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Rahm Emanuel Elected Chicago Mayor, Defeats Jesus “Chuy” Garcia

NewsTaco April 8, 2015

*In the end Emanuel received 56% of the vote, to Garcia’s 44%. VL By Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won a historic runoff over challenger Jesus “Chuy” Garcia […]

Voters Head To The Polls In Chicago’s First Mayoral Runoff

NewsTaco April 7, 2015

Rand Paul: ‘I am running for president’

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Jeb Bush identified himself as ‘Hispanic’ in 2009 form

NewsTaco April 6, 2015

*Wait. What? This opens a crate filled with cans of worms. The Hispanic/ Latino/ Indigenous/ Mestizo/ Chicano/ Mexicano/ Salvadoreño/ Dominicano/ Boricua/ etc… community has been in “dialogue” about the issue […]

Chuy and the battle for Chicago

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*Polls open in Chicago tomorrow morning. VL By Maria Hinojosa, Latino USA Latino USA visits the Windy City for a behind-the-scenes look at Jesus “Chuy” Garcia’s campaign for Mayor of […]

Non-citizens in New York City could soon be given the right to vote

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*First thing that came to mind? Imagine if Chicago had the same idea. Given the energized mayoral runoff there … The thing is that there are so many immigrants in […]

How Robert Menendez plans to take on the DOJ

NewsTaco April 3, 2015

*Bob Menendez says that wth the indictment he welcomes the opportunity to prove in court that the allegations against him are wrong. VL By John Bresnahan, Politico A day after […]