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Tuesday Roundup in the Latino Politics World
Here are some stories we have been following the past few days: Tomorrow former California Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez’s son, Esteban, is scheduled to have a preliminary hearing. He’s being charged...
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Joe Baca Loves Lenders
Earlier this year, we blogged about the WSJ piece that revealed the extent that the Congressional Hispanic Caucus was involved with subprime lenders in promoting its Hogar Program, and we followed up...
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Mid-week updates
As I predicted on Gustavo Arellano’s Four O’Clock Tuesdayhour on KPFK yesterday, Gil Cedillo effectively shot himself in the foot with his campaign spending and negative mailers, costing him the...
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Rep. Joe Baca & his “version” of the DREAM Act
The following is another guest blog post by Sorjuana. Recently, I have blogged about Rep. Loretta Sanchez’s failure to co-sponsor the DREAM Act, despite it being supported by both Republicans and...
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The only Latina on the NRCC’s Target List: Rep. Loretta Sanchez
The National Republican Congressional Committee released a list last week of the 70 seats it intends to target for next year’s midterm elections, and Rep. Loretta Sanchez is the only Latina on the...
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Has Obama “dropped the ball” on immigration?
Yesterday, I read this piece by Ruben Navarrette titled Obama drops ball on immigration. I scratched my head and then thought to myself, “I don’t think President Obama ever really picked up the ball on...
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End up week update: Villaraigosa for Senate?, Joe Baca and Tiger Woods, + More!
It has been a busy week, but here are some items that I have been following in the past few days. This piece from the Huffington Post caught my attention about Villar (as many like to call him) or...
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Some reactions to President Obama’s State of Union Address
I was able to catch most of the State of the Union last night, and before the President even entered the gallery, I was struck by a few things. One being Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez in her “Nancy...
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Seneca: Latinos and The Federal Reserve
The only other agency of the federal government where Latinos have not become commonly employed nor have an appointed presence on the governing boards besides the intelligence community is the Federal...
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DREAM Now Letters Recap: The CHC Has To Stand With Migrant Youth, Not Against Us
By Kyle de Beausset: Today marks the completion of the second week of the DREAM Now series. I am sorry I was not able to get a letter out on Wednesday. Too much travel and not enough sleep led me to...
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