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http://aztlan-network-news.blogspot.com/2013/10/10202013-aztlan-network-news-blog-via.html
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The NSA has been systematically eavesdropping on the Mexican government for years. It hacked into the president's public email account and gained deep insight into policymaking and the political system. The news is likely to hurt ties between the US and Mexico.
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10/20/2013  #NSA Hacked Email Account of Mexican President @SPIEGELONLINE
http://www.spiegel.de/international/world/nsa-hacked-email-account-of-mexican-president-a-928817.html
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Senator-elect Cory Booker, right, and Sen. Robert Menendez, left, will make New Jersey the first state to have a black and Latino senator. (Robert Sciarrino/The Star-Ledge ====
10/20/2013 Booker and Menendez form historic duo as first Black and Latino senators from the same state @njdotcom
http://www.nj.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/10/booker_and_menendez_form_historic_duo_as_first_black_and_latino_senators_from_the_same_state.html++++
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▶ Human Rights and Global Citizenship: Luis Valdez ~Nov 20, 2008
http://youtu.be/8xjukTpCwMU  ~Uploaded Jan 29, 2009
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Luis Valdez: Chicano playwright explores social role of theater  @MontereyHerald  By CLAUDIA MELÉNDEZ SALINAS http://www.montereyherald.com/news/ci_24261719/chicano-playwright-explores-social-role-theater
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▶ Rigoberta Menchu: Human Rights and #Indigenous Peoples: Oct, 21, 2005
http://youtu.be/Irvq1CHPAvo  ~Uploaded Jan 31, 2008
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▶ Rodolfo Corky Gonzales Commemoration! Que Viva La Raza Cosmicá!
http://youtu.be/Fpm6wHLGIYU  ~Uploaded Oct 9, 2007 #Chicano
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It’s a great day to be indigenous: Powerful speech by Mi'kmaq Warrior, Suzanne Patles
~via @stimulator
http://www.submedia.tv/stimulator/2013/10/19/its-a-great-day-to-be-indigenous/
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10/20/2013  #Mexico drug lord shot dead by clown assassins  @AJEnglish
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2013/10/mexico-drug-lord-shot-dead-clown-assassins-20131019231130575399.html
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10/20/2013  San Diego: High-Speed Chase Closes US-Mexico Border Crossing  @ABC
http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/high-speed-chase-closes-us-mexico-border-crossing-20624055
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10/19/2013  Boehner’s no-win immigration dilemma  @NBCLatino
http://nbclatino.com/2013/10/19/boehners-no-win-immigration-dilemma/
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10/19/2013  Phoenix: Chicanos Por La Causa benefit dance to help support victims of domestic violence @abc15
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/entertainment/events/chicanos-por-la-causa-benefit-dance-to-help-support-victims-of-domestic-violence
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10/19/2013  Crime in Mexico: Out of sight, not out of mind  @TheEconomist
http://www.economist.com/news/americas/21588071-having-decided-play-down-fight-against-drug-kingpins-enrique-pe-nieto-has-yet-come
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10/19/2013 Mexico's Baja peninsula hit by 6.4-magnitude quake  @sacbee_news
http://www.sacbee.com/2013/10/19/5834690/mexicos-baja-peninsula-hit-by.html
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The march was organized by Portugal’s main labor group, the General Confederation of Portuguese Workers, which said that 70,000 people took part in the rallies. Police put the number of participants at around 50,000.
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10/19/2013  Tens of thousands protest #Portugal austerity cuts  @RT_com
http://rt.com/in-vision/protest-portugal-austerity-cuts/
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▶ Weekly Address: Working Together on Behalf of the American People @BarackObama
http://youtu.be/l76zFLXW268  ~Pub Oct 19, 2013
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10/19/2013  President highlights #immigration in weekly address  @NBCLatino
http://nbclatino.com/2013/10/19/president-highlights-immigration-in-weekly-address/
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10/19/2013  Spanish-language health care website delayed  @NBCLatino
http://nbclatino.com/2013/10/19/spanish-health-care-website-delayed/
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10/18/2013  Poll: GOP must allow House immigration reform vote to win Latino votes  @UPI
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2013/10/18/Report-GOP-has-much-to-overcome-to-win-Latino-vote/UPI-64361382139679/
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Dr. Arnoldo DeLeón, history professor at Angelo State University, wrote “They Called Them Greasers: Anglo Attitudes toward Mexicans in Texas, 1821-1900” to enlighten people on the racial attitudes toward Mexicans. In honor of the book’s 30th anniversary, DeLeón will share with students, employees, and the community at Lone Star College-Kingwood some important lessons learned from history.
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10/18/2013  Houston: Book sheds light on plight of Mexican Americans  @HumbleNews
http://www.yourhoustonnews.com/humble/news/book-sheds-light-on-plight-of-mexican-americans/article_ed81d6b8-f42a-5570-8964-66b1a1f6052b.html
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10/18/2013  Are Immigrant Aid Organizations Ready for Reform?
~By @ErwindeLeon ~via @LatinoVoices
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/erwin-de-leon/are-immigrantaid-organiza_b_4118636.html
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10/18/2013  How One Woman Is Bridging The Gap Between Classical Music And Latinos
~via @LatinoVoices
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/18/latinos-and-classical-music_n_4124173.html

Comment: I enjoy some Classical Music because it is usually relaxing and without words that can trigger a range of thoughts. It touches emotions more and can activate certain memories and remembrances that might not otherwise surface. It can be a meditative experience.
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10/18/2013  #Latino Population Maps Reveal Demographic Pattern Regardless Of Origin (GRAPHICS) ~via @LatinoVoices
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/18/latino-population-maps_n_4124742.html
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10/18/2013  Canadian Police Use Military Tactics to Disperse Indigenous Anti-Fracking Blockade ~via @truthout & @therealnews
http://truth-out.org/news/item/19496-canadian-police-use-military-tactics-to-disperse-indigenous-anti-fracking-blockade
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A group of rescued workers stand outside a police station after they were saved from a brick kiln in Linfen, northern China's Shanxi province 27 May 2007. Police said 14 June that they had rescued more than 200 people, including 29 children, who were working as "slaves" in brick kilns, in a shocking revelation of labour practices in booming China. (AFP Photo)
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10/18/2013  #VIRAL #REPORT: Almost 30 million people worldwide live as slaves 
~via @RT_com
http://rt.com/news/millions-living-global-slavery-330/
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Protest by the Coalition of Immokalee Workers outside a Wendy’s restaurant in New York. (Credit: Aaron Cantú) ====
10/18/2013 This Week in Poverty: The Immokalee Way  ~By @GregKaufmann
~via @TheNation http://www.thenation.com/blog/176727/week-poverty-immokalee-way#
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10/18/2013  Antonia Brenner, Nun to Tijuana Prison Inmates, Dies at 86  @ABChttp://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/brenner-nun-tijuana-prison-inmates-dies-86-20616448
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Juan Lopez, of Phoenix, show his support of the Tucson Unified School District, after Superintendent of Public Instruction John Huppenthal announces that the Tucson Unified School District violates state law by teaching it's Mexican American Studies Department's ethic studies program at a news conference at the Arizona Department of Education Wednesday, June 15, 2011, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)| AP
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'Culturally Relevant Courses' Finally Approved By Arizona Education Department @LatinoVoices
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/17/culturally-relevant-courses-approved_n_4116654.html
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Asst. Prof. Rocio Calvo is overseeing the Graduate School of Social Work Latino Leadership Initiative. (Photo by Caitlin Cunningham)
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10/17/2013 GSSW Latino initiative prepares students to work in an increasingly diverse population  @BostonCollege
http://www.bc.edu/content/bc/publications/chronicle/FeaturesNewsTopstories/2013/top-stories/gssw-latino-initiative-prepares-students-to-work-in-an-increasin.html
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10/17/2013  #Immigration Reform: A Pathway to Citizenship for the GOP?
~By @DavidLeopold  ~via @LatinoVoices
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-leopold/immigration-reform-republicans_b_4115804.html
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An undocumented immigrant Sergio Garcia was born in Mexico and smuggled into the United States by his parents as an infant. (Don Bartletti/Los Angeles Times/MCT) ====
10/17/2013  New immigration law in Calif. gives aspiring attorneys hope @LatinoPolitico
http://latinotimes.com/latinos/777817-new-immigration-law-in-calif-gives-aspiring-attorneys-hope.html 
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10/16/2013  2 Officers Accused of Harassing Latinos Now Await Verdict  @NYTimes
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/17/nyregion/2-officers-accused-of-harassing-latinos-now-await-verdict.html?_r=0
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10/15/2013  » Smooth Criminal: Chevron Sues Rainforest Communities It Contaminated  @AmazonWatch
http://amazonwatch.org/news/2013/1015-smooth-criminal-chevron-sues-rainforest-communities-it-contaminated
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