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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Not even the rain could stop dozens of San Ysidro families who wanted to receive a toy for their children this Christmas.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Eighteen-year-old Francisco Curiel was present in the U.S. Senate chamber as the votes were tallied. His hopes alternately surged and crashed as each of the powerful legislators made their choice, “yea” or “nay,” on the DREAM Act.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Los hispanos en Estados Unidos nos hemos quedado como “el perro de las dos tortas”. El pasado Sábado 18 de Diciembre, el famoso DREAM Act fue derrotado en el senado, al no lograr los 60 votos necesarios que le permitiría a la iniciativa ser enviada al escritorio del Presidente Obama para convertirse en ley con su firma.</p>

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; With the exception of one stubborn nation that insisted to the end on an agreement that would meet minimum scientific standards for reverting global warming, world leaders agreed to: dodge binding emissions controls, promise funds with no sources attached, leave untouched the intellectual property regime that restricts the flow of green technology, and expands market-based mechanisms that are correlated to a rise in greenhouse gas emissions.</p>