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Teen cadet dance crews as escorts are all the rage at Hispanic girls’ coming-of-age parties -quinceañeras

An undocumented pregnant woman faces the horror and neglect of the U.S. justice system … giving birth only to have her child stripped from her.

George Lopez seeks Latino vote for Obama in Nevada

Rapid growth for Spanish-speaking television news - On an evening its rivals were preoccupied with Christie Brinkley’s divorce and the capture of a Brooklyn murder suspect, New York’s WXTV led its local news with a story about graffiti saying “Get out of the USA” painted near a Peruvian restaurant on Long Island.

In Tijuana, a chaotic border city of 1.5 million people, the HIV infection rate is nearly triple the national average, and it has been rising steadily for more than a decade. Today, about one in 125 adults in the city is infected with the virus that causes AIDS.

Immigrants Facing Deportation by U.S. Hospitals - Mr. Jiménez’s benchmark case exposes a little-known but apparently widespread practice. Many American hospitals are taking it upon themselves to repatriate seriously injured or ill immigrants because they cannot find nursing homes willing to accept them without insurance.

Diabetes and Me: A Reporter’s Journey From Fear to Self-Control - Louis Medina of The Bakersfield Californian

Dodgers get Manny Ramirez from Red Sox

McCain emerging as a new Dole among Hispanics

Democracia USA was responsible for registering 35% of all the new Hispanic voters in 2006

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Nuevo Latino cuisine goes formal in Chicago

The get-even ways of ‘Mujeres Asesinas’ - Latin American audiences are glued to episodes of a TV show about abuses no longer endured.

HIV/AIDS is on the rise among Latinos in America. According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Latinos make up only 13 percent of the U.S. population, but account for 18 percent of newly diagnosed cases. Dr. Ken Dominguez of the CDC is joined by Catalina Sol, of the HIV Program at Clinica del Pueblo, to discuss statistics and prevention.

Museo Alameda Opens Escultura Social: A New Generation of Art from Mexico City Exhibition is Second Phase of Blockbuster Presentation, “Mexico at the Museo” - San Antonio

Comment (about the widedly covered CIS report) by Wayne A. Cornelius, Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, UCSD - (Very good read)

52% of the Hispanic population is now online, representing 23 million users, according to a new report by eMarketer, which two years ago predicted that the Hispanic Web population wouldn’t exceed 20 million until the end of the decade.

Latest CDC Report on HIV Incidence Grossly Excludes Hispanics in 2006, the Fastest Growing Ethnic Population in the United States and its Territories

Leaving Sorrento: Why are Hispanics moving away? - Lake County, Florida

A Teenage Mother, Wiser, Speaks Up - Allison Banega in Connecticut

A recent report (CIS) that suggests the number of undocumented immigrants in the U.S. has declined because of immigration law enforcement ignores some critical factors, says Walter A. Ewing, Senior Researcher at the Immigration Policy Center in Washington, D.C. Immigration Matters regularly features the views of the nation’s leading immigrant rights advocates.

In Colombia, a painstaking effort at closure - Twelve exhumation teams work across the country in an effort to recover and, they hope, identify the remains of thousands of victims of Colombia’s long-running civil war.

Mexico has deployed hundreds of federal police to try to quell a dispute between taxi drivers and tour van operators in the popular beach resort of Cabo San Lucas.

Police in Mexico have arrested a woman for allegedly flushing her newborn baby down the toilet, killing the boy.

US ambassador a hit in Paraguay singing in Guarani - James Cason

A long, worthy comment on Chavez Blvd. - Dallas

Plan Mexico and the US-Funded Militarization of Mexico - Democracy Now

Serrano peppers at a farm in Mexico were found to be contaminated with the same strain of Salmonella that has sickened more than 1,300 people across the USA, the Food and Drug Administration says

In the Chicago area, fewer than 5% of Hispanic men are in management, business or finance, compared with 16% of non-Hispanic men, according to another recent study, which found a similar gap for Hispanic women.

Did You Know? That 12 years ago Bob Dole ended up with a record-low 21 percent of the Hispanic vote.

The Hispanic voting population in the Orlando media market also quadrupled between 1990 -2008 from 66,000 to 234,000

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Sen. McCain continued his effort to reach out to the Latino community by inviting Puerto Rican Reggaeton star, Daddy Yankee, to campaign headquarters Saturday afternoon.

More than 120 online writers will be at DNC - Both HispanicTips and VivirLatino mentioned in this article from the Rocky Mountian News

George Lopez seeks Latino vote for Obama in Nevada

Going Door To Door To Get The Latino Vote in Yakima, Washington

Latino vote: Being in the same family doesn’t mean being in the same party

Split Weld County Latinos may decide Colorado and the presidency

A high-ranking campaign staffer for John McCain lobbied for years on behalf of a major corporation in favor of repealing economic sanctions against Cuba, a position that is directly at odds with McCain’s position, according to lobbyist disclosure forms.

Did You Know? That 12 years ago Bob Dole ended up with a record-low 21 percent of the Hispanic vote.

McCain emerging as a new Dole among Hispanics

McCain, in Orlando, will have to work for Hispanic vote

Presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama will have to work hard to win the votes of the Hispanic community in Central Florida because these voters lack firm party allegiances, according to a study released Thursday.

Members of the Latino Student Union at the University of Maryland are developing plans to mobilize voters this fall, and their demographic - young Hispanics - could be crucial in electing the next president, one recent poll shows.

McCain, in Orlando, will have to work for Hispanic vote

Democracia USA was responsible for registering 35% of all the new Hispanic voters in 2006

The Hispanic voting population in the Orlando media market also quadrupled between 1990 -2008 from 66,000 to 234,000

Democracia USA Launches 2008 Central Florida Hispanic Voter Project

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Alejandra Guzmán comes out of the woodwork, assuring she’ll be a better mom During a concert in Mexico, the actress commented about the bad luck she’s had

Jenni Rivera says she will pay the fan whom she assaulted - The singer’s lawyers are trying to reach a settlement with the man Rivera hit during a concert

Sabine Moussier is the new Aventurera It’s official. The 41-year-old actress will replace Edith González in the role of Elena Tejera in the famous Mexican musical

Best + Worst Dressed 2008 Penélope Cruz, Salma Hayek and Kate del Castillo are among the best; Niurka Marcos was chosen the worst by the users of PeopleEnEspanol.com

Cristian Castro declares bankruptcy - The singer claims that his divorce to Valeria Liberman has left him in financial ruin

Eva Mendes Naked In Banned Calvin Klein Ad (Video included)

The get-even ways of ‘Mujeres Asesinas’ - Latin American audiences are glued to episodes of a TV show about abuses no longer endured.

Bajofondo mixes Latin, rock, hip-hop sounds

Selena Gomez is keeping her alleged romance with Nick Jonas on the down-low!

Plastilina Mosh gets wacky on ‘All U Need Is Mosh’

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Penélope Cruz and Javier Bardem are said to be engaged - A British newspaper claims that the couple will soon publicly announce their engagement

‘Amor Inmortal’ to Premiere Worlwide - Debut of Chayanne’s Highly Anticipated New Single and Theme Song for the Megaseries “Gabriel”

Sen. McCain continued his effort to reach out to the Latino community by inviting Puerto Rican Reggaeton star, Daddy Yankee, to campaign headquarters Saturday afternoon.

Haciendo Escandalo! (Causing Scandal!) is Singer Diegodiego’s newest release and his second album.

America Ferrera amiga ante todo - La próxima semana se estrena “The Sisterhood of The Traveling Pants”

Los Temerarios: Baladas y más baladas El grupo de los hermanos Ángel no tuvo que apartarse del género que lo ha hecho popular para seducir a su audiencia

George Lopez seeks Latino vote for Obama in Nevada

Chicago Latino Music Festival gets ready to cover 6 centuries in city

People En Español’s Best And Worst Dressed Issue Is Giving Us Pleather And Chiffon Nightmares

Marc Anthony and Alejandro Fernández will team up in Irvine

SATELLITE GIANT DISH NETWORK PULLS PLUG ON GOLTV - MILLIONS OF DISH SUBSCRIBERS LOSE EXCLUSIVE TV COVERAGE OF EMIRATES CUP AND 2010 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

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One startling change has been the TV-watching habits of Hispanic viewers. In 1995, most Hispanic viewers in New York primarily watched English-language television (62 percent) over Spanish-language stations (38 percent), according to Nielsen Media Research. Last year, viewers favored the Spanish stations 71 to 29 percent. Similar trends are happening elsewhere.

For more than four years, Verizon has been installing its fiber optic, or Fios, network throughout the region and in a dozen other states. The company is attempting to gain a competitive edge against Cox Communications and other cable, Internet and phone-service providers. A Virginian-Pilot investigation over the past six months has found that many workers on the Verizon project are in the country illegally, performing back-breaking work that most Americans simply won’t do.

In an effort to gain a stronger presence in the Hispanic food market, a group led by Grocers Supply Co. Inc. has inked a deal to acquire 37 grocery stores from Minyard Food Stores Inc.

In the Chicago area, fewer than 5% of Hispanic men are in management, business or finance, compared with 16% of non-Hispanic men, according to another recent study, which found a similar gap for Hispanic women.

One of the U.S. Hispanic market’s hottest creative shops, La Comunidad, will name Antoinette Zel, a well-known former top Telemundo executive, president today. Ms. Zel has never worked at an ad agency.

Hispanic Mags Post Double-Digit Ad Gains, but Not All Are Thriving

SATELLITE GIANT DISH NETWORK PULLS PLUG ON GOLTV - MILLIONS OF DISH SUBSCRIBERS LOSE EXCLUSIVE TV COVERAGE OF EMIRATES CUP AND 2010 WORLD CUP QUALIFIERS

52% of the Hispanic population is now online, representing 23 million users, according to a new report by eMarketer, which two years ago predicted that the Hispanic Web population wouldn’t exceed 20 million until the end of the decade.

In 2008, eMarketer estimates there are 23 million Hispanics online, about 52% of the US Hispanic population, but widening cultural and language fragmentation makes reaching them a challenge. And as the population grows, so will the problem.

The Group Advertising announced it was contracted by Aldi to handle marketing to Central Florida’s Hispanic community. - Orlando area

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la comunidad (the community) Appoints Media Pioneer Antoinette Zel as President

Nuevo Latino cuisine goes formal in Chicago

Eva Mendes Naked In Banned Calvin Klein Ad (Video included)

Lanza Group, LLC Marks 5th Anniversary! Hispanic Marketing Firm Celebrates 5th Anniversary with Ambitious Growth and Expansion Initiative - Georgia

The Springfield Area Chamber of Commerce is setting forth a new priority to assess the feasibility of creating a Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. - Missouri

Latino financing group sees big rise in microloan demand - Latino Economic Development Corp in Washington DC

Why Social Media Marketing to Reach Hispanics?

Rapid growth for Spanish-speaking television news - On an evening its rivals were preoccupied with Christie Brinkley’s divorce and the capture of a Brooklyn murder suspect, New York’s WXTV led its local news with a story about graffiti saying “Get out of the USA” painted near a Peruvian restaurant on Long Island.

For some ill migrants, free care has a price - Some hospitals eventually send them out of U.S.

Hugo Chavez defies Spain by nationalising Banco Santander

Nissan North America Announces $50,000 Grant to Y-Hispanic Achievers

“Due to the fragmentation within the” Hispanic “demographic, online marketers may have to create multiple executions and strategies,” says Ms. Phillips.

FOCUS Hispanic Center for Community Development,a Newark nonprofit organization that provides community leadership, has received a $15,000 grant from Staples Foundation for Learning Inc., a private foundation created by Staples Inc. - New Jersey

ALMA Magazine and LatinVision Media Team Up to Bring Together Hispanic Business Community

New York’s Latin Media and Entertainment Commission and LatinVision Media Partner to Host the October “2008 Convergence Conference: The Future of Latin Entertainment, Media and Technology Markets” in New York

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Auditions are being held now for the Miss Florida Latina and Miss Teen Florida Latina pageants.

Nerman Museum show highlights Hispanic weavers - Kansas City

Alfred Arteaga, a UC Berkeley professor of Chicano and ethnic studies, died July 4 in Santa Clara of a heart attack. He was 58.

Jump in fast-track deportation orders raises alarm among immigrant advocates Many detainees don’t understand their rights, supporters say

Immigration concerns weigh heavily in Lake County sheriff’s race

Border Patrol hits Massachusetts with its pitch - Recruits agents to boost force, fulfill mandate

Valerie Onsurez named Hispanic Scholarship Fund coordinator at Texas Tech

long line of local political luminaries streamed Friday into the Pucho Olivencia Center at 261 Swan St. to pay homage to a man some have dubbed “the godfather” of Buffalo Hispanic community.

Health workers to get training on Hispanic culture - Lackawanna College, Pennsylvania

Carlos Chicas: Calling the Hogs En Español - Arkansas

Latino children in foster care need Latino foster parents - San Diego

Eight Great Mexican Breakfasts in Denver

Outreach goal of Latino Memphis director - Mauricio Calvo hopes an understanding of mission will help ‘gateway’

Sisters beat odds against Hispanics to earn degrees - UNLV

Hispanics make more inroads into Hoover community - Day laborers not as much of a flashpoint - Alabama

Olympic Q & A: Leonel Manzano - 1,500 meter

New Paraguay leader’s first challenge: land reform

Latin America’s populist decade may soon end

Renowned Argentine artist Perez Celis dies at 69

Double-decker tour buses hit Cuba

Argentine President holds 1st news conference in 8 months

Thirty-two Chinese and Latino teenagers were recognized by the city earlier this week for their efforts to promote a healthy environment in their southeast San Francisco neighborhoods, reports New America Media writer Jun Wang.

Chile’s Ministry of National Properties is compiling a registry of the Pinochet dictatorship’s torture sites and setting up a `Route of Memory.’

Rochester basks in Puerto Rican pride - New York

Latino Congresso 2008: Translating Resolutions into Reality

In an initiative to improve the monitoring of foreigners in the country, Peru’s government has recently approved the new Immigration Act through Legislative Decree Nº 1043, as part of the reforms to facilitate the implementation of the FTA with the United States

Immigrants joining the ranks of New Jersey’s homeless

Casa Amiga to receive $10,000 grant - New Carlisle, Ohio

Mexico’s top anti-drug prosecutor has resigned as part of a law enforcement shake-up amid a wave of shootouts and murders across the country, two officials in the attorney general’s office said.

BEADFORLIFE JOINS AIDS CONFERENCE IN MEXICO CITY

Study finds 11% drop in illegal immigrants - Conservatives hail the report as proof Bush’s controversial policy of enforcement via workplace raids is working.

Gubernatorial debate in Dover focuses on Hispanic issues - Delaware

Eisai Inc.; Pfizer Inc :: First Ever Study on Alzheimer’s Disease Treatment in Hispanics Presented at Major Medical Meeting

Home Invasions target Hispanic community - Roanoke, Virginia

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Border Patrol NOT Checking Documentation of Valley Evacuees - Texas

The only news/talk-radio station in the Valley (Arizona) aimed at Latino immigrants is going off the air, the victim of a faltering economy, ongoing crackdowns on undocumented immigrants and a tough market for Spanish talk radio. - Its sister station in Denver, KNRV-AM (1150), signs off this month, too.

Federal officials deny passports to midwife-born Mexican Americans along Texas-Mexico border (Latina Lista)

Thanks to Frida Kahlo, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art Finally Draws Latino Crowd

Rick Rodriguez Named Carnegie Professor at Cronkite School

Daddy Yankee Focuses “Talento” On Movies, Reggaeton Star - Produces And Stars In Feature Film About Barrio Life

Carlos and Jorge de Céspedes, founders of Pharmed, once one of the largest Hispanic owned businesses in the country, were charged Tuesday in federal court with healthcare-related wire fraud and income tax evasion.

Latino MBTA employees, angry over anti-Hispanic comments allegedly made by the transit authority’s antidiscrimination chief, took their frustration to Governor Deval Patrick yesterday, seeking a high-level ally to air their grievances. - Massachusetts

AIDS Among Latinos on Rise - 22% of new HIV and AIDS cases

The Colorado Department of Transportation is encouraging Hispanic men to buckle up through a new program called Cita Con La Vita. 70% of Hispanic drivers and passengers killed in Colorado last year were men who were not wearing their seat belts.

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A growing demographic: Hispanic superheroes

“Novel Embodies True Teenage Latina” - New novel “Esperanza” about a 14-year old Mexican-American girl growing up in the barrio - Sandra Lopez

Transcript of Obama new Spanish-language radio ad - will run in Colorado, Florida, New Mexico and Nevada

In Oaxaca: tastes that transcend time

Edgar Castillo - Born in the U.S., Playing Soccer for Mexico

Mexican American Scientist Named National Hispanic Scientist of the Year - Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff

Latina Students Shine - Summer Institute for Latino Public Policy in Washington, D.C.

Cicero gets OK from Mexican city of Guanajuato to host mummy exhibit - Chicago

Long Island women sue casino workers over insults in Spanish

Welcome Home Raymundo Pacheco - It’s time for the Mexican government to take some responsibility for the immigration crisis.

South Carolina county to vote English as official language - Pickens County

Latino Businessman Takes Aim At California’s Water

Journalists Of Color To Gather At UNITY - Chicago

Washington State Democrats Plan to Expand Their Base with the Latino Voter Project

Views of whites, Latinos toward Barack Obama analyzed

Intersections: (Media) Revise your styleguide: On usage of ‘La Raza’

LULAC’s 2011 Convention To Be Held In Cincinnati

Hispanic HPD trailblazer fights for her life after shooting - Velia “Belle” Ortega

Election 2008 --»

Mexican rock band Mana backs Obama

Maná le apuesta a Barack Obama - they are backing him

With ethnic vote so crucial, usual rules don’t apply

Rosario Dawson Helps Get Out the Young Latino Vote

Washington State Democrats Plan to Expand Their Base with the Latino Voter Project

Views of whites, Latinos toward Barack Obama analyzed

Transcript of Obama new Spanish-language radio ad - will run in Colorado, Florida, New Mexico and Nevada

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Peso power: Mexican currency nears six-year high vs. dollar

Long Island women sue casino workers over insults in Spanish

Meredith Hispanic Ventures Will Relaunch Espera and 12 Meses Under the Ser Padres Umbrella

Gorilla Nation Signs 2 Hispanic Sites to GNMulticultural Vertical Market

English is not the new Spanish on Radio Premios Juventud proves that out on TV

The only news/talk-radio station in the Valley (Arizona) aimed at Latino immigrants is going off the air, the victim of a faltering economy, ongoing crackdowns on undocumented immigrants and a tough market for Spanish talk radio. - Its sister station in Denver, KNRV-AM (1150), signs off this month, too.

Spanish-language pop-music station KLVE-FM (107.5) jumped back to the No. 1 spot in the Southland radio ratings, ending the brief reign of English-language Top 40 outlet KIIS-FM (102.7), according to the spring Arbitron figures released Tuesday. - Los Angeles

Bush hails free trade pact with Colombia to a vallenato beat

Cultural knowledge important when marketing vision health care to multicultural audiences - Hispanic MPR

Mozilla Launches Search for Mexican Logo « Mi blog es tu blog

Announcing Cardenas “La Primera Familia Latina” to Commit to the Dream of Owning Four Unique Pizza and Subs Restaurants as Franchisees

Carlos and Jorge de Céspedes, founders of Pharmed, once one of the largest Hispanic owned businesses in the country, were charged Tuesday in federal court with healthcare-related wire fraud and income tax evasion.

The San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce conducted a national search for its new president and CEO - Ramiro Cavazos

Gracias, Jim Stengel - You Set the Bar High for U.S. Hispanic Marketing

TV Azteca Announces 10% Nominal EBITDA Growth and 9% Sales Increase for 2Q08

Hispanic Hotel Owners Association Members Developing Rapidly

PBS hires Edelman for Latin Music USA

NOBOX CREATES UNIQUE FUEL-CONSCIOUS WEBSITE FOR TOYOTA

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Mexican rock band Mana backs Obama

The Dark Knight, the highly-anticipated Batman sequel, is currently owning the Mexican box office,taking in 68.2 million pesos, or $6.74 million in its opening weekend

Antonio Allbritten’s New CD Mixes Eclectic Styles, Latin Flavor for a Wholly Unique Sound

Discovery En Espanol To Air Pre-Olympic China Spectacular

Maná le apuesta a Barack Obama - they are backing him

El nuevo videoclip del grupo mexicano Maná titulado Arde el cielo muestra imágenes del presidente estadounidense George W. Bush y el presidente de Venezuela Hugo Chávez, como ejemplos de violaciones a la vida y a la libertad de expresión.

Judge drops drug, weapon charges against reggaeton singer Don Omar

Michelle Salas is caught getting up close and personal with Luis Miguel’s manager

Ale Guzmán’s daughter is caught kissing a girl

Cristian Castro: “I could give a damn what people think of me”

Rosario Dawson Helps Get Out the Young Latino Vote

Bachata Roja Legends to make N.Y. debut in Queens Latino Fest

Suzuki Auto Hits Red Carpet With Actors Nick Cannon, Melonie Diaz and Jay Hernandez at 2008 New York International Latino Film Festival

Daddy Yankee Focuses “Talento” On Movies, Reggaeton Star - Produces And Stars In Feature Film About Barrio Life

MTV TR3S PRESENTS THE CIRCO ROCKTASTICO TOUR FEATURING MONTE NEGRO-NEW ALBUM, CICATRIX OUT AUGUST 5th

CELEBRITIES MAKE WAY TO SAN ANTONIO FOR FIRST ANNUAL TONY & EVA PARKER CELEBRITY CASINO NIGHT - Hollywood, Local Celebrities Join Together in San Antonio to Support Eva’s Heroes

AMERICAN LATINO TV SALUTES LATINAS & LATINATION BREAKS A SWEAT! - New Episodes this week on American Latino TV and LatiNation - Charo, Madden en Espanol, Lucha Va Voom, Ivan Dominguez

Hollywood Has Finally Figured Out How to Make Web Video Pay - Gemini Division with Rosario Dawson

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Trend: Patients going to Mexico to get bariatric surgery

Lawsuit: End Services For Illegal Immigrants - Lexington, Kentucky

NY State Assembly has 1st Dominican representing part of Bronx - Nelson Castro

Puerto Rican festival in jeopardy - Providence, Rhode Island

As families toil in fields, migrant children hit books in Rantoul - Illinois

Ties between Dominican prospects and bookie raise concerns for MLB

Sheriff Lupe Valdez Continuing on Crash Course with City Leaders and Employees - Dallas County, Texas

NAMIC Announces Fall 2008 Writers’ Workshop Call for Entries

US aid to Cuba unfrozen, State Dep. pledges reform

Pandilla de dominicanos habría torturado en NY

Argentina: Gobierno de Fernández sufre primera baja

Isabella Wall designated Representative of the Secretary of State of Tourism of Dominican Republic

Dora Machado introduces her new fantasy novel, Stonewiser: The Heart of the Stone

Mixed Use: Mestizo Coffeehouse re-opens with a vision for an artistically vibrant west side - Salt Lake City Weekly - Salt Lake City

The Zocolo… an important place in the Hispanic Culture

Strong American Schools :: National Council of La Raza President and CEO Janet Murguia to Address Thousands of Journalists During UNITY Conference: Join the Movement to Fix Our Nation’s Failing Schools

Hispanic Leaders Give Thoughts on Solving Gang Violence - Utah

Proyecto Salud Clinic opens at Montgomery General Hospital in Olney. - Maryland

Eight Hispanic women say San Luis Obispo County’s probation department harassed them and retaliated against them in a pattern of discrimination based on gender and race.

GOLTV TO EXCLUSIVELY AIR INSTRUCTIONAL SERIES “ARGENTINE SOCCER SECRETS”

Feds grapple with backlog for citizenship - Arizona focus

Did You Know? In Phoenix, 15,976 immigrants applied for citizenship during fiscal 2007, which ended Sept. 30, up 64 percent from 2006.

Illegal Worker Describes Escape from Plant - Postville, Iowa

“It’s as if they had five kids, maybe 10 kids, die in their class because they’re not there anymore. That’s what it’s like…it’s like a natural disaster,” Walz said. - Postville principal still seeing impact of immigration raid

U.S.-trained forces reportedly helping Mexican cartels

As drug violence intensifies, some Mexican police chiefs seek asylum in U.S.

State program helped janitor become teacher - Daniel Silva in Chicago

Recession chokes advertising industry in Puerto Rico

Illegal immigrant ban a first - State’s move has shaken up the academic world - North Carolina’s community colleges ban on illegal immigrants

Nortec Collective is a reflection of shape-shifting Tijuana

Survey: Latinos likely online, bilingual in choice of media - San Diego

George de Lama steps down as Chicago Tribune managing editor for news

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U.S.-trained forces reportedly helping Mexican cartels

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Feds grapple with backlog for citizenship - Arizona focus

Hispanic jobless rate shows vulnerability - Unemployment among U.S. Hispanics has risen faster than other groups

George de Lama steps down as Chicago Tribune managing editor for news

State program helped janitor become teacher - Daniel Silva in Chicago

Latina chefs get sleek from power diet - Dr. Manny Alvarez’s book: The Hot Latin Diet

Caution: Tres Leches Cake could become an obsession

Survey: Latinos likely online, bilingual in choice of media - San Diego

Illegal immigrant ban a first - State’s move has shaken up the academic world - North Carolina’s community colleges ban on illegal immigrants

I give up, says Brazilian minister who fought to save the rainforest

Missouri Senate OKs illegal immigration bill

Immigrant workers in New Orleans start leaving

Latino help center swamped since raid - Waterloo, Iowa

Human toll told in Postville - Iowa (with video)

Illegal Worker Describes Escape from Plant - Postville, Iowa

Postville immigration raid sends shockwaves - Dubuque County Hispanics feel the impact - Iowa

Georgia’s Gov. Perdue vetoes Mills’ driver’s license bill

Did You Know? In Phoenix, 15,976 immigrants applied for citizenship during fiscal 2007, which ended Sept. 30, up 64 percent from 2006.

Did You Know? Every day, more than half (56%) of Hispanic-Americans surveyed said they spent at least an hour online, which was slightly more than the 50% who spent an hour or more watching TV.

“It’s as if they had five kids, maybe 10 kids, die in their class because they’re not there anymore. That’s what it’s like…it’s like a natural disaster,” Walz said. - Postville principal still seeing impact of immigration raid

Character will help McCain earn Hispanic votes

Recession chokes advertising industry in Puerto Rico

KKMO sale could mean loss of Spanish-language outlet - Seattle

Bidz.com, Inc. Launches Spanish-Language Version of Its Popular Online Auction Site

LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: GolTV Kicks In More Fare

CaribeVisión, Lightworks in New Distribution Deal

Univision Upfront: Highlights Integrated Media Approach

Hispanics Are Seen as Ripe Clients for Wealth Business

Hispanic jobless rate shows vulnerability - Unemployment among U.S. Hispanics has risen faster than other groups

ESPN Deportes General Manager Lino Garcia Vaunts Recent Nielsen Ratings at NYC Upfront

Survey: Latinos likely online, bilingual in choice of media - San Diego

Market Intelligence: Valuation of Hispanic Media Companies, What you Need to know

Univision to Present First Annual “Tecate Premios Deportes” Awards Celebrating Hispanic Athletic Accomplishments

Univision Pitches New Vision: We’re Like NASCAR Before It Revved Up

Tyson testing Hispanic product line in Houston - Tyson Al gusto!

MTV Tr3s Offers Youth Insights

Did You Know? Every day, more than half (56%) of Hispanic-Americans surveyed said they spent at least an hour online, which was slightly more than the 50% who spent an hour or more watching TV.

“Cup O’ Mambo” Gives Social Media a Latin Buzz — Mercury Mambo Launches Blog on Hispanic Marketing Trends

Consorte Media Named Finalist in 2008 American Business Awards

Quepasa moves its headquarters from Scottsdale to Florida

JLo will host gala to benefit sick children

Aracely Arámbula’s brother is released from the hospital

VIP Access: Inside People en Español’s 50 Most Beautiful Party

Julieta Venegas Speaks Tr3s

Staying true to his Mexican heritage - Pepe Aguilar

Nortec Collective is a reflection of shape-shifting Tijuana

Sangre de Mi Sangre: An Identity Politics Thriller

Mark Johnson preps ‘Ugly Me’ - ‘Narnia’ producer to remake Chilean comedy

‘Gigantic’ changes ahead on Univision

Tony nominee’s roots are on Norwalk High stage - Robin DeJesus

LOWDOWN ON THE UPFRONT: Shakira Shakes Univision’s Stage

Nicaraguan transit strike spawns food shortages - A tense calm, punctuated by violence and protests, blanketed Nicaragua as a transportation strike continued into its second week.

61 illegal immigrants detained in South L.A., officials say

Latina Republicans learn political ropes - California

Fiesta Atlanta ‘08 Is a Tremendous Success!

Latino leadership at Harper College - Chicago area

El Programa Hispano moves to bigger home - Portland, Oregon

Faculty and Staff Member Get HACU-HHD Appointment - University of New Mexico

Carlos Espinosa is man of many trades for McAllen golf fans - Texas

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For Hispanics in U.S., a dream is going sour - (along with the economic downturn - dare I say ‘recession’)

Did You Know? Unemployment among Hispanics rose 1.4 percentage points to 6.9 percent from April 2007 to April this year

More Than Marches: Growing Latino Power is all About the Demographics

Did You Know? 62 percent of the recent growth in the Latino population has been through births, not immigration.

Postville immigration raid termed largest in Iowa history - (as many as 300 arrested) - Today's In-depth Focus subject (see below)

U.S. obesity rates alarmingly high - (Study found 66% of Hispanics were overweight and 33% to 50% were obese!)

Human smuggler who caused deaths of 10 immigrants in Arizona crash gets life in prison

California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez leaves the speaker’s post

Former laborer now runs the company - RBG Construction owner took ’scary’ leap 12 years ago, rewarded with multimillion-dollar enterprise, big projects - Ray Gonzales Sr. in Arizona

Ways of Ancient Mexico Reviving Barren Lands - the traditional milpa

Contemporary Latin musical “In the Heights” gets 13 Tony nominations

Alex Castro: The Cuban ‘Gladiator’ - the only Latino gladiator on NBC’s “American Gladiators”

‘Sangre de Mi Sangre:’ Family fortunes - Armando Hernández in “Sangre de Mi Sangre,” which won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance

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In-depth Focus --» Yesterday there was a huge immigration raid in Postville, Iowa with up to 300 arrested (although I saw an article in US Today that had the number 700)

• Postville immigration raid termed largest in Iowa history - (as many as 300 arrested)
• Search warrants detail reasons for Postville raid
• State agency gathered student data last month
• Workers take care, take cover - (in other parts of Iowa)
• Town’s Hispanics shutter businesses, scatter
• Hundreds arrested in immigration raid at Postville plant - Iowa (largest in the history of state)
• Iowa’s Gov. Culver Reacts to Immigration Raid
• Postville plant reopens after raid
• Proliferation of undocumented workers began in early ’80s
• Plant official is GOP contributor
• Biggest kosher meatpacker started by Jews in 1987
• History: Postville had recent influx of immigrants
• Union fears action hurts probe
• Claims of ID fraud lead to largest raid in state history

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