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Chilean Quake Shifts Focus of Hillary Clinton's Latin American Tour
By David Sessions - Politics DailySecretary of State Hillary Clinton's tour of Latin America began Monday with previously planned meetings in Uruguay, where she revealed that she is personally bringing sophisticated communications equipment to Santiago, Chile. The equipment had been requested by Chile's president, Michelle Bachelet. "Both President Obama and I spoke with President Bachelet shortly after the earthquake, offered whatever assistance the government might need -- put on stand-by search-and-rescue teams, other assets that we thought might be needed," Clinton said Monday. "They have asked for communications ...
Latino Census Promo Called 'Blasphemous'
By Sphere Staff - AOL NewsCivilrights.org NALEO's poster has become a theological bone of contention. (Dec. 15) -- A poster meant to encourage Latinos to participate in the 2010 Census is turning into a theological bone of contention, reported USA Today. The poster, which depicts Joseph and a pregnant Mary arriving in Bethlehem more than two millennia ago, has been called "blasphemous" by one Latino cleric. The connection between the Census and the birth of Jesus may need a word of explanation. According to the Gospel of Luke, USA Today said, Joseph had returned to Bethlehem to be counted in the Roman census. Since ...
Chavez is Methodically Maniacial
By Eric Schulzke - Politics DailyChavez is changing the clocks in Venezuela. A half hour off. Now, there's apparently a logic to it. The country spans enough latitude for two time zones, and this splits the difference. Also, this moves them out of the Washington D.C. time zone. To others, it appears whimsical and weird:"It seems crazy to me," says 38-year-old Maritza Mendoza, who sells orange juice from a sidewalk stand in downtown Caracas. "It's a whim, just like the change of the currency." But whatever the merits or demerits of this proposal, one thing is very clear: Chavez means to control. The effort to control the ...
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