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The campaign to put Julian Castro on Hillary Clinton’s VP shortlist
*There’s been plenty of high-volume speculation about Julián Castro as Hillary Clinton’s running mate. And while the speculation is good overall, it’s also pre-mature. Clinton isn’t the nominee, and there […]
Secretary of Labor Perez Rules Out Maryland Senate Run
*This is interesting, but I think predictable. I didn’t think Perez would leave a cabinet position to run for the Senate. But it speakes to the larger question of a […]
Hillary Clinton said to be grooming Obama official Julian Castro for vice president
*This began as “what if” when Castro was mayor of San Antonio; it turned to serious speculation when he moved to be Secreatry of HUD; now that talk of the […]
Latinos Mention Tom Perez as Possible Replacement for Mikulski
*A little inside baseball for a Wednesday morning. Tom Perez to replace Barbara Mikulsky? Hmmmm …. By Fox News Latino Labor Secretary Tom Perez was the name bouncing around Latino […]
Alberto Nisman and Argentina’s History of Assassinations and Suspicious Suicides
*The story of the death of Argentinian prosecutor Alberto Nisman reads like far-fetched fiction: a terrorist bombing, ties to Iran, a cover-up from the highest levels, investigation, implications, and a […]
2014 Hispanic Heritage Month. Is There Anything to Celebrate?
By Jorge E. Ponce, NewsTaco Hispanic Heritage Month. It’s been nearly fifty years since the United States has been celebrating this observance annually. By passage of Public Law 100-402 in […]
National Hispanic Leadership Agenda Issues Congressional Scorecard
PRESS RELEASE Members of the 113th Congress to be Scored on Immigration, Economic Issues, and Votes to Confirm Latino Nominees Washington, D.C. – Today the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda (NHLA), […]
Senate panel OKs Mayor Julián Castro for Housing secretary
By Todd J. Gillman, Dallas Morning News WASHINGTON — San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro cleared his first hurdle in a bid to join the Obama Cabinet, as the Senate Banking Committee voted […]
Latinos in the Federal Sector – Still Waiting for Their Concerns to be Heard
*While President Obama’s record of appointing Latinos to his cabinet is set to become the best among all U.S. Presidents, the number of Latnos in the federal workforce is abysmally […]
Julián Castro: The Now Generation of Latino Leadership
By Dr. Henry Flores, NewsTaco It appears that Latinos have arrived, again, on the national scene. We’ve been declared the Sleeping Giant every decade since the 1980s and nothing seems […]