than 30 years after the last attempt, the chances of success seem higher. :: from www.csmonitor.com
An Ecuadorean immigrant was in critical condition Monday after being brutally beaten by four attackers who authorities say may have mistaken him and his brother for gay men. – New York City :: from www.nydailynews.com
A Self-Leaking Nominee? Adolfo Carrion Jr. for a cabinet post? :: Bronx Borough President, Democrat of Puerto Rican descent, serves as president of the National Association of Latino Elected Officials(NALEO) + a not to complimentary website adolfocarrion.com :: from www.washingtonpost.com
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The Art of Making Tamales :: from latinola.com
TOP Ten things DeLaHoya was thinking while on a Stool giving up – by Al Carlos
Mysterious Mexican pyramid may have been built by newfound ancient culture :: from www.newstrackindia.com
State Farm Buys ‘Selecciones’ Back Cover for Year – First Time Space Was Sold on Reader’s Digest’s Hispanic Title :: from adage.com
Maca, a Peruvian root vegetable related to the potato family, is gaining popularity as a potential relief for menopausal symptoms. :: from www.livinginperu.com
An art explosion in one of Mexico’s most marginalized places – Ecatepec, the largest municipality in the Mexican union :: from www.laprensa-sandiego.org
Latino Consumers and Small Businesses Call for More Transparency in Online Privacy Policies
Mixing Latinos with public service is the new cocktail for political success – Latinos thought giving Barack Obama the majority of the Hispanic vote was the golden key to unlocking political barriers for Hispanic advancement. Yet, the reality is it lies less with Obama and more on how the Latino community shapes its own destiny. :: from latinalista.net
For the first time, Hispanic, black, Asian and other nonwhite residents account for half the population of the nation’s largest cities, according to new census figures. :: from www.nytimes.com
Review: The Chicano/ Latino Literary Prize. An Anthology of Prize-Winning Fiction, Poetry, and Drama :: from labloga.blogspot.com
Un año después que cuatro obreros de construcción mexicanos fueron asesinados a puñaladas en su departamento de Cincinnati, el caso aún no ha sido resuelto. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Los latinos de California deben educarse – Sólo así suplirán la necesidad de empleo :: from www.univision.com
New Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise In Protecting Children In Africa :: from www.huffingtonpost.com
A new study finds that certain brain functions of some low-income 9- and 10-year-olds pale in comparison with those of wealthy children and that the difference is almost equivalent to the damage from a stroke. :: from www.usatoday.com
Democratic U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar raised more than $400,000 at his first major fundraiser for his 2010 re-election bid. :: from www.rockymountainnews.com
Mexico: Gang killings more than double in 2008 :: from www.usatoday.com
ew McCann Latin Unit Broaches a Question: Is It Right to Target the Poor? Agency Called Barrio Established Just in Time for Global Recession :: from adage.com
Cuba’s vacation industry has remained as hot as the tropical sun here, even as the world economic crisis sparks cancellations and layoffs elsewhere in the Caribbean. :: from www.miamiherald.com
Why Raul Grijalva matters at Interior :: from gristmill.grist.org
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Intervienen nuevamente a Emilio Navaira El cantante de Tex-Mex sufrió una recaída a causa de una infección en el cráneo que afectó su cerebro :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Alicia Machado podría ser la próxima Aventurera – La productora Carmen Salinas dijo que quiere que la ex Miss Universo alterne con Sabine Moussier el protagónico de dicho musical :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Se casó Chantal Andere – La actriz contrajo matrimonio con el padre de la niña que espera, en una boda civil en la que su amiga Angélica Rivera fue testigo :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
A little Latin learning in a movie – Nothing like the Holidays :: from www.orlandosentinel.com
El cantante mexicano Luis Miguel se encontró el pasado viernes en Uruguay con la modelo chilena María Eugenia Larraín, durante el aniversario de un exclusivo hotel de Punta del Este, informó hoy el diario “La Cuarta”. :: from entretenimiento.aol.com
Filmará Edith González dos películas y estrenará otra el próximo año :: from entretenimiento.aol.com
Escucha a “Chente” en ‘1a Fila’ – Vicente Fernández sacó disco en vivo :: from www.univision.com
Avergüenza a Noelia hablar sobre video íntimo :: from www.eluniversal.com.mx
Luis Chávez aporta realismo y humanidad a figura del inmigrante :: from www.impre.com
Los 25 años de Tony Montana – the film Scarface is 25 years old :: from noticias.aol.com
Sandra Echeverría se sintió discriminada – La actriz mexicana cuenta lo difícil que es abrirse paso en Estados Unidos; ya hizo una película al lado de Corbin Bleu :: from www.eluniversal.com.mx
Listos para la final de “La Academia” – Ante 35 mil personas se realizará el último concierto del reality, donde se definirá quien se lleva la corona :: from www.informador.com.mx
Sufre accidente hijo de Yahir – Resultó Tristán con lesiones leves luego de que fuera atropellado por un automovilista en Sonora; fue dado de alta luego de permanecer algunas horas internado en un hospital :: from www.eluniversal.com.mx
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Three actors from Univision’s most popular show will be in Yakima on Wednesday at a marketing event by Verizon Wireless. Eduardo Yanez, Jorge Salinas and Pablo Montero — who play brothers in the soap opera “Fuego en la Sangre” — will sign autographs and promote the cellular phone network from 4 to 7 p.m at the Verizon store at 2401 S. First Street. :: from hdvoice.tmcnet.com
Three of Hollywood’s most respected Hispanic movie stars – Elizabeth Pena, Luis Guzman and Freddy Rodriguez – swear they had their best time ever on a movie set when they spent five weeks in Humboldt Park filming “Nothing Like the Holidays.” :: from www.dailyherald.com
Locos Por Juana Nominated for Grammy in the category of Best Latin Rock or Alternative Album, for La Verdad, Celebration at Jazid Dec. 19 – Miami Beach :: from blogs.browardpalmbeach.com
Freddy Rodriguez feelin’ at home in ‘Holidays’ :: from www.bostonherald.com
Jennifer López pone en venta casa de L.A. – Su residencia ubicada en Los Ángeles se ofrece en 8 millones y medio de dólares; es una construcción al estilo francés :: from www.peopleenespanol.com
Dice Eva Mendes que es ’sexy’ pertenecer a un hombre – Adora la actriz de ascendencia cubana sentirse protegida por sus novios, aunque odia a los hombres celosos :: from www.eluniversal.com.mx
El éxito de Paquita la del Barrio, radica en su autenticidad como mujer, más que como una fórmula comercial, aseguró el compositor Manuel Eduardo Toscano, encargado de hacer canciones a su medida :: from entretenimiento.aol.com
El nuevo disco de Amanda Miguel, “Anillo de compromiso”, será un homenaje a México, país en el que la cantante argentina fijó residencia hace ya varias décadas. :: from entretenimiento.aol.com
El largometraje mexicano “Corazón del tiempo” de Alberto Cortés, competirá en la edición número 25 del Festival de Cine Sundance :: from entretenimiento.aol.com
El grupo Aventura demostró su crecimiento artístico con versatilidad y dominio escénico en los conciertos que ofreció aquí, donde rompió récords de Ricky Martin y The Rolling Stones :: from entretenimiento.aol.com
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Latin America’s ad market will do better this and next year than originally expected. Brazil still leads the way in size and growth. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Mega TV Wins Seven Suncoast Regional EMMY(R) Awards
State Farm Buys ‘Selecciones’ Back Cover for Year – First Time Space Was Sold on Reader’s Digest’s Hispanic Title :: from adage.com
Latino Consumers and Small Businesses Call for More Transparency in Online Privacy Policies
LATV Launches in Sacramento, Adding Fourth Tribune Station to Its Affiliate Roster
Una puertorriqueña conquista espacios en la reñida industria del envío de remesas – Liz Alicea-Vélez :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
ew McCann Latin Unit Broaches a Question: Is It Right to Target the Poor? Agency Called Barrio Established Just in Time for Global Recession :: from adage.com
Cuba’s vacation industry has remained as hot as the tropical sun here, even as the world economic crisis sparks cancellations and layoffs elsewhere in the Caribbean. :: from www.miamiherald.com
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Terra Launches Countdown to Atom Project
North Carolina lottery officials want the state’s Hispanic residents to give their share. They’d like to run a Spanish-language ad campaign to induce more purchases by a fast-growing segment of the population. :: from www.news-record.com
Puerto Rico Convention Center continues to attract visitors :: from www.caribbeannetnews.com
Ad Rules Threaten North Carolina Lottery’s Latino Marketing Push :: from www.gamblingcompliance.com
The Weather Channel Interactive Enters U.S. Hispanic and Latin American Markets With starMedia
Winglatino Announces Two Key Account Management Hires
McCann Offers Peek at Lives of Latin America’s Poor – Interpublic Unit Forms Bodega Division to Tutor Clients in Marketing to the Region’s ‘Emerging Consumers’ :: from online.wsj.com
Video: Honda Appeals To Apathetic Latino Youth :: from guanabee.com
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Attorney Victor Manuel Diaz Jr., a longtime Miami Beach activist and member of the city’s Historic Preservation and Planning boards, is the newest member of the Miami Beach City Commission :: from www.miamiherald.com
Tampa Hosting its First Salsa Congress at the Tampa Marriott Waterside Hotel & Marina
Anita Alvarez names top deputies Cook County prosecutor selects 2 high-ranking insiders, campaign manager :: from www.chicagotribune.com
HISPANIC INFLUX in Utah: West Valley City has the state’s highest percentage of its population that is Hispanic: 28.1 percent — or more than one of every four residents in 2005-07. That is way up from 18.5 percent there in the 2000 Census. :: from deseretnews.com
Since 2000, the Dominican Republic, China and Mexico have sent the most people to New York: 81,000, 77,000 and 69,000 :: from www.nytimes.com
Attack on Ecuadorean Brothers Investigated as Hate Crime – NYC :: from www.nytimes.com
Obama Fails Hispanics :: from www.laprensa-sandiego.org
A coalition of immigrant advocates are demanding that the U.S. attorney’s office in Miami investigate the arrest of dozens of Mexicans and Guatemalans who were taken into custody last month during a raid targeting a separate group of alleged sex-trade traffickers in Homestead. – Florida :: from www.miamiherald.com
Still have leftover turkey? Spice it up! – recipe for Turkey Fajitas :: from www.nydailynews.com
LULAC leader decries anti-Hispanic bias – Rosa Rosales, national president of the League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, said in El Paso this weekend. :: from www.elpasotimes.com
Dr. Albert Arteaga, founder and CEO of LaSalle Medical Associates received the Ethnic Physicians Leadership Award for 2008 – California :: from www.busjournal.com
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Un año después que cuatro obreros de construcción mexicanos fueron asesinados a puñaladas en su departamento de Cincinnati, el caso aún no ha sido resuelto. :: from www.nydailynews.com
Los latinos de California deben educarse – Sólo así suplirán la necesidad de empleo :: from www.univision.com
Una puertorriqueña conquista espacios en la reñida industria del envío de remesas – Liz Alicea-Vélez :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com
Los latinos en el gabinete de Barack Obama – Latinos reclaman una mayor representación en las altas esferas de la política norteamericana; el nombramiento de Bill Richardson abre paso a lo que se espera sea el gabinete más diverso en EU :: from www2.esmas.com
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Latin America’s ad market will do better this and next year than originally expected. Brazil still leads the way in size and growth. :: from www.latinbusinesschronicle.com
Mysterious Mexican pyramid may have been built by newfound ancient culture :: from www.newstrackindia.com
Mexico’s INBA Celebrates Dolores Olmedo’s 100th Anniversary with Important Exhibition :: from www.artdaily.com
Mexico Book Fair Has 600,000 Visitors, Record Sales Reading isn’t dead in Mexico as Guadalajara pulls Carlos Fuentes and other literary superstars. :: from www.laht.com
An art explosion in one of Mexico’s most marginalized places – Ecatepec, the largest municipality in the Mexican union :: from www.laprensa-sandiego.org
Second Mexican government plane crashes in a month :: from www.miamiherald.com
Mexico: Gang killings more than double in 2008 :: from www.usatoday.com
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- December 7, 2009
- Dr. Juan Hernandez’s Videos – Myths about the Immigrant: #1
- Some legislators are asking where the money will come from for a Hispanic Education Act proposed by Gov. Bill Richardson this week and why the measure is even necessary.
- December 5, 2009
- Joaquin Rivera Robbed While Dying In Emergency Room: UPDATE (VIDEO)
- Martin Vasquez Named Chivas USA Head Coach
- Indigenous Woman In Yucatan To Receive National Science & Arts Award – Celsa Iuit Moh
- Ousted Honduran leader is trapped with few options – Manuel Zelaya
- Top 10 Migration Issues for 2009
- Obama Boosts US Image in Latin America
- Efforts to reduce obesity in the local Hispanic community will be the focus of a $360,000, four-year grant awarded to the Palm Beach County School Board. – Florida
- A groundbreaking multimedia theater performance created in an unprecedented collaboration between U.S. and Cuban artists was set to debut Friday in Havana. – La Entrañable Lejania (The Closest Farthest Away)
- Few Minorities Hold Positions as Court Law Clerks, Staff Attorneys in Texas – Hispanics fare slightly better than African-Americans, filling eight, or 4 percent, of the staff attorney positions and three, or 5 percent, of the law clerk positions at the 16 appellate courts, the OCA statistics show.
- December 4, 2009
- Mexico City police on Thursday freed 107 people who were forced to work under slave-like conditions in a clandestine factory making shopping bags and clothing clasps, authorities said.
- Naturalization and Integration: Repairing our Broken Immigration System
- “Illegal Immigration and Media Exposure: Evidence on Individual Attitudes” – Controlling for education, income and ideology, individuals watching Fox News are 9 percentage points more likely than CBS viewers to oppose the legalization of undocumented immigrants.
- Hispanic farmers deserve justice, too
- Bolivia elections: What to watch – (good overview)
- The new downtown Phoenix Latino arts center that debuts today could be a cultural milestone for the Valley, organizers say. – The Arizona Latin@ Arts & Cultural Center will feature Latino art, music, theater and dance. But supporters want the temporary 5,400-square-foot space at 147 E. Adams St. to help pave the way for a larger, $10 million facility.
- MillerCoors Líderes Unveils the 2009 Líder of the Year – Lizette Jenness OImos from LULAC named 2009 Líder of the Year – (I voted for her, did you?)
- December 3, 2009
- Missing: Black and Latino Boys – ‘Where are our young men going? Often, jail,’ says one alternative school principal – Chicago
- The Salvation Army says it will no longer ask for a parent’s social security number before giving Christmas toys to children at some local branches.
- Dropout Rate Up; Blacks, Hispanics Twice as Likely to Quit in Connecticut
- For Baby Names, Jayden Rises to the Top – Hispanics, specifically, seemed to have embraced the name with fervor in NYC
- Most Hispanic students value college but only half plan to go, study finds
- Election Report From Honduras: The People Say “We Didn’t Vote!”
- Behind Bars in Honduras: An Interview with a Women’s Rights Leader Before the ‘Free’ Election
- Lou Dobbs abandoned by major immigration group ALIPAC
- Thankful to have homes that they own – For tenants in a Mount Pleasant cooperative, buying the building adds zest to the holiday – Latinos in Washington DC
- Buying power of Hispanics growing – $9.4 billion up for grabs annually in Austin
- According to Some Charities, the Undocumented are on Santa’s Naughty List
- Have you heard – ¡Happy Birthday Guadalupe! by The Killers
- When It Rains Bolaño, It Pours Bolaño – Roberto Bolaño: The Last Interview & Other Conversations
- New report shows financial industry has not done enough to meet the needs of low-income – Latina Lista on FDIC report
- Mexican President Felipe Calderon said Wednesday that cartels are seeking to control territory by sinking drug money into political campaigns and buying off officials before they are even elected.
- El Salvador ended November with 333 murders, or an average of 11.1 per day, a decline with respect to October, when on average 14 homicides were registered per day
- Over 250 Hostages Killed by Kidnappers in Mexico Since 2006
- 6ta Parte de la Serie Especial – Legalización de Trabajadores Agrícolas: una necesidad compartida
- TOP Ten ways it would be different for Tiger Woods if he was married to a Latina
- December 2, 2009
- U.S. has bungled Honduran crisis – After condemning the June 28 coup, the U.S. has essentially allowed the de facto government to get away with it, causing a rift with strategic South American partners.
- New breast cancer screening guide will disproportionately hurt black and Hispanic women
- The number of blacks and Hispanics who took Advanced Placement tests in Montgomery County rose substantially last spring – Maryland
Latest Essentials
- December 7, 2009
- Wrongfully convicted juvenile offender still waits, after 19 years, to be pardoned by Michigan Governor – Efrén Paredes, Jr.
- Time is running out for UIC student facing deportation 10 DAYS LEFT | Supporters turn out to rally for UIC student facing deportation – Rigo Padilla
- December 5, 2009
- Cubans Hope, And Wait, For Flood Of U.S. Tourists
- December 4, 2009
- Cuba blasts US black leaders for charges of racism
- New Law Forcing State Employees to Report Undocumented Immigrants Causes Fear in Arizona
- December 3, 2009
- Focusing the Hollywood spotlight on fellow Latino artists turns a job into a mission – Bel-lissima! Latin Heat’s CEO and founder, Bel Hernandez, curtsied out of the limelight to promote Latinos in Hollywood.
- “Ringleader” Pleads Guilty in Long Island Bias-Attack Slaying – the Marcelo Lucero case
- Hispanics aren’t being aggressive enough about closing the academic achievement gap, a top education executive for the White House said Tuesday. – Juan Sepulveda
- U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, GOP attempt to get in front of White House signals on immigration reform
- A coalition of Hispanic church ministers from Rhode Island has voted to support a national boycott of next year’s census. The Hispanic Ministerial Alliance of Rhode Island represents dozens of Latino evangelical churches
- Nine Million US Households Have No Bank Accounts – 19.3% of Hispanic households are unbanked – – 24% of Hispanics are underbanked – per FDIC report
- Paraguay named an undocumented U.S. immigrant to run its consulate in New York, discovering his illegal status only when the man returned home to get his diplomatic papers and was denied a U.S. visa.
- The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles is six days away from canceling the registrations of nearly 45,000 vehicles driven largely by undocumented immigrants.
- Immigration Detention System Lapses Detailed – Growing numbers of noncitizens, including legal immigrants, are held unnecessarily and transferred heedlessly in an expensive immigration detention system that denies many of them basic fairness, a bipartisan study group and a human rights organization concluded in reports released jointly on Wednesday.
- Los Angeles Democratic Assemblyman John Perez appeared in line Thursday to become the California Assembly’s first openly gay speaker – a cousin of Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa,
- December 2, 2009
- ‘La Opinion,’ ‘El Diario’ Training Local Bloggers in Reporting– and Sales – Impremedia
- The director of Hispanic ministries for the Archdiocese of Portland likens a raunchy new Spanish-language television station in Portland to a cancer that can attack consciences. – Raúl Velázquez is talking about Estrella TV,
- Amid mounting allegations of excessive police force, San Jose officials have agreed to pay a tire store owner and his nephew $97,500 to settle a lawsuit stemming from a 2006 confrontation that escalated from a minor traffic incident into an international dispute over officers’ treatment of Latinos.
- Obama still extremely popular among Latinos – But support could falter if there is no health care or immigration reform
- Some toy drives check immigration status – They don’t claim to know who’s been naughty or nice, but some Houston charities are asking whether children are in the country legally before giving them toys. – The Salvation Army and a charity affiliated with the Houston Fire Department are among those that consider immigration status, asking for birth certificates or Social Security cards for the children.
- Rubén Blades’ rousing return – “I’ve never made a pilgrimage to a religious shrine, but I imagine it must feel similar to what it was like to be at Rubén Blades’ comeback concert Saturday at the United Palace.”
- A group of prominent African Americans, traditionally sympathetic to the Cuban revolution, have for the first time condemned Cuba, demanding Havana stop its “callous disregard” for black Cubans and declaring that “racism in Cuba . . . must be confronted.”
- Rodolfo Macias, a Mexican who has lived in the United States illegally for 20 years, is used to taking on challenges – the latest is a hunger strike in front of the White House urging President Barack Obama to deliver the immigration reform that he promised before the end of the year.
- The Bank of Mexico said Tuesday that remittances to Mexico fell 36% to $1.69 billion in October from $2.64 billion in the same month last year.
- Children Made Up 35% of Guatemala Massacre Victims from the 1980s – Report
- December 1, 2009
- New report shows robust immigrant contribution to GDP – In the 25 largest metropolitan areas of the United States, immigrants are contributing to the economy in very close proportion to their share of the population
- 10 people were killed in Puerto Rico last weekend, raising to 830 the number of violent deaths to date in 2009,
- Denying health care to undocumented immigrants is just another version of a death panel
- Latinas are five times more likely to contract the HIV virus
- Growing ranks of U.S. citizens are heading to street corners and home improvement store parking lots to find day-labor work usually done by illegal immigrants. – The trend is most pronounced in regions where hot construction markets have collapsed, says Abel Valenzuela Jr., a professor of urban planning at UCLA
- November 30, 2009
- Arrests of illegal immigrants along border drop 25% – Bolstered enforcement efforts along the Mexico-U.S. border and the weak economy are cited. The trend is also apparent across the Southwest.
- Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer, flanked by key state legislators, reacted with shock Tuesday to a lawsuit by cities and towns and accused the local officials of coddling illegal immigrants at state expense.
- Cardinal Albert Pujols unanimously selected as National League MVP for 3rd time
- Immigrants, Criminalized – (editorial from NYTimes criticizing the Obama administration’s current immigration policies – worth reading)
- Hispanic-focused FuturoFund awards $50,000 – FuturoFund one of few philanthropies in country helping nonprofits that serve Latinos.
- Immigration activists diversifying ranks – Beyond the noisy town hall meetings, Tea Party protests and sky-is-falling speeches characterizing much of the health-care debate is a less visible but no less intense push to broaden the face of the immigration reform movement.
- At least 14 Indian municipalities in Mexico are among the poorest cities in the world and another 122 are on the verge of being included on the list prepared by the United Nations, the coordinator of the book entitled “Morir en la miseria” (Dying in poverty)
- Moderate Republican Abel Maldonado’s nomination to lieutenant governor makes both parties squirm in California.
- Retaining Hispanic votes a challenge for Obama – Poll finds 68% back president, but will that help in next elections?
- An 11-month-old baby boy was wounded in a shooting as the violence that has suffocated Cuidad Juárez for nearly two years continued with more than 20 killings over the weekend
