Escort says Menendez Prostitution Claims Were Made Up

Escort says Menendez Prostitution Claims Were Made Up

Mary Mata March 4, 2013

By Carol D. Leonnig and Ernesto Londoño, Washington Post An escort who appeared on a video claiming Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) paid her for sex has told Dominican Republic police that she […]

5 Reasons Immigration Reform Might Actually Pass

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By Benjy Sarlin, TPM Activists and politicians working on a bill are sounding increasingly confident — even cocky — about their chances. There’s a bipartisan Senate plan already making the […]

U.S. Sequester Cuts Would Harm Latino Babies

Mary Mata March 1, 2013

By Khalil Abdullah, New America Media WASHINGTON, D.C.–Thousands of unborn Americans have no say on whether the process of across-the-board federal budget cuts – the so-called “sequestration” — should move forward […]

Conservative Hispanic Group to Launch Pro- Immigration Reform Campaign

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By Griselda Nevarez, Voxxi As Republicans continue discussing how they must change their view on immigration in order to make inroads with Latino voters, one of the country’s most conservative […]

Some Latino Congress Members Breaking Partisan Mold

Mary Mata February 28, 2013

By Nathan L. Gonzales, NBCLatino Congress is derided as an increasingly partisan and polarized body, but a handful of Hispanic Members are trying to break the gridlock. According to new ratings […]

Obama Names Latina to Head Federal Trade Commission

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By Andrew Zajac & Hans Nichols, Bloomberg Edith Ramirez, a campaign official for President Barack Obama and one of his law school classmates, will be named as head the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, where she […]

Latin America Green News

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By Amanda Maxwell, La Onda Verde de NRDC Chile Enersis, the owner of Endesa—the company that controls 51% of HidroAysén—believes that the mega-dam project will resume this year. Among the remaining roadblocks […]

Latinas’ Vote Under Fire?

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By Viviana Hurtado, The Wise Latina Club In 1965, 25,000 people marched to Montgomery, Alabama to help pass the Voting Rights Act. On Wednesday, the Supreme Court, including Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor, heard […]

Immigration Reform Bus Tour – Keeping Families Together

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By Jesse Luna, NewsTaco When I think of Comprehensive Immigration Reform I think of families.  This isn’t just a policy issue. My father was born in the U.S. but when […]

Sequester Impact on Latino Education, Health & Jobs

Mary Mata February 27, 2013

By Fox News Latino Among the sweeping number of budget cuts that are planned to go into effect on March 1 are many that will directly impact the lives of […]