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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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NEW VIDEO SHOWS LINK BETWEEN ANTI-IMMIGRANT GROUPS AND WHITE SUPREMACISTS - National Council of La Raza

A Curmudgeon Leaves Millions to Poor Children of Panama, and the Battles Begins

Rosie Perez and Carlos Ponce Swing Into Lipstick Jungle

Housing Foreclosures Close in on Hispanic Community

Latino media getting cold shoulder from campaigns?

Raider of the lost archives - Ramon Hernandez squeezes a history of Latino music into his apartment - San Antonio

Hispanics live in a divided world — “coconuts” — brown on the outside and white on the inside.

Top Ten Questions Never To Ask a Hispanic Who Is Visiting Your Church

Less than half of California Latinos (48%) have home computers compared to about eight in 10 or more for whites (86%), Asians (84%), and blacks (79%). Just four in 10 Latinos (40%) have Internet access and a third (34%) a broadband connection at home. - Public Policy Institute of California (PPIC)

Proposed license plate: ‘Hispanics discovered Florida’

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Puerto Rico creates 8-team soccer league

LAPD won’t ask about immigration status - lawsuit thrown out

I Survived Racy, Spanish-Language TV

Unforgettable: LA CUNA: THE LIVES AND TIMES OF APOLINARIA LORENZANA

Native ingredients and rituals distinguish Mexico’s top spas

Surge in registration for Latino voters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Miami’s El Nuevo Herald states McCain is the favored candidate by Hispanic voters. Huh? (Latina Lista)

Citizens sue after detentions, immigration raids

Puerto Ricans at higher risk for rare, dangerous form of albinism

For Mexicans, Texas is prime property - Many coming north to buy real estate at bargain prices.

Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio plans to begin sweep Thursday in Mesa - Arizona

Doors Shut as McCain, Obama Campaign Managers Address Hispanics

Just wondering is there such a thing as ‘Hispanic-accented’

L.A. mayor raising funds on Newsom’s turf

The University of Alabama at Birmingham recruiting Hispanic students to educate more Spanish-speaking health professionals

Study Says Youth Are Swimming in Alcohol Ads

Did You Know? Sol Trujillo CEO of Telstra is one of the chairmen of John McCain’s National Hispanic Advisory Board

“Latinos and poor communities are already struggling to get access to the opportunities that will move them beyond poverty, that will lead to things like education and homeownership,” Liz Guillen said. “The lack of Internet access is really a lack of access to information, and information is what one needs to move forward in today’s society.”

Miami’s El Nuevo Herald states McCain is the favored candidate by Hispanic voters. Huh? (Latina Lista)

Roger Hernandez: Can Democrats win in Cuban Miami?

Both presidential candidates have work to do to win Latino vote - Orange County residents advise McCain and Obama to take them seriously and listen to their concerns.

Leonel Martinez: I told you Latinos would embrace Obama!

Latino media getting cold shoulder from campaigns?

A Q&A With Barack Obama

Obama, McCain make strong bid for Latino votes

Doors Shut as McCain, Obama Campaign Managers Address Hispanics

Did You Know? Sol Trujillo CEO of Telstra is one of the chairmen of John McCain’s National Hispanic Advisory Board

Snippet: roughly one in seven Catholic registered voters report being of Hispanic ethnicity, and they prefer Obama by a 66% to 25% margin - Gallup

Virginia’s governor Tim Kaine for Obama’s VP? Que bueno! - speaks fluent Spanish

Surge in registration for Latino voters in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Tancredo Questions McCain

More Grief for McCain on Secret Meeting with Hispanics

Snippet: Jorge Avellán joins WMYD-20, a Granite Networks MyNetwork TV affiliate, as a reporter.

Atlanta’s El Universal Gráfico Suspends Publication

Levántate on Telemundo

PlayPhone En Español - PlayPhone Delivers the Best Direct-to-Consumer Mobile Entertainment to the Latino Community in Spanish

Housing Foreclosures Close in on Hispanic Community

Orange Glo Oxiclean Site Seeks to Reach Spanish Market

After Selling Over $100 Million in Balzac Toys, Mary Rodas is Now Giving Balzac2 Away for Free at BalzacToys.com

Mesa retail development to focus on Hispanics

Study: 91% of Hispanics Aware of DTV Transition

Tampa: ‘The Ideal Gateway to Commerce with the Americas’

For Mexicans, Texas is prime property - Many coming north to buy real estate at bargain prices.

Did You Know? Sol Trujillo CEO of Telstra is one of the chairmen of John McCain’s National Hispanic Advisory Board

Telstra boss grilled at launch of T (life) store - Sol Trujillo

Hispanic mobile media and advertising market heats up

New Hispanic supermarket now open - New Mexico - Pro’s Ranch Markets - chain’s 10th location

Virtual World There.com and Clothing Brand NaCo USA Partner to Reach the Growing Online Hispanic Population

Portada Invites You to the Second Annual Hispanic Digital and Print Media Conference, NYC, Oct. 9

NAHREP and VivaReal.us Reach Agreement, Giving Hispanic Real Estate Pros Prominent Placement on www.VivaReal.us

Orlando area is fertile ground for Hispanic-owned businesses

Business Provisions of Economic Stimulus Act - (I didn’t know there were any so I thought I would share)

EXITOSA CAMPAÑA SE CONVIERTE EN SIMBOLO PATRIOTICO E INCREMENTA DEMANDA DE PRODUCTOS PERUANOS ENTRE LA COMUNIDAD QUE VIVE EN ESTADOS UNIDOS

SPIRIT AIRLINES ANNOUNCES NEW DAILY SERVICE BETWEEN FORT LAUDERDALE AND BOGOTA, COLOMBIA STARTING JULY 24, 2008 - $69 Roundtrip Introductory Fares

Alejandro Escovedo: retrospective on ‘Real Animal’

Cita Liberman a Castro en tribunal de Miami

Banderas dice que Hollywood es cruel

Famed Mexican Television Star Pablo Montero Headlines Benefit Concert to Support Latinos Pursuing a Degree in Higher Education

The Critically-Acclaimed Telenovela HERIDAS DE AMOR Comes to DVD June 24 From Xenon Pictures

mun2 launches 3rd season of The Chicas Project

Raúl de Molina’s mother dies

Univision Announces Nominees for Inaugural ”Tecate Premios Deportes” Sports Awards Show

Adal Ramones prepares for the return of Otro Rollo

Daddy Yankee’s film debut

Pablo Montero still faces legal woes for drug use

Niurka Marcos is censored by Televisa and Tv Azteca

Julieta Venagas: A Waifish Mexican Rocker You’ve Never Heard Of

Rey Valentín co-stars in HBO’s “Generation Kill”

Rosie Perez and Carlos Ponce Swing Into Lipstick Jungle

George Lopez Add Laughs To Legends Golf Classic - Oregon

Mega TV Presents ‘Mega Modelo 2009′ - Contest Coincides with Broadcast of the Highly Anticipated Launch of Brazilian Novella “Belissima”

Raider of the lost archives - Ramon Hernandez squeezes a history of Latino music into his apartment - San Antonio

Jennifer Lopez In String Bikini After Twins

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) taps Hispanic Chamber CEO as Alumnus of the Year - A.J. Rodriguez

Wumblers Goes Kidzui- How a Silly Cartoon Helped a Family Triumph over Tragedy - The Wumblers

San Antonio Native Hosts 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards on Bravo - Comedian Jade Esteban Estrada will perform hosting duties for event to air June 27

JUAN LUIS GUERRA’s Highly-Anticipated La Travesia Tour Begins July 12th

Mexico nightclub tragedy caused by inept police and an ignored youth, advocate says

Remarks by the President at the National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast

Emily Vasquez | Superior Court of California

Kidnapped, released relative of U.S. Rep. Reyes was Mexican citizen, memo states

Ancient Mexican Maize Varieties: Sequencing Of Ancient Corn Landraces To Ensure Genetic Diversity And Resources

From Ballet Biarritz, the Spanish Connection

Lucha libre - wrestling, Mexican style - is coming to London’s Roundhouse

Spanish men moving on at Wimbledon at record pace

Puerto Rican lit coming out tonight in New York

Mexico’s Lorena Ochoa on top of the world

Si, Se Puede (Eventually) - César Chávez Rename Effort Re-emerges - Portland

Fox Sports en Espanol and Time Warner Cable Honor Latino Teens

County Must Help Improve Latino Health, Report Says - Montgomery County, Maryland

NCCU creates English proficiency program - North Carolina

Octavio N. Martinez Jr. Is Named Executive Director of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health - The University of Texas at Austin

The National Latino AIDS Action Agenda Network (NLAAN) Releases Federal Policy Recommendations - Addressing the Latino AIDS Crisis

New Mexico Hispanic Youth Symposium Set for July

LATINO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO LEGISLATE ACTION AT COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY

High school latino leaders descend on Washington State University

Tarrant County College District trustees offered Chancellor Leonardo de la Garza a new three-year contract Wednesday, hiking his salary 10.2 percent to $325,000 per year. - Texas

Latino summit coming to East Carolina University on Friday

Founder of Centro Hispano honored - Ingrid Guzman - Utah

Hispanics lead dropout rates in Beaumont, Texas

Hispanic Christians Leaders Take Action to Relieve Global Warming

Clinton, Obama to compete for Texas Hispanic vote

The Latino vote is pro-Clinton, not anti-Obama - It’s not racism that’s been making the difference, it’s a 16-year head start.

Federal judges split on local crackdowns on illegal immigration - Pennsylvania vs Missouri decisions??

Guest Voz: Barack Obama Promises to Address Immigration Reform in 2009 (Latina Lista) - (I contacted his campaign just this week and just received a bunch of promotional e-mails that border on spam - Tomás - Lucky Latina Lista)

QuieroLatino.com Launches Upscale Dating Site for Latinos in the US - National rollout begins today; the first 1,000 individuals to register by Valentine’s Day will receive a 3 month free trial membership - (I just signed up to see how it goes)

Book Review: Armando Rodriguez’s “From the Barrio to Washington (Via Sacramento)

Do You Prefer a Taco or a Burrito? The Mexican Food You Choose Can Help You Find Love and Predict Your Personality - (I guess this means there are no more worries for me - made me laugh)

Thousands Kidnapped in Colombia in Last Decade

New Research Identifies Most Important Issues for Hispanics - Education Leads the Way in Study That Also Reveals Most Trusted Sources for Information

Income growth benefits Hispanics - Georgia

Mortgage Fraud: Freddie Mac Releases Spanish Language Version of Foreclosure Scam Video on YouTube(TM)

Clarity Sought on Electronics Searches

Marginalized movie makers - With no permanent home or sizeable staff, Chicago’s International Latino Cultural Center hosts its 24th Latino Film Festival

Marketplace: Business backed up at Mexican border - Long lines of people waiting to get documents checked at the U.S.-Mexico border is affecting businesses that once enjoyed freedom

NPR: Cubans Speak Out on Castro’s Invitation

Trial Ordered In Puerto Rican Pet Massacre, Animal Cruelty Charges Filed In Case Where 80 Pets Were Thrown Off Of A 50 Ft. Bridge

Wilting dollar hurts Colombian flower growers on Valentine’s Day

California Hispanics set turnout records in primary election

Adapting to US life ups Latinas’ preterm birth risk

HOW THE POPULATION HAS GROWN: Latino culture, heritage thrive in suburbs - Detroit

Immigrants Come Here Because Globalization Took Their Jobs Back There - Seal-the-border hysteria is everywhere. Instead of blaming immigrants for America’s problems, let’s look at executives on both sides of the border.

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CENSORED NEWS: Nogales residents: US building border wall on Mexico’s land

The Unapologetic Mexican: The Unapologetic Mexican ACTION FIGURE! - (I want one!)

The Unapologetic Mexican: Desert Flower in an Icy Dreamland

Guest Voz: Barack Obama Promises to Address Immigration Reform in 2009 (Latina Lista) - (I contacted his campaign just this week and just received a bunch of promotional e-mails that border on spam - Tomás - Lucky Latina Lista)

”It was huge, and it will be huge in November,” says pollster John Zogby, referring to the Hispanic voter turnout. “The issue of illegal immigration is really energizing Latino voters.”

“I mean 30 percent, about 30 percent (and) numbers may be higher and that is unprecedented for Latinos in any state,” said Albert Camarillo of Stanford University, about how many Latinos came out to vote. “So what does that say? Bottom line, Latinos are a major political force in the state of California.”

Guest Voz: Barack Obama Promises to Address Immigration Reform in 2009 (Latina Lista) - (I contacted his campaign just this week and just received a bunch of promotional e-mails that border on spam - Tomás - Lucky Latina Lista)

Can Obama, like Harold, get Latino lift?

Clinton’s Latino edge no accident

California Hispanics set turnout records in primary election

Clinton, Obama to compete for Texas Hispanic vote

The Swamp: Obama ‘deserved to get butt kicked’ by Latino voters

Obama, Clinton turn attention to Houston’s Hispanic vote

The Latino Vote, California and Immigration

Hispanics flood polls in response to rhetoric

”It was huge, and it will be huge in November,” says pollster John Zogby, referring to the Hispanic voter turnout. “The issue of illegal immigration is really energizing Latino voters.”

The Latino vote is pro-Clinton, not anti-Obama - It’s not racism that’s been making the difference, it’s a 16-year head start.

Super Tuesday, Latino watershed

“I mean 30 percent, about 30 percent (and) numbers may be higher and that is unprecedented for Latinos in any state,” said Albert Camarillo of Stanford University, about how many Latinos came out to vote. “So what does that say? Bottom line, Latinos are a major political force in the state of California.”

Obama finding difficulty reaching Hispanics

Obama needs to step up Latino courtship

Jeff Chang: Why Latinos and Asian Americans Went for Hillary

Hispanics Target of Voting Campaign - Idaho

CIMS » Lou Dobbs Swears E.T. Is Not An Illegal Alien

CIMS » JOSÉ GALVÁN FEATURED IN NEW FLAMENCO DVD

CIMS » Take A Swing At Having Fun With Your Quince Fiesta Piñata

QuieroLatino.com Launches Upscale Dating Site for Latinos in the US - National rollout begins today; the first 1,000 individuals to register by Valentine’s Day will receive a 3 month free trial membership - (I just signed up to see how it goes)

Assumed Similarity: A Potential Mistake in Hispanic Marketing

Understanding Hispanic Identity for Quality Marketing

ATP serves up Tennis to U.S. Hispanic Market

Valassis to Redesign Hispanic Program

Vostu.com Launches in Miami

Marketplace: Business backed up at Mexican border - Long lines of people waiting to get documents checked at the U.S.-Mexico border is affecting businesses that once enjoyed freedom

Teamsters want DOT secretary canned over Mexican truck pilot

Wilting dollar hurts Colombian flower growers on Valentine’s Day

Hispanic businesses are set to make gains - Central Indiana

Cilantro Encourages Intimacy with Multi-Flavoured Hispanic Market » Adrants

New SNL Kagan Study Projects Huge Growth in Hispanic TV and Radio - Combined revenues for four Hispanic U.S. broadcast networks expected to top $1.6 billion in 2011.

ImpreMedia Partners with Zag and Vast to Create an Auto-Buying Program for the Hispanic Market

Income growth benefits Hispanics - Georgia

Mortgage Fraud: Freddie Mac Releases Spanish Language Version of Foreclosure Scam Video on YouTube(TM)

Telemundo Scores for Month of January

Pepsi, mun2 and Yahoo! Telemundo launch Pepsi Musica 2008 premier - Hispanic MPR

Billboard names nominees for Latin awards

Kat Parra Set To Release A Sophomore Album ‘Azucar De Amor’ Available On March 4, 2008

Daddy Yankee to Co-Own a Pro Basketball Team in Puerto Rico

Christina Aguilera Heads Back to Work

Wisin Arrested for Hitting His Dad

JLo at Fashion Week: “I’m Feeling Good”

Marginalized movie makers - With no permanent home or sizeable staff, Chicago’s International Latino Cultural Center hosts its 24th Latino Film Festival

Juan Luis Guerra Leads List Of Billboard Latin Music Awards Finalists

The White Stripes Become Las Rayas Blancas

Jennifer Lopez arrives to the Marchesa fashion show a day after her father David confirmed she is expecting twins

Eva Mendes Is Out Of Rehab

Hispanic Museum to Feature Las Vegas Entertainers Exhibit

2009 NCLR Annual Conference Moved to Chicago

Sepulveda’s latest book gives thoughtful voice to RGJ column - Reno, Nevada

Mexican president foresees friendlier U.S.

Bilingual health care reaches immigrants in the workplace - Spanish-speaking workers at Chesco mushroom farms get treatment and advice at clinics that La Comunidad Hispana runs on site. - Philadelphia area

Palm Springs swears in first Latino police chief

Teamsters want DOT secretary canned over Mexican truck pilot

Ecuadorian Volcano Erupts; 3,000 Evacuated

Southwestern University launching center for Hispanic studies - Texas

V-me and DIRECTV MAS(TM) Launch New PSA Campaign to Inform Viewers About Digital Transition

Anita Alvarez revels in upset - Democratic nominee in Cook County state’s attorney race says she wants to change the office’s ‘good ol’ boy mentality’

Council approves ICE plan - Danbury, Connecticut

Saluda tackles MS-13 grafitti - South Carolina

Senator Ken Salazar Promotes Unity on ‘Issues: Caras Y Voces,’ Broadcast on Azteca America And Proyecto 40

Newest Dane County judge is native of Colombia - Wisconsin

Martin Castillo looking to shed anonymity - boxing

A Deadly Turf War Over Cuban Illegals

Round Two: Farmers Branch Vs. Illegal Immigrants

Youthful wave of Latino activists tackling both past, present issues

2.8 million reasons to run hard - To capture Latino votes in California, presidential candidates have to go beyond photo opportunities.

Minority Students Become the Majority - Maryland may be majority white, but its public schools no longer are.

Battle of the titans: Martinez vs. Diaz-Balart - Former Hialeah Mayor Raul Martinez will run against one of South Florida’s most powerful Cuban-American Republicans. - Sourthern Flordia

Rising health care costs put focus on illegal immigrants

LATV NETWORKS ACQUIRES AMERICAN LATINO TV, WIDELY BROADENING SCOPE OF ITS PROGRAMMING, DISTRIBUTION AND ADVERTISING OFFERINGS THROUGHOUT THE U.S.

Immigration debate goes online

Parade honors Cuban poet and revolutionary José Martí - Miami

Marketplace: Liberalized immigration laws benefit all

First Hispanic Featured as Keynote Speaker for Birmingham’s Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Unity Breakfast - La Raza’s Janet Murguía

Everyone’s an Expert on the Latino Vote, Except Latinos - he newly minted experts on the Latino vote are using the old paradigms to explain the Nevada vote results says NAM writer Roberto Lovato.

Roberto Clemente’s No. 21 May Be Retired From Play

All-hispanic Luna Negra dance company debuts in New York

Mexico City starts grope-free buses for women

Michigan Denies Illegal Immigrants Licenses

Mexican politicians say migrants returning because of Arizona law

Loss of news talk show dismays Mexicans - Supporters of journalist Carmen Aristegui say the cancellation of her radio program poses a threat to the country’s move toward greater democracy.

From green card to U.S. passport - (quicker than ever before)

Creditors seek millions from companies owned by Salvadoran elite - 01/20/2008 - MiamiHerald.com

‘CRISIS’ FOR LATINO AND BLACK KIDS - New York City

Report: Increasing Hate Crimes Targeting Hispanics - California

Will 2018 produce the first Hispanic governor of Texas? - Rafael Anchía?

Mexico gunmen target children in drug war

Did You Know? Under pressure to crack down on illegal immigrants, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency is expanding its Colorado Springs office from two agents to 10.

Did You Know? In Prince George’s County (Maryland), Bladensburg Elementary School has gone from majority black to majority Hispanic in less than seven years.

Did You Know? The 22 Democratic primaries and caucuses of Feb. 5 occur in many states with huge Hispanic populations (e.g., California, New York, New Jersey, Obama’s Illinois), so for Obama’s campaign, the suddenly pressing question is: Will America’s largest minority group, Hispanics, support a candidate from the second-largest minority, African Americans?

Did You Know? Speaking in the sunshine after her Nevada victory, Hillary Clinton said there were many people to thank but mentioned only one: Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles’s Hispanic mayor. Her 64 percent of Nevada’s Hispanic vote produced her victory. Although the culinary workers union had endorsed Barack Obama, many of its workers are Hispanic and went their own way.

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Media Trying to Decipher the Nevada Hispanic Vote Strikes a Raw Nerve with Latino Community (Latina Lista)

Think Progress » Romney Airs Spanish-Language Ad, Despite Insistence That ‘English Must Be Spoken In America’

Puerto Rican Leaders Roberto Prats Palerm and Ramon Luis Lugo Endorse Clinton for President

GOP courting Florida’s Cubans - How many cafecitos does it take to win Florida’s Republican primary? The presidential candidates will find out as they jockey for support in the Cuban-American community.

McCain Woos Cuban Vote

Sen. Mel Martinez decides not to back McCain

Denver Ex-mayor Notes Obama Impact Among Young Hispanics - Federico Pena

Romney, Giuliani Take to Air in Spanish

2.8 million reasons to run hard - To capture Latino votes in California, presidential candidates have to go beyond photo opportunities.

GEORGE LOPEZ - LATINO LOPEZ UPSET NOT TO GET A CALL FROM OBAMA OR CLINTON - (me2, neither campaign has reached out to me! - only Romney’s)

THE GREAT BLACK-HISPANIC SPLIT - IT GOES FAR BEYOND CLINTON VS. OBAMA

Everyone’s an Expert on the Latino Vote, Except Latinos - he newly minted experts on the Latino vote are using the old paradigms to explain the Nevada vote results says NAM writer Roberto Lovato.

Pass the chips and guacamole - Ruben Navarrette

Did You Know? The 22 Democratic primaries and caucuses of Feb. 5 occur in many states with huge Hispanic populations (e.g., California, New York, New Jersey, Obama’s Illinois), so for Obama’s campaign, the suddenly pressing question is: Will America’s largest minority group, Hispanics, support a candidate from the second-largest minority, African Americans?

Did You Know? Speaking in the sunshine after her Nevada victory, Hillary Clinton said there were many people to thank but mentioned only one: Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles’s Hispanic mayor. Her 64 percent of Nevada’s Hispanic vote produced her victory. Although the culinary workers union had endorsed Barack Obama, many of its workers are Hispanic and went their own way.

Hispanic support boosts Clinton to win in Nevada

Mexican Housing Booms Despite US Crisis

Retailers in Mexico offer discounts to fight inflation

SureClose(R) Expands Market Reach to Spanish-Speaking Home Buyers and Sellers

Maria Marin Takes a Bite of Big Apple Radio - Popular host of ABC Radio Networks En Espanol’s ‘Tu Vida Es Mi Vida’ to hit New York airwaves

Bristol-Myers to Close Puerto Rico Plant

Walgreen to acquire 20 drug stores in Puerto Rico

Bodas USA La Revista, First Spanish-language bridal magazine in the United States is now in stores in California

Todobebe Launches Huge Media Campaign

Generation ñ broadband network launches

Mónica Talán Named Vice President Corporate Communications, Univision Communications Inc.

The Cisneros Group of Companies to Bid For Third Private TV Channel in Colombia

Johnson & Johnson Picks Hispanic Shops - Vidal Partnership and La Comunidad

Turner Latin America, Fashion TV in New Deal

Spanish Names Now Available In .INFO - (with accents! - though I think this might be confusing)

Companies catering to ever-growing Latino dollar - Greeley, Colorado

Batanga’s audience continues to grow

‘La Opinion’ Doubles Single-Copy Price To 50 Cents - (first increase in 28 years!)

Virginia Beach system for illegal workers would affect about 175 vendors

Rising health care costs put focus on illegal immigrants

LATV NETWORKS ACQUIRES AMERICAN LATINO TV, WIDELY BROADENING SCOPE OF ITS PROGRAMMING, DISTRIBUTION AND ADVERTISING OFFERINGS THROUGHOUT THE U.S.

Hispanic Insure Offers Health Insurance Solutions for Hispanic Business Owners

Sunday CEO: Ernesto Gutierrez - Coachella Valley, Califorina

Azteca inks five-year pact for L.A. market

Mega TV takes ‘Lunnis’

‘El Orfanato’ mixes scary, sweet into heartfelt ghost story

Viva La Musica singers set at SeaWorld Orlando

La Scena Musicale: Luisa Fernanda with Placido Domingo at the Movies

Carla Estrada Denies Getting Sued by Disney

Stephanie Salas: I’m Not Interfering with Michelle and Luismi

Penélope Cruz Loses Camera, Contained Intimate Images

Gaby Espino Is Pregnant, Will Leave Telenovela

José José: I Won’t Reconcile With My Kids or Anel

Enrique Iglesias to Release Greatest Hits Album

Alejandro Sanz Has a Girlfriend of Two Years

Fernando Carrillo on His Departure from Telemundo

El engaño Co-Star Dominika Paleta On Fernando Carrillo

Pablo Montero Raises Court Suspicion

Luis Miguel Loses Million-Dollar Lawsuit

Reaparece K-Paz en concierto en Chicago

Lamenta Cuauhtémoc Blanco difusión de sus imágenes

GEORGE LOPEZ - LATINO LOPEZ UPSET NOT TO GET A CALL FROM OBAMA OR CLINTON - (me2, neither campaign has reached out to me! - only Romney’s)

Virgin America Premiers New Spanish-Language Independent Film Line Up From Sundance Film Festival

All-hispanic Luna Negra dance company debuts in New York

Coachella Lineup to be Announced Today… in Mexico

Golf for Women: Another Latin American star on the rise - Paraguay’s Julieta Granada

Oklahoma State Laws Aimed at Driving Out Illegal Population Backfire on Legislators (Latina Lista)

Mexico, U.S. step up drug-war cooperation

Eugene gets Hispanic TV network - Oregon

Latinas and Choice » VivirLatino

Search on for Puerto Rican princesses - Bronx Puerto Rican Day Parade

Yadier Molina inks four-year deal with St. Louis Cardinals

Top dissident calls Cuban elections a “farce”

Recalling Cuban missile crisis, 45 years later

granma.cu -California Agriculture Secretary visits Cuba

Grade school revamps as more Latino students arrive - Minnesota

Immigration: Old bills return to the Hill - Utah politics

The National Hispanic Press Foundation Announces College Access Initiative

La Casa Latina’s New Director - Johnny Irizarry - University of Pennsylvania

Financial aid workshop aims at bilingual students - annual San Joaquin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce workshop

Heineman Under Fire For Illegal Immigration Bill - Nebraska

State exec returns to Hispanic Center - Martha Gonzalez-Cortes - Michigan

North Carolina Cracking Down on Illegal Immigrants in Jail

Leader of U.S. immigration agency pledges to punish employers of illegal immigrants - Julie Myers

2007 DMN Texan of the Year: The Illegal Immigrant - the Dallas Morning News

Activist fails to rally blacks on illegal-immigration issue - Los Angeles

Cubans in Miami desperate for word on families feared lost at sea

Blacks, Hispanics Less Likely To Get Strong Pain Drugs In Emergency Rooms

Hispanic groups seek delay of new license requirements - Oregon

Los Angeles Combating Gangs Gone International

The Savage Silencing of Mexico’s Musicians

Whatever Happened to Rebecca Aguilar? (Latina Lista)

The Spanish word on pasta - Fideos

As Change Agent, Yvonne Garcia Flexes Her Strengths - Boston

Chicano-studies expert tackling questions - Louis Gerard Mendoza

Lydia Mendoza, 91; Singer was in the vanguard of Tejano music

More Latinos on the bench - New York

Opinion: In Arizona, the bitter fruit of Congress’ failure

Hispanic Community Leaders Say Their Confidence in Fort Wayne Police Dept is Shaken - Indiana

Blanco heightens MLS profile in Mexico

NPR : Who Is Alberto Gonzales Again?

A Global Trek to Poor Nations, From Poorer Ones

Fantastic Four en Espanol: Comic series tries bilingual issue

Day laborers abandon former vocations - No matter what their livelihood at home, here, it is just work — when they can find it

Mexican farmers block border with U.S. to protest free trade

PepsiCo Game Teaches Mexican Kids About Nutrition

News: Group aims to recruit Minuteman youth - Southern California

How to diversify environmentalism?

Law pinches some Oklahoma City businesses

Since an agent was placed in the Costa Mesa jail last year, the plan and its effects are a constant presence in the news. - California

Immigration law opponents continue appellate battle - Oklahoma

Hard work, unlawful tactics help some Hispanic builders conquer industry - Memphis

Hispanic leaders call for new department - New Mexico

Cristina Page: The Jamie Lynn Generation - (concerning teen pregnancy not Hispanic specific but worth the read)

Tulsa ICE Officials Use 16-year-old Son as Bait to Trap Undocumented Family (Latina Lista)

Hispanic-Owned Businesses: Growth Projections to 2012 - Market Research Reports - (New report for purchase) - Did You Know? Hispanic-owned firms in the United States expected to grow 55 percent to 3.2 million

Border security arouses Corn Belt - Iowa

Hispanic leaders call for new department - New Mexico

Iowa on front lines of immigration debate

Did You Know? Mitt Romney’s father George was born in Chihuahua, Mexico in 1907

Molson, Mexican brewery to bring southern suds into Canada

Leader of U.S. immigration agency pledges to punish employers of illegal immigrants - Julie Myers

As Change Agent, Yvonne Garcia Flexes Her Strengths - Boston

Law pinches some Oklahoma City businesses

CHICAGO WAL-MART OPENS DOORS FOR LATINOS “La Tienda de la Comunidad” welcomes Latino-owned businesses and establishes relationships in Austin community

Arizona gets tough on employers to solve its immigration problem.

ImpreMedia the No. 1 News and Information Company in the U.S. in Online and Print acquires Rumbo the No. 1 Hispanic Newspaper Network in Texas

Delio Nuñez-Menocal Joins ImpreMedia as General Sales Manager for Vista Magazine

Hispanic PR Wire CEO Manny Ruiz Honored As ‘Hispanic Media Figure of the Year’ by the Minority Chamber of Commerce

Hispanic-Owned Businesses: Growth Projections to 2012 - Market Research Reports - (New report for purchase) - Did You Know? Hispanic-owned firms in the United States expected to grow 55 percent to 3.2 million

Banco Sabadell acquires BBVA Private Banking business in Miami

Liberty Tax Service Hiring Spanish Speakers

Hard work, unlawful tactics help some Hispanic builders conquer industry - Memphis

Mid-Atlantic Hispanic chamber hits 5-year mark

Entravision Communications Corporation to Present at 18th Annual Citigroup Global Entertainment, Media and Telecommunications Conference

Perez Hilton Pulls Videos From YouTube

The Federal Motor Safety Administration Declares Tornado Bus Company “Imminent Hazard”

J. Lo To Give Birth According To Scientology

Spanish Pop Star David Bisbal on V-me’s Estudio Billboard Tuesday, January 8 and Sunday, December 13

Lydia Mendoza, 91; Singer was in the vanguard of Tejano music

‘Ugly Betty’ sister has no dreams of becoming a diva - Ana Ortiz

Fergie Might Collaborate with Los Tigres del Norte

Oscar de la Hoya & Millie Corretjer Welcome a Daughter

Roselyn Sánchez Gets Engaged While on Vacation

RBD Gearing Up for U.S. Tour

Juan Luis Guerra Named “Brightest Star of 2007”

Gloria Trevi Responds to Claims of Drug Cartel Link

Michelle Rodríguez Spends Christmas in Jail

Puerto Rico street fest saluting Ricky Martin

Perez Hilton Pulls Videos From YouTube

The Savage Silencing of Mexico’s Musicians

Molotov, ‘Mala’ Rodriguez coming for SXSW 2008

Jessica Alba Engaged to Baby’s Father

Michelle Rodriguez Reports to Jail

Latina digital magazine starts writing contest

2007: Immigration Still Major Issue for Latinos

Councilman Garcia joins Democratic race for sheriff - Houston

A closer look at Waukesha’s Latino history - Wisconsin

We all will miss Jocelyne Jimenez - Florida

Local civic leader Luis Ramos dies in crash - Pennsylvania

Medical need increasing with Hispanic population - Chattanooga, Tennessee

Ancient pyramid found in central Mexico City

Dreams of returning home sustain Guatemalan immigrants - Hayward, California