February 20, 2006 | VivirLatino

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Cuellar "clarifies" himself

19:17 H — Jennifer

The blogs were afire last week with the news that Representative Henry Cuellar (D.-Texas) was supporting giving the Minutemen $100 million dollars in federal money to "protect our borders". Blue Latinos and MoveOn.org quickly launched into attack mode. From Blue... Read more »

Topics: Blogs - Immigration - Politics - Texas

Politicians and the Community Wanna Know What's Going Down in PR

19:00 H — Maegan la Mala

Congressional Representatives Charles Rangel, José Serrano, Nydia Velázquez from New York, Luis Gutierrez from Chicago, Governor of Puerto Rico Anibal Acevedo Vilá and Puerto Rico Resident Commissioner Luis Fortuño have called for hearings and an independent investigation in response... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Events - Justice - New York City - Puerto Rico

A tough job, but somebody's got to do it

15:15 H — Jennifer

Coal mining isn't a career most of us consider when pondering what we want to do for a living. Apparently even children of miners, once the heirs apparent to the vocation, aren't considering it anymore either. Enter Latino immigrants: The... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Labor

6 Cities Have Corazon

11:00 H — Maegan la Mala

The National Latina Health Network is hosting a Healthy Heart Day on February 25th in 6 different cities across the country to celebrate National Heart Month. The day will include free blood pressure and cholesterol screenings, an opportunity for... Read more »

Topics: Events - Health - Houston - Los Angeles - Miami - New York City

2006 Winter Olympic Coverage : Even on Ice Latinos Got the Moves

08:00 H — Maegan la Mala

In general Latinos (however you want to define them) are thought of as a warm or, dare I say, hot blooded people even though , as many of us know, we also live in cold places with ice and... Read more »

Topics: Sports