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President Obama’s Message to Puerto Rico: The US Congress Still Decides Your Fate, Not You

Posted in Puerto Rico, tagged AOL, Barack Obama, Caribbean, Commonwealth, Obama, Puerto Rico, United States, United States Congress on September 28, 2011 | 18 Comments »

In a much-heralded White House Roundtable Discussion today with journalists from Yahoo!, MSN, and AOL, President Obama offered his views about Puerto Rico’s quest to finally resolve its 113-year-old status debate. Here is the video of what he said: Although President Obama said “the key here is that the status of Puerto Rico should be [...]

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CBS News Covers Puerto Rico’s Drug Smuggling and Tragic Crime Rate

Posted in Puerto Rico, tagged Caribbean, CBS NEWS, Illegal drug trade, Mexico – United States border, Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico Police Department, United States, United States Justice Department on September 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

“It’s raining money and drugs here in Puerto Rico.” For all those who think that the issues of border security, drug crimes and tragic murders are only affecting the US-Mexican border just need to watch this report from CBS NEWS. As the report says: “Drug smuggling is as much a part of Puerto Rico as palm [...]

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Last Week at #OccupyWallStreet: Exclusive Photos of a Growing Social Movement

Posted in Politics, tagged NYC, OccupyWallStreet, Rebecca Beard photos, Wall Street, wall street photos, wall street protest on September 25, 2011 | 7 Comments »

The following photos from #OccupyWallStreet were taken by the extremely talented photojournalist Rebecca Beard and published exclusively by LatinoRebels. The protest is entering its second week.

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