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Regrets Only : Bush is Sorry About Immigration and Iraq

13:37 H — Maegan la Mala

As President Bush prepares to leave office, he's reflecting on what went wrong and according to him immigration and the war in Iraq went wrong. Well kind of sort of. Bush said that one of his biggest disappointments was the... Read more »

Topics: Immigration - Iraq War - Politics

Statue of Someone Pretending to be Che Causes Controversy in NYC

11:37 H — Maegan la Mala

Of all the things NY'ers could be angry about, some have chosen to be angry about a statue of someone pretending to be Che Guevara. The statue actually depicts a Barcelona street performer portraying Che, part of three bronze sculptures... Read more »

Topics: Argentina - Arts - Cuba - History - New York City

Martes Movie : Some Place Like Home

09:37 H — Maegan la Mala

Families United for Racial and Economic Equality (FUREE) , a community organization lead by and comprised primarily of low-income women of color, are premiering their film this Friday: Some Place Like Home : The Fight Against Gentrification in Downtown... Read more »

Topics: Activism - Events - Housing - Movies - New York City

What Suffolk Police Can do to Earn the Trust of Latinos

07:38 H — Maegan la Mala

It took the hate driven murder of Marcelo Lucero for Suffolk's Hispanic Advisory Board to consider ways to improve police community relations. What are they proposing? Flyers. Mel Guadalupe, Levy's minority affairs director, said he hoped to receive "corporate support"... Read more »

Topics: Crime - New York