Unless Obama begins to act upon his stated convictions, he find himself in the middle of the political highway as roadkill

Perspective

By Roberto Dr. Cintli Rodriguez

President Barack Obama is an enigma. No one quite seems to know what he actually stands for.

Most progressives saw in the election of Obama, a Nelson Mandela figure. Based on his first year in office, many are understandably disillusioned.

by Seth Sandronsky
New America Media 

“In dreams, immigration officials rushed in and arrested me,” said Ju H. “I woke up sweating. My heart was pounding.”

Eyes tearing, the 20-year-old immigrant without citizenship documents from South Korea and current community college student in the San Francisco Bay Area continued telling his story to advocates, lawmakers and students at a crowded Capitol summit in Sacramento on Wednesday.

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<p>GENERAL SANTOS CITY, PHILIPPINES — This is something that the Mexicans Juan Manuel Marquez and Marco Antonio Barrera, the American Oscar De La Hoya, the Briton Ricky Hatton and the Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto—proud warriors who have fallen before Manny Pacquiao’s fists—could not have prepared or trained for.</p>

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Comentario:
Por: Damon Dunn

California es reconocida en el mundo por su clima y sus hermosas playas, su diversidad y sus famosas atracciones en todo el estado, desde Lake Shasta y San Francisco hasta Los Angeles y San Diego. Sin embargo, no hace mucho le hemos agregado otra distinción a nuestro estado: déficits históricos y devastadores, los impuestos de negocios y gasolina más altos de la nación, y una paralización partidaria como ninguna otra en el país.

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<p>Al revisar mis archivos electrónicos me encontré con un artículo que escribí en los últimos estertores de 2004 y que publicó el diario el 1 de enero de 2005 sobre la tradición que observa la gente de los Andes sudamericanos de quemar los años viejos para dejar atrás las malas vibras de los 12 meses que ya pasaron.</p>

El Chicano, Herman Baca, wins one from the man. Baca’s questioning of illegal service charge forces the city of National City to pay back the $10.50 they were charging for processing businesses licenses.

Comentario:
Por Humberto Caspa, Ph.D.

Finalmente se ve una lumbre que brilla al final del túnel que conduce a los gays hacia el Pentágono. La tolerancia empieza a ganar terreno en la institución militar.

Durante su pronunciamiento en el Congreso, el presidente Barack Obama propuso, ante la mirada atónita de los comandantes de las Fuerzas Armadas, que los gays tienen derecho a servir al país sin ser discriminados.

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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp; <strong>How can a formerly proud Latina like myself feel proud to be Mexican again after my beloved relative was murdered in Mexico by narcos while visiting? I still have love for my heritage, and I understand that many Mexican people live in desperate situations because they have no opportunity. But on that day, I was not proud to be a Mexican. And I wonder if I will ever be again.</strong></p>