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Puerto Rican Republicans Get GOP Candidates to Take a Position on Puerto Rican Status

Posted in Puerto Rico, tagged CNN, Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Puerto Rican, Puerto Rico, United States, United States Armed Forces, Wolf Blitzer on January 27, 2012 | 23 Comments »

Never underestimate the power of an active Puerto Rican who is passionate about politics. Today at the Hispanic Leadership Network conference in Miami, the issue of the island’s political status and how poorly CNN handled it last night was front and center. A new post by Univision News presents a very detailed account of what [...]

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CNN Fails Last Night with Puerto Rican GOP Debate Question

Posted in Puerto Rico, tagged CNN, Florida, Luis Fortuño, Puerto Rican, Puerto Rico, Republican, United States, Wolf Blitzer on January 27, 2012 | 7 Comments »

As Puerto Rico enters another plebiscite question this November to check in on the island’s pulse regarding its 114-year-old colonial relationship with the United States, last night’s GOP Florida Debate on CNN included a question from Elizabeth Cuevas-Neunder, the Republican president and CEO of the Puerto Rican Chamber of Florida, about the candidates’ position on statehood [...]

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Citing His Busy Lecture Schedule, Democratic Consultant Agustín “Gus” García Leaves Tequila Party Leadership

Posted in Politics, tagged Cinco de Mayo, CNN, Democratic Party, Gus Garcia, Latino, Politics, Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, Republican, Tequila Party, United State on September 19, 2011 | 2 Comments »

ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY LATINOREBELS.COM In May, Agustín “Gus” García, a Latino political powerhouse who was one of Hilary Clinton’s top consultants for her 2008 presidential bid, was identified by CNN as the Tequila Party’s top political strategist. During that time, García said the following to CNN: “I think first you have to understand the [...]

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