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Walmart anuncia 100 juguetes a sólo $10 para empezar las compras navideñas

Walmart anuncia 100 juguetes a sólo $10 para empezar las compras navideñas

Walmart anuncia 100 juguetes a sólo $10 para empezar las compras navideñas
El minorista ofrece ahorros adelantados en más juguetes, juegos favoritos y artículos para juegos activos
BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, 30 de septiembre /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — Walmart (NYSE: WMT) está reafirmando su compromiso de traer más sonrisas en las madres y los niños esta temporada navideña, con [...]

September 30 2009 | Posted in News, US News & Views | Read More »

Exclusive Interview: Newt Gingrich for The Americano

Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich talks with The Americano about the importance of Hispanic Heritage, the uniqueness of the culture and people, and the history of Hispanics in this country.
“I believe that the basic conservative message of lower taxes, greater opportunity, the chance to keep more of your money in your pocket for [...]

September 30 2009 | Posted in Interviews, News | Read More »

Hispanic Activists for Immigration Bill Ready to Take the Streets Again

Hispanic Activists for Immigration Bill Ready to Take the Streets Again

Many Hispanic activists are noticing the delays by the Obama administration on an immigration bill. Advocates for a new immigration bill are ready to take to the streets again to demand what they call “comprehensive immigration reform.”
According to those Hispanic advocates, President Barack Obama seems to have too much to deal with, and immigration reform [...]

September 30 2009 | Posted in News, US News & Views | Read More »

Language is Not a Family Value

Language is Not a Family Value

By Stephen A. Nuño.
The first mass in an established European settlement was a Catholic service conducted under the authority of the Spanish in the colony of San Agustín, a city in northern Florida that was settled in 1565, almost half a century before Jamestown.  It was in San Agustín where the first European, Martín Argüelles, [...]

September 30 2009 | Posted in Education, Opinion | Read More »

Diaz-Balart Introduces Resolution Commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month

Diaz-Balart Introduces Resolution Commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month

WASHINGTON, DC-Today Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (R-FL), Chairman of the Congressional Hispanic Conference, introduced a resolution commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month, which began on September 15th, the anniversary of independence for five Latin American countries—Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua—and concludes on October 15th.
“Hispanic Heritage Month is a time to celebrate our culture and our [...]

September 30 2009 | Posted in News, US News & Views | Read More »

Senate Panel Kills Public Option for Health Care Bill

Senate Panel Kills Public Option for Health Care Bill

The Senate Finance Committee, working through amendments to a sweeping health care overhaul, flatly rejected on Tuesday the concept of a “public option,” a government-run insurance plan for people who cannot find coverage privately.
In a long-anticipated showdown, liberal Democrats twice failed yesterday to inject a government-run insurance option into sweeping health care legislation taking shape [...]

September 30 2009 | Posted in News, US News & Views | Read More »

¡Dinero maldito que nada vale!

¡Dinero maldito que nada vale!

Por Ricardo Valenzuela.
Al inicio del tercer milenio de la era cristiana, el mundo enfrenta una apocalíptica realidad cuando el dólar, el euro, el yen, el marco alemán y otras monedas mundiales han entrado a una etapa comatosa. Nuestro sistema monetario mundial se ha infectado con un mortal virus y ya con síntomas muy visibles, es [...]

September 30 2009 | Posted in Economy, Opinion | Read More »

Donde el Gobierno Fracasa, el Sector Privado Florece

Donde el Gobierno Fracasa, el Sector Privado Florece

Por Israel Ortega.
Según un reciente estudio proporcionado por el gobierno federal, el índice de pobres se ha elevado a una cifra no vista desde el año1987.  Según el informe, 13.2 por ciento de estadounidenses son pobres – o el 39.8 millones.  Una cifra escalofriante sin duda pero particularmente alarmante por que entre el grupo más [...]

September 30 2009 | Posted in Government, Opinion | Read More »

As We Approach the End of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, We Recognize a Hero

As We Approach the End of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, We Recognize a Hero

Dr. Orlando Silva or “Landy”, as his patients call him, is by far one of the most outstanding and inspirational human beings. He has dedicated his life to selflessly serving others either in the fight against breast cancer or as a hero to thousands who meet him in his medical missions in Latin America.

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September 30 2009 | Posted in Culture, Hispanic Heritage, Outstanding Hispanic | Read More »

Filibustering in the 19th century: Questionable incursions into foreign territory

Filibustering in the 19th century: Questionable incursions into foreign territory

Filibusterism
Filibustering in the 19th century: Questionable incursions into foreign territory
Filibusterism, together with lynchings, property taxes, squatters rights, legal excesses and their questionable application, slavery and the historic rights protected under the annexation treaties that were signed, produced a profound sense disillusionments among U.S. Hispanics in the second half of the 19th century. It was difficult [...]

September 30 2009 | Posted in Hispanic Heritage | Read More »