Latino bloggers wait for presidential candidates’ response to special survey on issues pertinent to Latino electorate (Latina Lista)

Fewer Americans Favor Cutting Back Immigration - new Gallup poll

Enough of taco politics - McCain, Obama need to move beyond stereotypical politics to show respect for — and appeal to — Latino voters

Hispanic Radio Hits Rough Wave - Ads Decline With Lagging Economy

Mexico’s drug war shows a virulent feminine side

Did You Know? 80% of the top five contestants for Miss Universe were Latinas - and 50% for the top ten

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!

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)

Take Action: Ramiro Carrillo Rodriguez was the fourth farm worker in the last two weeks to die of heat stroke.

Hopes on race relations are high, poll shows - (if Obama wins)

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More American than you think - (about English-dominant Latinos)

Meet me in Mexicalifornia - After the missions, before the gold rush, Mexico made a lasting mark in adobe

The future depends on embracing languages

Meet Dallas County Sheriff Lupe Valdez, the only Hispanic Female County Sheriff in America

Mother Exhales After Son’s Release in Colombia - Jo Rosano

Mexican Revolution focused media attention on El Paso

Fears increase at crossing of the border

The New Immigrants series from SouthCoastToday.com

US Embassy Admits to Intervention in 2004 Salvadoran Presidential Elections

Rebuilding Mexico, $1 at a time - Tres-por-Uno (Three-for-One) program

Coyotes turning to new tactics to thwart law

For many immigrants in the San Fernando Valley, life continues as it did in their native countries -

“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.”

Media Matters - Ignoring own reporting, AP claimed McCain “is respected by many Hispanics for refusing to pander to anti-immigrant sentiment”

Illegal LA - The Immigration Plight in Los Angeles

Virginia Latinos seen as swing vote

Will Little Havana Go Blue?

The Long War of Genaro García Luna - Mexico’s top police official

Did You Know? The shortest contestant in this year’s Miss Universe show was Miss El Salvador, a petite 5-foot-3

McCain may not push for new border security bill

McCain’s “God’s children” ad is offensive to all Latinos and should be banned from airwaves (Latina Lista)

Latino bloggers wait for presidential candidates’ response to special survey on issues pertinent to Latino electorate (Latina Lista)

Latinos want hopefuls to address core issues

Enough of taco politics - McCain, Obama need to move beyond stereotypical politics to show respect for — and appeal to — Latino voters

Obama’s message lost in translation

Obama invites Latinos to ‘walk together’ into White House

Obama Tells Latino Voters They Have Election in Their Hands

Media Matters - Ignoring own reporting, AP claimed McCain “is respected by many Hispanics for refusing to pander to anti-immigrant sentiment”

McCain: I’ve earned Hispanics’ trust

Obama Talks Health at Latino Convention - (NLCR)

Obama, McCain woo Latino voters in San Diego

Obama Appeals To Latino Voters : NPR - (at NCLR conference in San Diego)

Virginia Latinos seen as swing vote

Will Little Havana Go Blue?

Media Moves: Radio Lider off the air in Charlotte

Salesman shares secrets in new Spanish language book - Hispanic MPR

Microsoft Joins NCLR in Building a Stronger America at the Organization’s Annual Conference in San Diego

Hispanic Marketing Report: Nissan Rogue Star

Pepsi’s Sierra Mist Aims Ads at Multicultural Consumers

Vanessa Robledo feted by magazine

Salmonella scare shuts down Texas border produce trade

What is the outlook for Mexico’s economic ties with China following President Calderon’s first visit there?

Alcoa to cut about 1,200 jobs in Honduras, Mexico

Mexican bank Banorte not for sale -CEO Valenzuela

Grupo Modelo Evaluates Proposed Transaction Between InBev and Anheuser-Busch

Entrepreneurs lug cheap Mexican fuel across border

Mexican Billionaire Slim Buys More Saks Shares

Immigrant Workers Vital, Virginia Firms Say

Hispanic Radio Hits Rough Wave - Ads Decline With Lagging Economy

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

Spain’s BBVA Widens U.S. Focus

Bilingual Employees Key to Fast Response to Natural Disasters

Colombia Trade Deal Is Threatened

Affluent in Spanish - From tennis to tequila, Latinos are going upscale.

Hispanic construction workers affected by market slowdown, too - Memphis

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)

Pee Wee to perform at Premios Juventud

Los Cardenales: name chosen long ago, new CD

Buscan asaltantes de casa de Eugenio León

Juan Luis Guerra contagia su ritmo en Miami

Dividirán bienes de Castro y Liberman

Jaguares refuerza su compromiso - con su disco titulado 45

Q&A with David Zayas, who stars as Angel on hit series Dexter

Los Temerarios estrenan nuevo disco

An interview with Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez, author of the ‘Dirty Girls’ books

Enrique Iglesias, Aventura Team For Tour

Mexican pop star Venegas has fans falling for her sweet sound - Boston debut

Los De Abajo, Islington Academy, London

Yolanda Pérez now hosts ‘Mex 2 the Max’

Thalia CD is shaped by motherhood

Jose Canseco: Madonna Begged Me

Julio Iglesias returns to Romania today, for three additional concerts

Latin Music USA - A Multi-Media Event Premieres January 21, 2009 on PBS

Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2008 - Dayana Mendoza

LAMC: Wherein We Fall In Love With Camilo Lara Of Mexican Institute Of Sound | Guanabee

Special Sunday Post: Nashville-area police department’s abuse of ICE’s 287(g) program calls for federal review (Latina Lista)

National Council of La Raza to Present 2008 NCLR/Ford Motor Company Affiliate of the Year Award to the Committee for Hispanic Children and Families at NCLR Annual Conference in San Diego

What’s Different About the Immigration Problem We Face Today–And What Can Be Done About It?

First Hispanic councilwoman sworn in - Wenatchee, Washington

University of Colorado - Boulder’s chief legal counsel nominated by Bush for federal judgeship - Christine Arguello

Hostos Community College president Dolores Fernandez steps down - NYC

Award-winning Journalist Jackeline Cacho is Chosen as Master of Ceremonies for the 79th Annual LULAC National Convention’s Presidential Reception Featuring Senator Hillary Clinton on July 11, 2008

La Bloga: ¡Yo vengo a gozar! - interviewing Rolando Hinojosa

Secret chamber may solve Mexican pyramid mystery - Teotihuacan

Laid-back Mexican oasis offers art, eats and those palm trees - Todos Santos, Mexico

Travel in Mexico: Riding in the Famous Tijuana Taxis

Idyllic Zihuatanejo, Mexico, Where Families Come to Play

Art: Africans in Mexico - A revelatory exhibition at the African American Museum shows their little-known influence on Mexican culture. - Philadelphia

Two lawmakers file bills targeting illegal immigrants - Nevada

Cuba revives its private farms

La Raza without la raza

Proposed Law to Keep Illegal Immigrants Out of Nebraska Town Causes Uproar

Beaufort County begins crackdown on illegal immigrants - South Carolina

Young illegal immigrants lose their San Francisco sanctuary

Animal activists criticize Puerto Rico government’s plans for long-awaited shelter

Smithsonian Takes Us to Puerto Rico

Macalester College - Alumni Awards - 2008 Recipients - J. Michael González-Campoy ’83

She needs your vote! Latina sings her way out of depression, homelessness - Mirna Zapata

Iowa Christian Leaders Press for Humane Immigration Laws

United States Announces IV Fleet Resumes Operations Amid South American Suspicions

Salem police hiring more Latino officers - Massachusetts

More Hispanics Practice Mixed Martial Arts

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Salsa royalty celebrates Cheo Feliciano’s 50 years in music

Large number of Mexico’s fathers are between the ages of 15-24 (Latina Lista)

Nicaraguan singer-revolutionary bars government from using songs - Carlos Mejia Godoy

U.S. cars swarm Tijuana gas stations

Latino folk rocker Trini Lopez just keeps gathering the fans

With no established politician expected to challenge him, Carlos Alvarez is likely to win a second term as Miami-Dade mayor.

Patti Solis Doyle Joins Obama Campaign

Taking It To ‘The Heights’ - won the Tony award for best musical, one of four it won overall.

Tu Ciudad magazine closure

Atlanta becoming big market for Mexican acts

Hard times for Merco Group - South Florida’s real estate boom ends in a tangle of litigation and financial demands for a family-owned development enterprise. - the Meruelo family

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Supreme Court gives immigrants a little leeway

UCLA recognizes an early backer who had been largely forgotten - Reginaldo del Valle’s political work played a crucial role in founding the institution that became the university, but few know of him. Research and Latino activists are putting him back in the story.

Guiding Hands Help Immigrant Artists Connect - New York

Cuauhtemoc Blanco has been a blessing for Fire - Chicago

How minor league Latin players adjust to life in America - (specifically with the Boston Red Sox)

Outspoken author talks about her work and life - Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez

Rush-Copley uses grant to reach out - $150,000 from Avon:: Money for breast cancer education - Aurora, Illinois

Latin American consulates to join forces in NY, NJ

Arlington Schools Candidacy Captures Latino Imagination - Virginia

Bishops told immigration is key to the future of Catholic Church - Salt Lake Tribune

Obama and McCain on Immigration: Life vs. Death - The best analysis of the differences in the candidates’ positions comes from the Spanish-language press.

North Carolina Sheriff’s Association gets state funding to fight immigration; how money spent unclear

Legal Drugs Kill Far More Than Illegal, Florida Says - An analysis of autopsies in 2007 released this week by the Florida Medical Examiners Commission found that the rate of deaths caused by prescription drugs was three times the rate of deaths caused by all illicit drugs combined.

Did You Know? 1 million new Latino voters turned out in California alone for the Democratic primary

Did You Know? A report found that Hispanics made up 32% of the California’s general population but only 5% of its practicing physicians.

Did You Know? Raul Alarcon Sr. was a communications pioneer in Cuba, he founded his first radio station on the island in the early 1950s. When he came to the U.S. in 1960, he left behind a network of 14 stations that had been seized by Fidel Castro’s government.

Did You Know? Obama voted to authorize construction of a 700-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexican border.

Did You Know? 1 million new Latino voters turned out in California alone for the Democratic primary

Obama and McCain on Immigration: Life vs. Death - The best analysis of the differences in the candidates’ positions comes from the Spanish-language press.

McCain needs Latino votes, too

Media Matters - NY Times blog ignored poll showing Obama’s Hispanic support

Winning Latino Votes in the General Election - (commentary in the form of a press release)

Clinton Insiders Take Umbrage at Patti Solis Doyle Move

Patti Solis Doyle Joins Obama Campaign

More than words needed with Latino voters - Jorge Ramos

Immigration reform awaits next president - Regardless of party, winner faces uphill battle on divisive issue

The Role of Mainstream/Hispanic Media in the Latino Vote - Portada

Did You Know? Obama voted to authorize construction of a 700-mile fence along the U.S.-Mexican border.

The Clinton Loss: from a Hispanic perspective

García Media now has a blog

Listen to podcast interview with Alberto Oliva, editor in chief, Ser Padres about the magazine - Hispanic MPR

Media Moves: Gary Piña among McClatchy casualties - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

Media Moves: Christina Medina to join KCTV

Siempre Mujer to Increase Frequency to Eight Times a Year

Advertising Campaigns: Applica

Bennigan’s Offers Menu in Spanish

Media Moves: Janet Rodríguez moves to Phoenix

Expósito- Ulla recognized by the NY Women’s Chamber of Commerce.

Human cost of Brazil’s biofuels boom - The country is a key producer of ethanol. Many of those cutting the sugar cane used to make the fuel are said to endure primitive conditions.

Panama City: A boomtown with growing pains - The canal expansion and an influx of firms are transforming the city, but its infrastructure is sorely inadequate.

Chicago advertising veteran Gladys M. Arroyo named ad chief for The Doings

Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce taps Tallman as CEO

Mexican farmers angry over FDA salmonella probe

University of Delaware program helps Latino businesses

Universal Music Latin Ent. restructures - Former Univision Music Group employees laid off

Marketing firm owner earns national award - Virginia Madueño, president of Modesto-based Imagen LLC

With Raul Alarcon Sr., change was in the air

Horizontes Unidos Greeting Cards Appear in Magazines

Say, “¡Hola!” to New Customers - Independent auto insurance agents now have even more tools from Progressive to grow their Hispanic business.

10 Things NEVER to Say to Latino Executives

Frontera Announces Acquisition of High Volume Store

Fisher’s Univision Stations Join HipCricket’s Hispanic Mobile Marketing Network

Hispanic Bar Association honors American Airlines VP - Dallas

Creative Civilization resigns Spurs account - San Antonio

Seccion Amarilla Launches New Website and Advertising Campaign in the U.S.

Tinbu Launches Spanish Language Interactive Stock

Tu Ciudad magazine closure

Hard times for Merco Group - South Florida’s real estate boom ends in a tangle of litigation and financial demands for a family-owned development enterprise. - the Meruelo family

Immigrant case puts hospital in a bind - A woman seriously injured in a fall several months ago is illegally in the U.S., which means she is not eligible for Medicaid or Medicare. - Wichita

Riviera Magazine Pushes Online Edition, Sells Statewide Ads - Orange County

Did You Know? Raul Alarcon Sr. was a communications pioneer in Cuba, he founded his first radio station on the island in the early 1950s. When he came to the U.S. in 1960, he left behind a network of 14 stations that had been seized by Fidel Castro’s government.

Lakers Versus Celtics for NBA Title A Big Hit With Hispanics

Essco Wholesale Electric tops list of Arizona companies on Hispanic Business 500

Actress Roselyn Sánchez Plans For Wedding And Babies

Salsa royalty celebrates Cheo Feliciano’s 50 years in music

Cabas: more acoustic, romantic on new CD ‘Amores Dificiles’ - Ramiro’s New Blog

WSBS to launch home made vampire mini series in September - Hispanic MPR - Gabriel

‘Todos miran’ a Gloria Trevi

Pau y Sasha celebran cumpleaños con lanzamiento de CD

Cristian Castro accuses Valeria Liberman of making business transaction behind his back

Victoria Ruffo leaves a door open for Telemundo

Hip Hop Artist Johnny Prez Launches Music Label

Celia Cruz coming home in musical - The Cuban legend’s story stood New York on its ear, but Miami may be a tougher audience.

Spin Magazine Declares THE PINKER TONES “Hit Like A Spicier Daft Punk”; Tour Begins Next Week

Salsa nights in Boston picking up the beat - Latin-music lovers say the Boston scene has evolved to include a wide range of offerings.

Los Tigres del Norte’s lovefest at Ravina - Chicago

Antonio Banderas Launches His First Scent For Women

Latino folk rocker Trini Lopez just keeps gathering the fans

Austin Tejano Music Coalition E-News Volume 1 Number 1

Disney Revs Up Tween Star Machine - Company Pushes for a Texas Girl to Match Miley Cyrus’s Success With Young Fans

Taking It To ‘The Heights’ - won the Tony award for best musical, one of four it won overall.

Atlanta becoming big market for Mexican acts

LATINA ACTRESS EILEEN GALINDO MAKES THEATRE DIRECTORIAL DEBUT IN “TRAILERVILLE”

Guest Voz: Sen. Bob Menendez announces legislation to prevent government detention of legal citizens caught in immigration sweeps (Latina Lista)

Humanitarian legislation to keep federally detained undocumented immigrants safe before Senate. (Latina Lista)

National Council of La Raza Elects New Board Chair and Welcomes Four New Members To Board of Directors

Community College Decision On Illegal Immigrants Doesn’t Reach North Carolina State University

The Fragments of the Latin American Union

USC Carol Rodriguez closes in on 400-meter goal

Chavez meets with ailing Fidel Castro

Valedictorian: Butcher’s son will realize dad’s wish - Aaron Aguilar in LA

High hopes: A skinny Latino dreamer, with an assist from Miami’s deep theater talent pool, creates a Tony Awards heavyweight - Lin-Manuel Miranda

Time is the key to planning quinceañera

Chivas USA soccer team may build fields in Santa Ana for youth

Center for day laborers opens in Portland, Oregon

Cheech Marin’s Chicano art at LACMA - Los Angeles

Help for Rhode Island’s immigrant health-care professionals

Latino summit to be held in Greenville June 26, 27 - North Carolina

Idaho summit at BSU to address Hispanic student scores

Elian Gonzalez joins Cuba’s youth Communists

Snippet: “Pre-Hispanic Cooking/Cocina Prehispanica,” by Ana M. de Benitez (Bibliotech Interamericana Bilingue, $35.95). This tiny paperback, half in English, half in Spanish, is packed with intriguing nuggets of information drawn from Mexico’s traditions, the writings of Spanish missionary Fray Bernardino de Sahagun and Benitez’s years as a cooking teacher.

Hispanic leaders press for Chávez name - Dallas

Wanted: Hispanic student nurses in Northwest Arkansas

Hispanic Scholars, Students Pressure Princeton for Latino Studies Program

Continental Airlines and National Association of Hispanic Publications Announce Essay Contest Winner

Breast cancer strikes Latina women hard

Toughest sheriff in US vows no let up in immigration fight - Sheriff Joe Arpaio

Spouse calls: Author seeks minority spouse tales

Immigration museum finds permanent residence - San Diego

Hispanic advocates denounce Rhode Island immigration arrests - Newport

Canada hopes media blitz will curb arrivals of illegal immigrants from SW Florida

Immigration laws jumbled - Tennessee - (40 changes in state law proposed this year targeting immigrants!)

Thousands turn out for immigration vote - Prince William County, Virginia

Members of Latino gang charged with race-motivated crimes - Los Angeles

Antoinette Zel Out at Telemundo

California law bars landlords from asking about immigration status

The Tap Is Closing - Immigration and unemployment are affecting how much money is being sent from the US, which is doing severe damage to Latin American economies which depend on these remittances.

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Mexican distillers slam rise of fake tequila

D.M.V. Chief Is Pressed to Defend Plan to Give Licenses to Illegal Immigrants - New York

Latina America Lavishly Comes of Age

U.S. Latinos Very Important to Latin America: Venezuelan Ambassador

LATINA AUTHOR ‘DISAPPOINTED’ WITH EUR FEEDBACK: Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez doesn’t understand all the race hate for Martin Chase.

Language laws target Latinos - What are proponents of English-only laws afraid will happen? - North Carolina

Minuteman director Al Garza explains group’s immigration mission - (hate or love -> be informed)

Pasion por Peliculas: Film professor examines how Latinos are countering stereotypes in Hollywood cinema - Dr. Charles Ramírez Berg from the University of Texas

Tracking the Coyotes - Polleros, or those who make their living by outwitting immigration authorities, talk candidly about their skills and the benefits of their lucrative profession.

Premium Press Releases

Libertad Bank Adds New Directors as Growth Accelerates - Doubles in size during first eight months of 2007

Kathy Cano-Murillo, “The Crafty Chica”, comes to LifetimeTV.com

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Richardson Campaign Has Raised $18.7 million - Campaign well positioned for competitive final push

Will Adolfo Carrion call Hillary Clinton boss?

Blogante Business

Mexican Government Agency Accepts Saba Offer For Aeromexico

Hispanic Business Magazine Announces ‘Tie to Success’ Drive to be Held at 17th Annual EOY(R) Awards

Antoinette Zel Out at Telemundo

Tomas Alberto Avila honored for bringing SBDC services to Latinos - Rhode Island

Qwest Named to Latin Business Magazine’s ‘Corporate Diversity Honor Roll 2007′ List

The Tap Is Closing - Immigration and unemployment are affecting how much money is being sent from the US, which is doing severe damage to Latin American economies which depend on these remittances.

Swarthy Speedy Gonzales Shilling Enchiladas - Tex[t]-Mex

Mortgages to Illegal Immigrants Come Under Fire - Chicago

Hispanic Financial Web Portal Opens at TarjetasdeCredito.tv - Offering Consumer Education Through Video Tutorials

Entertainment

TV Review: Ugly Betty - “Betty’s Wait Problem”

Bolivian Troupe’s En Un Sol Amarillo to Rise in Los Angeles

LATINA AUTHOR ‘DISAPPOINTED’ WITH EUR FEEDBACK: Alisa Valdes-Rodriguez doesn’t understand all the race hate for Martin Chase.

Ballet Folklórico de México - New York

Ricky Martin gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Pasion por Peliculas: Film professor examines how Latinos are countering stereotypes in Hollywood cinema - Dr. Charles Ramírez Berg from the University of Texas

Arturo O’Farrill - Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra - His Latin Beat Goes On, in a New Home

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