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	<title>Voto Latino &#187; Voting</title>
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		<title>Immigration and the Hispanic Vote</title>
		<link>http://www.votolatino.org/politics/2010/09/08/immigration-and-the-hispanic-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.votolatino.org/politics/2010/09/08/immigration-and-the-hispanic-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 17:34:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emily</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Immigration]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[2010 mid-term elections]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.votolatino.org/?p=3651</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In a  recent PODER magazine article David Adams, Tim Pratt, and Carlos de Corboda discussed the effects President Obama&#8217;s domestic policy is expected to have on the Latino community&#8217;s voter turnout. Analysts believe the fact that the Obama administration has yet to address immigration reform despite promises to do so within the first year of Obama&#8217;s presidency will adversely affect [...]]]></description>
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		<title>President Obama&#8217;s speech and the DREAM Act</title>
		<link>http://www.votolatino.org/education/dream-act/2010/07/02/president-obamas-speech-and-the-dream-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.votolatino.org/education/dream-act/2010/07/02/president-obamas-speech-and-the-dream-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emily</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Dream Act]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.votolatino.org/?p=2535</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, President Obama delivered a speech on immigration reform that could have several implications for young people. The speech directly addressed the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act, also called the DREAM Act.  Authored by Sens. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Richard Lugar, R-Ind., the bill now has the support of  70% of people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2010 Elections: What is your top issue?</title>
		<link>http://www.votolatino.org/voting/2010/06/16/2010-elections-what-is-your-top-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://www.votolatino.org/voting/2010/06/16/2010-elections-what-is-your-top-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jun 2010 22:08:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emily</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Voting]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Elections]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[QuestionsView Results]]></description>
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		<title>Primaries being held today in 11 estados! Vota y represent!</title>
		<link>http://www.votolatino.org/voting/2010/06/08/primaries-being-held-today-in-11-estados-vota-y-represent/</link>
		<comments>http://www.votolatino.org/voting/2010/06/08/primaries-being-held-today-in-11-estados-vota-y-represent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jun 2010 17:28:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emily</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Voting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Arkansas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[California]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[North Dakota]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Primary election]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Primary elections are being held today in 11 states: Arkansas California Iowa Maine Montana Nevada New Jersey North Dakota South Carolina South Dakota Virginia For a list of resources on how to get your vote on and to find out if you&#8217;re registered, visit the Voter Information Center &#8211; Election Assistance Commission. We&#8217;ve also compiled [...]]]></description>
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		<title>List of states considering laws similar to Arizona&#8217;s SB1070</title>
		<link>http://www.votolatino.org/voting/2010/05/27/list-of-states-considering-laws-similar-to-arizonas-sb1070/</link>
		<comments>http://www.votolatino.org/voting/2010/05/27/list-of-states-considering-laws-similar-to-arizonas-sb1070/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 18:22:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emily</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Arizona]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.votolatino.org/?p=2465</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Below is a list of states or politicians who have either introduced or are prepared to introduce legislation similar to Arizona&#8217;s Senate Bill 1070.  Please leave comments below if there are more states or politicians with similar comments. Texas ABC News reports that state Rep. Debbie Riddle, R-Tomball, will introduce a bill in the Texas [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pledge to Flex Political Power</title>
		<link>http://www.votolatino.org/immigration/2009/12/14/pledge-to-flex-political-power/</link>
		<comments>http://www.votolatino.org/immigration/2009/12/14/pledge-to-flex-political-power/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 20:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emily</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Colombia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miami Herald]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South America]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our friend and ally Katherine Vargas, Press Secretary for the National Immigration Forum, recently published a beautiful Op-Ed in the Miami Herald about the power of voting. Vargas was born in Bogotá, Colombia, and recently became a U.S. citizen. Here is an excerpt from her piece: &#8220;Being an American is much more than apple pie, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New Latino Vote Under Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.votolatino.org/politics/2009/11/09/the-new-latino-vote-under-obama/</link>
		<comments>http://www.votolatino.org/politics/2009/11/09/the-new-latino-vote-under-obama/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emily</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.votolatino.org/?p=1847</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Democratic outreach to Latino voters helped Barack Obama win Red States in the 2008 election and deepened a rift between that demographic and the Republican Party. The 2004 &#8220;Viva Bush&#8221; Latino outreach campaign did not endure amid conservative voices rallying for border fence proposals and slashing health care choices for illegal immigrants. These conservative attempts [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House opens debate on health care overhaul bill</title>
		<link>http://www.votolatino.org/health-care/2009/11/07/house-opens-debate-on-health-care-overhaul-bill/</link>
		<comments>http://www.votolatino.org/health-care/2009/11/07/house-opens-debate-on-health-care-overhaul-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:16:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>emily</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health Care]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[vote]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama&#8217;s landmark health care overhaul moved toward a vote in the House Saturday after anti-abortion lawmakers won a chance to knock out language that would let people who get federal subsidies buy insurance plans that include abortion coverage. Democratic leaders were hopeful they could pass the bill, giving Obama his biggest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>2009 Elections are TOMORROW</title>
		<link>http://www.votolatino.org/voting/2009/11/02/2009-elections-are-tomorrow-please-read-and-re-post/</link>
		<comments>http://www.votolatino.org/voting/2009/11/02/2009-elections-are-tomorrow-please-read-and-re-post/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 17:01:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Voting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.votolatino.org/?p=1787</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Familia, the goals we accomplished in the 2008 elections are only small steps we took to achieve the ultimate vision we have for engaging all young American Latinos in civic participation. Registering to vote and voting in last year’s presidential election is simply still not enough. DON&#8217;T FORGET TO VOTE TOMORROW if you live in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Congress Ends the Widow Penalty</title>
		<link>http://www.votolatino.org/voting/2009/10/21/congress-ends-the-widow-penalty/</link>
		<comments>http://www.votolatino.org/voting/2009/10/21/congress-ends-the-widow-penalty/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:25:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Voting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON, D.C. – The death of a spouse will no longer result in automatic deportation of widows and widowers and their children, following a historic vote in the Senate today. Ending a policy traced back at least seventy-one years, Congress has abolished the “widow penalty.” Thanks to a concerted effort by families, legal counsel and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>House approves Voting Rights Act</title>
		<link>http://www.votolatino.org/voting/2009/08/03/house-approves-voting-rights-act/</link>
		<comments>http://www.votolatino.org/voting/2009/08/03/house-approves-voting-rights-act/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 17:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Voting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.votolatino.org/?p=1250</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[On this day in 1965, the House approved the Voting Rights Act by a 328-74 vote. The bill outlawed literacy tests and poll taxes as a means of assessing whether anyone was fit or unfit to vote. It also allowed the Justice Department to send federal examiners to voting districts where registration lagged and granted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GOP In &#8220;Very, Very Deep Hole&#8221; w/o Hispanic Vote</title>
		<link>http://www.votolatino.org/voting/2009/08/03/gop-in-very-very-deep-hole-wo-hispanic-vote/</link>
		<comments>http://www.votolatino.org/voting/2009/08/03/gop-in-very-very-deep-hole-wo-hispanic-vote/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:38:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>steve</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Voting]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.votolatino.org/?p=1221</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Having attempted to put together a voting coalition broad enough to get elected president, Sen. John McCain (R-A.Z.) knows better than any other lawmaker the shortcomings and vulnerabilities of the Republican Party. So his declaration on Sunday morning that the GOP faced a dire situation unless it did more to bring Hispanic voters into its [...]]]></description>
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