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Latinos in Congress: Diverse, Yet Bundled Together

NewsTaco January 11, 2011

Interesting piece in the Houston Chronicle about the balance of Latino numbers and power in the US congress. It’s thorough enough: there are more Latinos in congress today than there […]

Latino Democrats Gain Power In New York Senate

Mary Mata January 10, 2011

Latinos in Congress, by the Numbers

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King:Deported DREAMers Like Peace Corps Voluteers

NewsTaco

Apparently, and according to a Fox News Latino post, the new chairman of the House Subcommittee on Immigration Policy and Enforcement, Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, spent his childhood reading the US […]

Latino/Gay Credited with Saving Rep. Gifford’s Life

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That’s right, the credited hero that emerged from the deadly attack in Tuscon is Latino and gay. The questions you ask coming out of this revelation can sort a lot […]

Democratic Arizona Congresswoman, 18 Others, Shot

Mary Mata January 8, 2011

This morning Democratic Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and 18 others were shot this morning at a Safeway in Tucson. The AP has identified the shooter at a 22 year-old  named […]

Political Action for Latinos will be in State Legislatures

NewsTaco January 7, 2011

Now that the reading of the Constitution is done the members of the US Congress can get to the work of little else. I’m not criticizing the political theater of […]