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Betancourt's Health is Good, Questions Around Rescue Continue

14:46 H — La Macha

The BBC News is reporting that Ingrid Betancourt's health is fine, in spite of six years of brutal captivity. Again, as before, the article seems to hint around at the possibility of sexual violence. When asked about the possibility that... Read more »

Topics: Colombia - Women

Isabel Garcia: Human Rights Activist Dehumanized and Targeted to Be Broken and Violated

13:00 H — Maegan la Mala

Over the last 15 years of my life, where I have been an activist and blogger working with and writing about immigrant issues, being told to go back where I came from (Queens, NYC) and being threatened is nothing new.... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Arizona - Controversia - Immigration - Internet - Politics - Radio - Women

Obama is Winning Among Latinos

12:59 H — Jennifer

A new poll shows a landslide win among Latinos for Obama over McCain. A national survey by Pew is showing some exciting trends in Latino voting tendencies, including what appears to be a heightened interest in the election:About 65 percent... Read more »

Topics: Politics - US Presidential Race 2008

VivirLatino Featured in Latin Week New York

11:51 H — Maegan la Mala

Topics: Internet - Media - New York City - Newspapers - VivirLatino

Chavez and the King: Reunited and it Feels So Good

09:00 H — Jennifer

Who says broken relationships can't be mended? Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez and his archenemy King Juan Carlos of Spain are putting the past behind them and mending fences today in Mallorca, in one of the most anticipated meetings of the... Read more »

Topics: Latin America - Politics - Spain - Venezuela - World

Latino Immigrants to Europe Use Plastic Surgery to Fit In

07:51 H — Jennifer

File under self-hatred a lo Europeo. Plastic surgeons in Spain are reporting a barrage of requests from Central American and South American immigrants wanting to undergo plastic surgery to make themselves look "more European". According to doctors around 2500 immigrants... Read more »

Topics: Bizarro - Latin America - Race - Society - Spain