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Latinos for Obama maps massive national campaign
July 17, 2008SAN DIEGO — “I’m not taking a single Latino vote for granted,” Sen. Barack Obama promised thousands at the National Council of La Raza’s national conference here, July 13. To show his seriousness, right after Obama’s...
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Low income tenants fight to save their homes
July 17, 2008OAKLAND, Calif. — Dozens of tenants at the California Hotel won a small but significant victory July 11, when a judge ordered the building’s owner and managers to keep the hotel open and maintain utilities, managerial...
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Alliance to register 500,000 immigrants, get a million to polls
July 17, 2008One of the main slogans of the massive marches which started three years ago for a just and comprehensive reform of immigration laws was, “Today we march, tomorrow we vote.” Today under the slogan, “My Vote,...
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New Yorker cover sparks protests as Democrat gains lead in polls
July 16, 2008NEW YORK – “It's downright offensive” was the sentiment echoed by Manhattan protesters Tuesday complaining of the New Yorker cover painting the Obama's as terrorists at a press conference at the magazine's headquarters. The event was called...
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At La Raza meet, Obama preferred over McCain
July 16, 2008SAN DIEGO — Barack Obama’s sizeable opinion-poll lead among Hispanics over John McCain was reflected in the reaction to their speeches to the 5,000 participants in the National Council of La Raza’s annual conference here July...
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