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November 7, 2009

MARISA TREVIÑO: She’s one blogging Latina lista to be reckoned with!

Rep. Loretta Sanchez reiterates that she is not running for Governor

CNN’s Rick Sanchez Interviews Juanita Castro: “While you were still in Cuba and your brother was beginning a Marxist revolution, you were not only cooperating with the CIA, but you were protecting CIA agents who were inside Cuba at the time.”

Report on Women’s Human Rights Violations Shows Systematic Attack on Women Under Honduran Coup

November 6, 2009

Lizette Olmos, LULAC and MillerCoors Lideres Campaign – she needs your help to win

SOA Software Roberto Medrano Recognized for Leadership in the IT Industry

Francisco Ayala, 103 – Acclaimed Spanish writer was a resolute opponent of Franco

Carmen Ortiz has been confirmed as the U.S. attorney for Massachusetts, becoming the first Hispanic and the first woman to hold the state’s top federal prosecutor’s job.

Interview with mystery author Steven Torres

Telemundo station group management shuffle – Celia Chávez, Erika Diaz, Manuel Abud, Efren Padilla and David Padilla

A comedian with a serious delivery – Los Angeles comedian Ernie G encourages Hispanic students to strive for college

The National Latina Business Women’s Association Gather in Force and Unity to Help Shape the Future for Latina Business Owners

Activists Push for Immigration Reform on Anniversary of Long Island Hate Crime – Marcelo Lucero

Miami sports agent who aided in defections freed from jail – Juan Ignacio Hernández Nodar, a Miami sports agent who served 13 years for trying to help Cuban baseball stars defect, will fly home Friday.

The memory of Marcelo Lucero’s death still horrifies but the atmosphere that created it still exists

November 5, 2009

Francisco Ayala, honored Spanish author, dies at 103

Hispanic women snap up brands that boost their behinds- Colombian jeans celebrate women’s curves

A nation called, Latinos answered – Honoring our veterans Pt. I of III

A ‘Precious’ opportunity for young nuyorican actress – Stephanie Andujar

Geraldo Rivera faces tough critics – a pair of abuelitas

Remembering Marcelo Lucero : One Year Later, The List of Hate Crimes Grows Longer

Alexandra Limón is heading to Fresno to become nightside general assignment reporter for KGPE-47, the CBS affiliate. – leaves Telemundo in Tucson

Grassroots Effort to Oust Lou Dobbs Now 100,000 Strong – Latino leaders and their allies who are part of BastaDobbs.com vow to continue online campaign putting pressure on CNN to drop Dobbs

Dr. Luther Castillo — Voice of the Voiceless in Honduras

Peru’s Gonzalo Begazo among most influential Hispanics in technology in USA

Dominican-born judge wins bench in N.Y. State Supreme Court – Diccia Pineda-Kirwan

President Obama Nominates Judge Albert Diaz and Judge James Wynn to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation Welcomes Juan Garibay as a Community Ambassador

The American Heart Association Launches Go Red Por Tu Corazon at the Latin Grammy’s to Educate Latinas About Their Heart Health

Cuban Tomas Regalado was elected mayor of Miami with a pledge to control spending, limit property-tax increases and curtail development

November 4, 2009

Statement of US Secretary of Labor Hilda L. Solis on this week’s immigration enforcement and workers’ rights report

Walking a mile in an immigrant’s moccasins – Ben Reed married Deyanira Escalona in Mexico after she was deported at LAX while en route to their planned wedding in Idaho. They live in Mexico now. “I’ve been radicalized by the whole experience,” Reed says.

Friendly Fire? CNN’s Lou Dobbs Gets Called Out By CNN’s Reliable Sources

Hispanic Women Run for Nevada Office – Several candidates hope to alter the composition of the Nevada State Legislature. There are currently no Hispanic women serving in the legislature, but four have already announced they will run next year

Viewpoint: Being Latino in America – commentary by MARIA ELENA SALINAS

Miriam Flores is a 42-year-old Mexican immigrant who has taken the cause of English as a second language to the nation’s highest courts.

Mexican-born immigrant rights activist Jorge Mujica plans to challenge incumbent Rep. Dan Lipinski in next year’s Democratic primary for Illinois’ 3rd congressional district.

Guatemalan Writer Jaime Barrios Peña Dies

Miami mayor candidates could trigger different shake-ups – Joe Sánchez and Tomás Regalado

Stop the Deportation of the Mejia-Perez Family; Parents of a Dreamer

California Congresswoman Loretta Sánchez Leads Congress’s Charge Against Domestic Abuse

ICE gives voice to victims of human trafficking in the United States

Latina Leadership Lessons: When We Wear Masks

A news reporter who wrote about violent drug crimes has been strangled in the northern Mexican state of Durango – El Tiempo de Durango journalist Jose Bladimir Antuna

November 2, 2009

Long-time civic leader Joe E. Gonzales dies at 88 – in the late 1940s worked for U.S. Senator Carl Hayden of Arizona, died in Tucson last month from heart complications.

Tales of weeping woman passed down in Hispanic culture – La Llorona

Mexican President Felipe Calderon honored at gala in Miami by Latin Trade magazine,

Tony Argiz Honored by South Florida Council, Boy Scouts of America

Migrant workers struggle to survive, some with family states away – Ohio

P&G Adapts Its Web Fashion Show for Hispanic Women – Branded Program ‘De Moda’ Retooled With Latin Topics, Celebs

Daisy Expósito-Ulla receives Women of Virtue Award from LatinBiz

Fox Sports en Español promotes Paul Laureano y Juan Vallejo

Araceli de León Promoted to Regional Vice President and General Manager of KBLR-40 in Las Vegas and KDEN-25 in Denver

Interview with horror author J.F. Gonzalez

FBI investigating Joe Arpaio for using deputies to intimidate critics

Few people have done more to advance the cause of Hispanics in the region than Rosa Correa, the former chairwoman of the Bridgeport Housing Authority.

More than 200 bodies recovered at Arizona/Sonora border

The Tucson Hispanic Chamber of Commerce board of directors has named Lea Marquez Peterson, its president and CEO.

‘Drop Lou Dobbs’ Campaign Nearing 100,000 Signature Goal – need 30k more!

Dr. Eliscer Guzman From The Mount Sinai Hospital Among Comunilife Honorees

Rights activists in the northern Mexican border city of Tijuana have hung 5,100 small white crosses on the fence straddling the U.S. frontier to commemorate migrants who have died trying to cross.

SFist Interviews Artist Gabriela Lena Frank

Rep. Raul Grijalva, Co-Chair of Progressive Caucus, Vows to Bring “Robust” Public Option to House Floor

Remembrance at the border: Migrants killed while crossing remembered – About 200 attended the vigil hosted by the Border Network for Human Rights to honor the memory of undocumented immigrants who have died while trying to cross the border.

Nevada Hispanic Services chief tired of being a lightning rod – Jesse Gutierrez

Hispanic Entrepreneur profile: McDonald’s franchise owner said he would never cook another hamburger – Richard Castro in El Paso

Virginia Hispanic chamber founder believes in building bridges – Michel Zajur

Zelaya, Micheletti Beginning to Disagree About Crisis-Ending Accord

Hispanic community glows over milestone – Deacon Fernando Jiménez, first Mexican-born priest to be ordained in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Roman Catholic Diocese

Mexico reaches record 100 extraditions to US

October 30, 2009

Questions Surrounding Dobbs’ Gunfire Incident Cast Doubt on CNN’s Credibility

Top Media Integration Expert Joins Zubi – Xavier Mantilla to head agency’s media and direct marketing practices

Detained immigrant’s death leaves far-reaching questions – the case of Dominican Pedro Tavarez in Massachusetts

Internet Entrepreneur Selected as Keynote Speaker for 2010 Hispanic Chamber of E-Commerce Business and Technology Expo – Fernando Espuelas

Casa de Esperanza Launches Hope Campaign to Challenge Communities Across the Country to Take Action

Mexican Political Prisoner Gloria Arenas Released

Queens, NYC State Senator Hiram Monserrate : Once a Community Defender, Now an Attacker?

Sanchez sisters eyed by House ethics panel for alleged collusion – Linda and Loretta CA Democrats

Ten New Haven residents filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing federal agents of violating their rights during an immigration raid they say was in retaliation for a city program that provided ID cards to foreigners in the country illegally — the first of its kind in the nation.

Jose Morales Promoted to Vice-President of Content for Telemundo 47

October 29, 2009

Lou Dobbs Ad to Air in Markets across the U.S. – (since CNN wouldn’t air it)

Hijo de activista Rudy Lozano ingresa a la política en Chicago

Cien años después, José Limón sigue marcando el paso en danza

ImpreMedia Appoints Olga Casabona VP of Audience and Market Insights

Moving Beyond Borders from University of Illinois Press – examines the life and accomplishments of Julian Samora, the first Mexican American sociologist in the United States and the founding father of the discipline of Latino studies

Consorte Media Launches Tiene Sites to Provide Advice to Savvy Latinas

Latinos ‘ecstatic’ about hiring of Indians’ new manager, Manny Acta

Hispanic Entrepreneur profile: El Pasoan Leroy Candelaria found his niche in nuclear pharmacy

The head of the World Health Organization says Fidel Castro looks stronger and wonderful for his 83 years.

As an artist and a yoga guru in Kansas City, Maria Calderon, 25, is in touch with herself and her surroundings.

October 28, 2009

The Other Latina on CNN – half Puerto Rican Jane Velez-Mitchell and her book

Meet the Man Behind Zumba: Beto Perez – He built a global empire helping people have fun and burn calories.

Health Reform for Latinas Should Include Not Being Shackled While Birthing

Phoenix City Council members on Monday named David Cavazos the next city manage

Nationally Recognized Latina Lista Blog Re-Launches as Multimedia News Site

Former U.S. Border Patrol Chief Gustavo de la Viña, who changed the patrol’s philosophy from interdiction to deterrence of immigration, died Monday of natural causes.

Will Rodriguez lead the Yanquis to a World Series victory?

The Top Latinos in MLB’s World Series

Sanctuary journey ends – 1st Elvira Arellano left y now Flor Crisostomo has left the church in Chicago

Mexico’s pink taxis cater to fed-up females – In colonial city of Pueblo, these cabs don’t stop for men