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Deadline passes and McCain campaign refuses to answer Latino bloggers’ questionnaire :: from www.latinalista.net

Mexican sex workers want place at AIDS conference :: from www.reuters.com

Mexican on Texas death row set to die amid controversy - Jose Ernesto Medellin :: from www.cnn.com

Mexican police linked to rising kidnappings - Many are afraid to contact authorities about abductions, fearing officers could be involved. The problem is an awkward one for President Felipe Calderon’s drug war. :: from www.latimes.com

US races to erect controversial steel fence on Mexican border :: from afp.google.com

Bird dung means business on Peru island - It’s a dirty job, but people love to do it. Workers toiling 24 days a month loosen, scrape, sift, filter and bag bird dung to make some of the world’s finest organic fertilizer - known as guano. :: from www.kansascity.com

Mexican Enough My Life Between the Borderlines By Stephanie Elizondo Griest :: from www.sfgate.com

HIV/AIDS Stigma Remains an Obstacle to Treatment Counselors Say - Fears Are Common Among Recent Latino Immigrants :: from www.washingtonpost.com

Mexican’s Death Bares a Town’s Ethnic Tension - Shenandoah, Pennsylvania :: from www.nytimes.com

Nearly 23 percent of children in families where both parents were born in Spanish-speaking countries got no vigorous physical activity. Also, two-thirds of them didn’t participate in organized sports. Moreover, among Hispanics, U.S.-born children with foreign-born parents were less active than kids whose parents were both born in the United States. :: from ap.google.com

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Why you should care about what happens to 51 Mexican nationals on death row :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com

From Chihuahua to screwdriver - Ex-Fresnan now finds his voice in Disney’s ‘Handy Manny.’ - Carlos Alazraqui :: from www.fresnobee.com

Latinos’ mass exodus from Manassas, Virginia puts city at forefront of immigrant shift :: from www.theglobeandmail.com

La publicación de “La tumba de Buenaventura Roig”, la nueva antología bilingüe de Martín Espada, es un pequeño milagro para las letras puertorriqueñas tanto en la isla como en EE.UU. :: from www.impre.com

A team of journalists supported by the PulitzerCenter is currently reporting from the Petén region of Guatemala :: from pulitzercenter.org

Only about 300 people attend Amercian Idol’s Puerto Rican tryouts :: from www.realitytvworld.com

El consulado general de México en Chicago se convirtió en julio en la representación consular con mayor producción de documentos en el mundo, se informó hoy. :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com

Three Latino construction workers who helped build homes throughout the Puget Sound area claim in a lawsuit that they were routinely cheated out of overtime pay and were required to work off the clock and to make cash “rebates” from their wages back to their employer. :: from seattletimes.nwsource.com

Four Spanish publications are now available for London’s booming Latin American community. - Canada :: from lfpress.ca

School administrators brush up on their Spanish - Superintendent Phyllis Wilson said. “Nearly 50 percent of our student population is Hispanic. We have many parents who do not read or speak English.” - Joliet, Illinois :: from www.suburbanchicagonews.com

Brazilian Supreme Court Warns Of Civil War In Part Of Amazon Region :: from www.huffingtonpost.com

Two Florida legislators — Marco Rubio, speaker of the House of Representatives, and state Rep. David Rivera — on Monday accused the agencies that offer travel packages and send packages to Cuba of making false allegations during a trial in Miami federal court to determine the validity of a new state law that imposes high fees and tighter restrictions on that industry. :: from www.miamiherald.com

President Calderon Lifts Regulation Requiring AIDS Drug Companies to Have Manufacturing Plants in Mexico in Order to Sell Generic Meds

Did You Know? The roughly 5% of US Hispanic ad spending that goes to the Web is even smaller than online’s portion of overall US ad spending, which reached 7.4% in 2007. :: from www.emarketer.com

Election 2008 --»

McCain Won’t Even Feign Concern for Latino Community :: from theunapologeticmexican.org

Scholars Say McCain, Obama’s Immigration Votes No Guide To How They Would Govern :: from www.cqpolitics.com

Fundacion Azteca America Launches Voter Registration Awareness and Fundraising Campaign with Voto Latino

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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. :: from embeds.blogs.foxnews.com

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

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Mezclar con sabiduría - Para Junior Merino preparar cócteles requiere un largo aprendizaje y una gotita de sabiduría :: from www.nydailynews.com

El festival Celebrate México Now expondrá el mes próximo en Nueva York muestras simultáneas de danza, música y fotografía, comida autóctona mexicana y un recital de la aclamada oaxaqueña Lila Downs. :: from entretenimiento.aol.com

El consulado general de México en Chicago se convirtió en julio en la representación consular con mayor producción de documentos en el mundo, se informó hoy. :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com

Deportan inmigrantes con sida :: from www.impre.com

Hijos de inmigrantes hacen menos ejercicio :: from www.impre.com

José Medellín espera con calma su ejecución - Mantiene una ligera esperanza en la Suprema Corte :: from www.impre.com

La publicación de “La tumba de Buenaventura Roig”, la nueva antología bilingüe de Martín Espada, es un pequeño milagro para las letras puertorriqueñas tanto en la isla como en EE.UU. :: from www.impre.com

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Salma Hayek and her ex reunite - There’s no reconciliation in sight, but both have agreed to maintain a friendly relationship for the sake other their daughter :: from www.peopleenespanol.com

RBD: “We’re not millionaires!” Maite Perroni y Christian Chávez confronted rumors posted on an internet site that claimed that all the band members were rich :: from www.peopleenespanol.com

Celia Cruz’s administrator is charged with fraud :: from www.peopleenespanol.com

Gael García Bernal to be a dad :: from www.peopleenespanol.com

Belinda’s house burglarized - Several thieves broke into the singer’s home in Mexico City; she was not there at the time :: from www.peopleenespanol.com

HBO Latino Launches Women’s Prison Drama ‘Capadocia’ with National Red Carpet Tour

Disney star Selena Gomez says all of this gossip chatter about a feud between she and Miley Cyrus is nothing more than pixie dust. :: from www.nydailynews.com

PEOPLE en Espanol Names the Best and Worst Dressed Celebrities of the Year

Only about 300 people attend Amercian Idol’s Puerto Rican tryouts :: from www.realitytvworld.com

From Chihuahua to screwdriver - Ex-Fresnan now finds his voice in Disney’s ‘Handy Manny.’ - Carlos Alazraqui :: from www.fresnobee.com

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Leticia Calderón: “No me comparo con Diana Bracho”

Diana Bracho bendice el refrito de Cadenas de amargura

RBD: ¡No somos millonarios! Maite Perroni y Christian Chávez desmintieron la información divulgada por un portal de internet que asegura que todos los integrantes de la banda mexicana son ricos

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A mediados de julio se supo que la actriz Salma Hayek rompió su compromiso con el millonario François-Henri Pinault, pero hace unos días la veracruzana y el francés se reunieron para hablar sobre su hija, Valentina Paloma.

De concretar su matrimonio con la actriz Rossana Nájera, el futbolista Cuauhtémoc Blanco le pedirá que le dé dos hijos.

El actor mexicano Gael García debutará como papá el próximo mes de diciembre, luego de que su novia, la actriz argentina Dolores Fonzi, tiene casi cinco meses de embarazo.

Bailable ‘La travesía’ - Juan Luis Guerra puso al público del Nokia a moverse el domingo

¡Qué bárbara!, Edith González - La actriz dice tener las tablas y la ‘autorización’ para protagonizar un clásico en la tele

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HITN, the Premiere Latino Public Television Network in U.S. Reveals New Look; Stays True to Its Mission

“If you take one thing home from this conference, remember that cultural credibility creates commercial viability,” Armando Martin, a prominent multicultural marketing expert told a group of approximately 380 retailer, supplier and other marketing executives who gathered here for the 4th Annual Hispanic Retail 360 Summit, July 28-30. :: from www.csnews.com

Chicago electric utility company ComEd has launched a new Spanish-language advertising campaign to reiterate its reliability among its Hispanic customers. :: from hispanicad.com

LatinoBud Relaunched with New Media Spots - Anheuser Busch signs filmmaker Shawna Baca to direct New Media spots for ad campaign to promote re-launch of website :: from latinola.com

Hispanic Media Spending - Online far behind in the media mix :: from www.emarketer.com

Telemundo’s novela “Victoria” wrapped up a 35-week run on Friday night (Aug. 1) with a series finale that grabbed on average nearly 800,000 viewers in the 18 to 40 demo, per the Nielsen Television Index. :: from www.marketingymedios.com

U.S. economic woes hit Hispanics especially hard :: from www.nydailynews.com

Just 5 months after Univision hired him away away from Hearst-Argyle Television, Terry Mackin is no longer president of the Univision Communications’ TV station group. :: from mediamoves.blogspot.com

Sixth Branch Of Latino Credit Union Opens In Winston-Salem - Latino Community Credit Union :: from www.digtriad.com

Tyler Media’s TV gamble pays off - The transformation was tough, but it has paid off, Stow said. T30 is a highly successful Hispanic station and is part of NBC Universal’s Telemundo network. - Oklahoma City :: from www.journalrecord.com

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AIM grows and Rochelle Newman-Carrasco joins team

USHCC Supports PaycardUSA as it Offers Hispanic Workers the La Moneda Card Prepaid MasterCard(R)

Cristina Saralegui and Casa Cristina(TM) Debut New Collection of Bedding This Fall at Kohl’s and kohls.com

Todobebe’s New Family TV Show Debuts as #1 Show in the U.S. Among All Adults 18 to 34

Nestlé Pure Life signs partnership with Cristina Saralegui

Did You Know? The roughly 5% of US Hispanic ad spending that goes to the Web is even smaller than online’s portion of overall US ad spending, which reached 7.4% in 2007.

Spanish TV Wins Prime Time via Movies, New Shows

Telemundo Taps MGM’s Anjelica Cohn as SVP, Business Affairs

The new “Fox 5 Morning News” debuts today. Raoul Martinez will co-anchor the show, which airs from 5 to 9 a.m. weekdays on KSWB/Channel 69 (Cable 5). - San Diego

Gregory Molina III is the new Regional Manager/Affiliate Sales & Marketing for ESPN Radio

Bird dung means business on Peru island - It’s a dirty job, but people love to do it. Workers toiling 24 days a month loosen, scrape, sift, filter and bag bird dung to make some of the world’s finest organic fertilizer - known as guano.

Quepasa Corporation Receives Letter of Compliance With NASDAQ Market Value Requirement

Three Latino construction workers who helped build homes throughout the Puget Sound area claim in a lawsuit that they were routinely cheated out of overtime pay and were required to work off the clock and to make cash “rebates” from their wages back to their employer.

ESPN Deportes Radio Launches in Albuquerque

GlobalHue Continues to Expand in a Slow Economy and Hires Leading Industry Innovators to Match Agency Growth - - Jeanne Vaughn, Ph.D. is Senior Vice President/Director of Planning - GlobalHue Latino

Latina Celebrities and Their Babies Receive Bounty of Gifts That Honor La Cultura

Baby Abuelita Productions Salutes Miami Children’s Hospital

Yahoo! Telemundo Reveals the Summer BUZZ-worthy Searches for July

Two Florida legislators — Marco Rubio, speaker of the House of Representatives, and state Rep. David Rivera — on Monday accused the agencies that offer travel packages and send packages to Cuba of making false allegations during a trial in Miami federal court to determine the validity of a new state law that imposes high fees and tighter restrictions on that industry.

Hispanic community leaders, along with Hispanic business owners, have joined hands to establish the Hispanic Leadership Empowerment Committee of the Treasure Coast. - Florida

California Hispanic Chambers of Commerce 29th Annual State Convention “Decades of Distinction 30 Years of Advocacy, Empowerment & Education”

Televisa Wins Gold with Chyron’s HD Olympic Graphics

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Mexico’s HIV-positive orphans look to the future :: from latimesblogs.latimes.com

Venezuela’s president enacts decrees to increase state control - In a package of 26 laws, Hugo Chavez also aims to set up neighborhood-based militias. :: from www.latimes.com

‘A New Alliance of the Americas’? Reflections of 1961 for Obama in 2008 :: from upsidedownworld.org

Tejano National Convention 2008: good news in a tough world :: from www.ramiroburr.com

Guest Voz: Congresswoman Hilda Solis explains the significance of the Paycheck Fairness Act for all women :: from www.latinalista.net

Collection shows Rivera’s genius in Chicano genre - Tomás Rivera: The Complete Works edited by Julián Olivares (Arte Público Press, $19.95 paperback) :: from labloga.blogspot.com

Mezclar con sabiduría - Para Junior Merino preparar cócteles requiere un largo aprendizaje y una gotita de sabiduría :: from www.nydailynews.com

U.S. Treasury targets Mexico drug cartel associate :: from www.reuters.com

A Mexican soldier has won his job back six years after he was kicked out of the military for testing HIV positive. :: from ap.google.com

A Mexican soldier has won his job back six years after he was kicked out of the military for testing HIV positive. :: from

Mexican child matador Michelito will fight again :: from www.telegraph.co.uk

Illegal Immigrants Urged To ‘Schedule Departure’ :: from www.npr.org

El festival Celebrate México Now expondrá el mes próximo en Nueva York muestras simultáneas de danza, música y fotografía, comida autóctona mexicana y un recital de la aclamada oaxaqueña Lila Downs. :: from entretenimiento.aol.com

Los presidentes de Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, y de Argentina, Cristina Fernández, suspendieron su visita a Bolivia este martes tras los disturbios en Tarija, en el sur del país, donde los gobernantes iban a reunirse con el mandatario Evo Morales, se informó oficialmente. :: from espanol.news.yahoo.com

Adelante Mujeres receives education program grants - Hillsboro, Oregon :: from www.oregonlive.com

Labor Council for Latin American Advancement (LCLAA) Convention Focuses on Latino Political Strength :: from blog.aflcio.org

University of Arizona College of Medicine Summer Internship Addresses Border Health Disparities :: from uanews.org

Luther pastor David Vasquez a fixture in post-raid Postville - Iowa :: from www.decorahnewspapers.com

Deportan inmigrantes con sida :: from www.impre.com

Hijos de inmigrantes hacen menos ejercicio :: from www.impre.com

José Medellín espera con calma su ejecución - Mantiene una ligera esperanza en la Suprema Corte :: from www.impre.com

One forest, many interests - Guatemala :: from www.futureofpeten.com

Educators from every educational level and Hispanic community leaders from across Kansas have formed the Latino Vision Council to help recruit and retain more Hispanic students at the University of Kansas. :: from diverseeducation.com