Articles Tagged “Obama”
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La Sra. Cecilia Muñoz sí puede
Por Yazmine Esparza READ THE ENGLISH VERSION Cecilia Muñoz es un nombre que, hasta hace unos días, no era reconocido por muchos que no hubieran seguido sus gestiones en asuntos de inmigración ni su labor como vice presidenta del Consejo Nacional de La Raza. Su nombre, entonces, puede haber sonado tan normal como si fuera [...]
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Shakira to Advise Obama on Educational Issues
Shakira will now be advising President Obama on educational matters. President Obama has appointed the Colombian-born pop star to his Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics. In naming Shakira, the White House cited her record founding a group, the Barefoot Foundation, which operates schools in Latin America and South Africa, as well as her [...]
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Video: Obama on Cuba: We Will Lift Embargo if Cuban Government Makes Significant Reform
President Obama addressed the Cuban Embargo during a Hispanic Roundtable at the White House Wednesday and he said that he will lift the embargo if the Cuban government will make significant reform. The video and full-text of that portion of the roundtable is below: MS. MEDINA: This next question is about Cuba, and it comes [...]
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Ya Es Hora, Ve y Vota! – Piolín Interviews Michelle Obama; airs Thursday
Eddie “Piolín” Sotelo, interviewed President Barack Obama and that interview aired this morning and that just wasn’t enough. Univision announced earlier this evening that Piolín will air an interview with First Lady Michelle Obama this Thursday at 9 a.m. PST during his show “Piolín por la Mañana.” The exclusive interview is the first time that [...]
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Video: Children and Immigration with Michelle Obama
Whether this was staged or not, it’s sad. At what age do children know that a parent or loved one “doesn’t have papers.” What happened to the girl’s mother? What do you think? Leave comments below or share them with us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Confused by Healthcare Reform? Adonde Vas?
The man in this video must have been so excited about healthcare reform, he forgot where he was going and walked right out behind the President and vice president. What do you think? Leave comments below or share them with us on Twitter and Facebook.
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Obama Gives Update on Immigration Reform
President Barack Obama said on Friday he expects Congress to overhaul the country’s immigration system, an issue that fires up emotions on both sides of the political divide, by “early next year,” Reuters reports. Obama has been criticized for not following through on a campaign pledge to tackle the issue this year. He has urged [...]
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Meet the Latina who made the word ‘Hispanic’ official
Dos Lives explores ‘Latino’ life here in the U.S., and not ‘Hispanic’ life according to the graphic at the top of our site, but we’d still like to know who made the word ‘Hispanic’ official. It’s not who you think. Meet Grace Flores-Hughes, the Hispanic bureaucrat who helped establish “Hispanic” as the government’s word of [...]
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Cafe con Leche & con Obama
Did you miss scrambled eggs with Obama this morning at the Esperanza National Hispanic Prayer Breakfast? No worries, Dos Lives has you covered! Below is a transcript of Obama’s remarks this morning: THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ____________________________________________ For Immediate Release June 19, 2009 REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT THE ESPERANZA NATIONAL [...]
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Meet future Supreme Court Nominees from the Bronx!
Many in the Bronx are excited about Judge Sonia Sotomayor’s nomination to be a Supreme Court Justice. Dos Lives found other potential Supreme Court Nominees outside the Bronx Court House this weekend that Obama didn’t choose. They put on the black robe of Justice and pounded the gavel for us as they gave their rulings [...]
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Da Bronx is famous for a lot of stuff
The Bronx is the home of two of New York’s greatest attractions, the Bronx Zoo and Yankee Stadium. The Bronx is the only borough of New York that is physically connected to the mainland of the United States. The Bronx also produces a lot of stuff…such as 26,400,000 pounds of garbage everyday. The Bronx is [...]
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Win $100 with the Dos Lives Economic Stimulus Package
Do you remember the times when you had money to send home? Now, with the help of Dos Lives, you can do it again! Enter to win $100 worth of stuff that will help you get through the recession! Hurry contest ends Monday May 25th. What do you think? Leave comments below or share them [...]
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The Book
We don’t know if Hugo has ever read it, or reads, but according to the Associated Press, Chavez gave Obama a copy of “The Open Veins of Latin America: Five Centuries of the Pillage of a Continent,” a book by Eduardo Galeano, which chronicles U.S. and European economic and political interference in the region. White [...]
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Los Mejores Amigos
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Obama: Si se Puede!
Obama spoke this morning to the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of commerce. He spoke about the importance of education and said “Si se puede” during his speech. Remember his campaign ads during the election? He would speak Spanish in them, but McCain never did. McCain had enough trouble speaking English during some of the debates. Back [...]
