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July 2009 - Posts

• Letters on Climate Bill Were Forged (New York Times)

  A grass-roots lobbying firm has acknowledged forging letters opposed to the climate bill that were sent to a Virginia lawmaker. Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 9:59 PM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)

• Oasis... they're no Ricky Martin (The Sun)

  OASIS have had a few insults hurled their way but Cristiano Ronaldo has delivered the best Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 8:34 PM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)

• Teens' Milestone Parties Shrink In Recession (WJXT Jacksonville)

  MIAMI -- For a generation of girls, coming of age during the recession calls for a celebration that can be as much DIY as it is mini-wedding. Planning a quinceanera? Think about choreographing your own dance routine. Feeding a Sweet 16? Hope you know Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 7:01 PM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)

• Teens' Milestone Parties Shrink In Recession (WSB-TV 2 Atlanta)

  For a generation of girls, coming of age during the recession calls for smaller celebrations. Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 7:00 PM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)

• Firm forged letters to lawmaker on climate bill (WCAX-TV Vermont)

  WASHINGTON (AP) — A Washington grassroots lobbying firm has acknowledged forging anti-climate bill letters purporting to be from a local NAACP chapter and a Latino advocacy group to a Virginia lawmaker, and a... Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 6:22 PM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)

• Firm forged letters to lawmaker on climate bill (San Francisco Chronicle)

  A Washington grassroots lobbying firm has acknowledged forging anti-climate bill letters purporting to be from a local NAACP chapter and a Latino advocacy group to a Virginia lawmaker, and a congressional committee said it was launching an investigation. Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 6:02 PM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)

• Firm forged letters from NAACP, Latino group to lawmaker on climate bill (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

  WASHINGTON - A Washington grassroots lobbying firm has acknowledged forging anti-climate bill letters purporting to be from a local NAACP chapter and a Latino advocacy group to a Virginia lawmaker, and a congressional committee said it was launching an Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 5:56 PM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)

• Murrieta woman shakes abuse to become TV show modeling finalist (The Temecula Valley News)

  A longtime Murrieta resident has emerged from the shadow of violence to become a finalist in a television contest that could catapult her into a high-profile modeling and acting career. Codie Cabral has reached a point in life that she always seemed destined Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 5:52 PM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)

• Weekend Calendar (The Herald-Mail)

  Uprise Festival; Summer festival; Morgan County Fair; Latino Family Fun Day; Trains for children; Tractor and truck pull; Berkeley County Youth Fair; Clear Spring Carnival; Music by the Lake; Action-adventure movie; Ballroom dance; Summer concert series; Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 4:33 PM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)

• Recession and the Arts, Part XVI (Seattle Weekly)

  It's a tough time to be running a non-profit arts organization of any kind. Old patrons like WaMu have disappeared, the fundraising climate is difficult, and venues are cutting their hours and/... Continue reading "Recession and the Arts, Part XVI" Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 4:03 PM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)

• Teens' Milestone Parties Shrink In Recession (KMGH 7 Denver)

  For a generation of girls, coming of age during the recession calls for smaller celebrations. Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 8:52 AM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)

• Teens' Milestone Parties Shrink In Recession (WGAL 8 Susquehanna Valley)

  For a generation of girls, coming of age during the recession calls for smaller celebrations. Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 8:42 AM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)

• Teens party on as families cut thousands off budgets to host coming-of-age celebrations (The San Francisco Examiner)

  MIAMI — For a generation of girls, coming of age during the recession calls for a celebration that can be as much DIY as it is mini-wedding. Planning a quinceanera? Think about choreographing your own dance routine. Feeding a Sweet 16? Hope you know how Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 8:37 AM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)

• 2 arrested after vehicle is driven toward officer (San Diego Union-Tribune)

  SAN DIEGO: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection veteran fired one shot at a man who drove a pickup at the officer in a parking garage early yesterday in the Grantville neighborhood. The shot hit the front of the pickup, but the man was not hit. He stopped Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 5:12 AM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)

• Milestone parties shrink to survive for teens (AP via Yahoo! News)

  For a generation of girls, coming of age during the recession calls for a celebration that can be as much DIY as it is mini-wedding. Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 3:34 AM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)

• Teens party on as families cut thousands off budgets to host coming-of-age celebrations (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)

  MIAMI - For a generation of girls, coming of age during the recession calls for a celebration that can be as much DIY as it is mini-wedding. Planning a quinceanera? Think about choreographing your own dance routine. Feeding a Sweet 16? Hope you know how Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 3:32 AM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)

• Animated 'Green Lantern' shines (Jam! Showbiz)

  The Internet geek debates are vociferious, even angry and bitter. But the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern is reborn -- again -- this time as a terrific animated movie. Read More... Posted Friday, July 31, 2009 2:05 AM from Yahoo! News Search Results for Latino OR Hispanic-American | (Comments Off)