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Texas judge wants Cuban accused of terrorism freed

18:29 H — Jennifer

Many don't walk away from Texas courtrooms with freedom, but Luis Posada Carriles (age 79), a man accused of bombing an airplane and plotting to overthrow Fidel Castro's government in Cuba did just that today:The judge in the El Paso... Read more »

Topics: Cuba - Justice - Texas

Religious leaders call for a stop to immigration raids

13:51 H — Jennifer

Leaders of several California religious groups held a press conference earlier this week in San Rafael (near San Francisco) calling for an end of the recent wave of immigration raids, and empathy for the plight of undocumented immigrants:"I don't think... Read more »

Topics: California - Controversia - Immigration - Religion - San Francisco

Newt's Sorry Doesn't Translate

12:40 H — Maegan la Mala

Maybe when former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich basically said that Spanish was a ghetto language he was referring to his own lame attempt to apologize and explain his statements in Spanish! Thankfully I'm not the only one to... Read more »

Topics: Bilingualism - Immigration - Internet - Language - Newspapers - Politics - Race

Miss Universe Battle of the Bulge

08:45 H — Maegan la Mala

It's no surprise to VL readers that Puerto Rican Miss Universe, Zuleyka Rivera, has issues with weight and her body. Right after her win Jennifer questioned if her fainting spell was just nerves or the result of dangerous dieting. Well... Read more »

Topics: Health - Women