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A Guatemalan wife and mother of two, Cristina Siekavizza, went missing July 7. Authorities believe her husband murdered her, and Guatemalan news media have reported the English-speaking husband, Roberto Barreda de León, has probably fled to the United States.

A Guatemalan wife and mother of two, Cristina Siekavizza, went missing July 7. Authorities believe her husband murdered her, and Guatemalan news media have reported the English-speaking husband, Roberto Barreda de León, has probably fled to the United States.

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In the ad where McCain says he's not Bush, he also says he's voted 90% with him, but I am either seing things or that ad is doctored. There is a lapse of some kind there between the 90 and the %...

Elvira Arellano, the illegal who had been living in a church ("sanctuary") for a year was arrested in Chicago 45 minutes ago and is in Immigration custody.

I will be under the knife on Monday for cervical cancer. The whole baby-making machine is gonna be taken out and dumped. Good thing I don't need it anymore! Although doc says they got all the "cancer spot" with the biopsy they did in December, they still are doing a histerectomy to play it safe. I couldn't agree more with the decision. At 54 a womb is only a liability! Aside from my, family, friends and Rabbi's prayers, yours would certainly be appreciated! Thanks, fellow FReepers!

I don't think this has made the news yet. It'll be in a Spanish-language newspaper tomorrow, though. Activists in Mexico and the US are planning a new boycott for May 1. It will be targeted against US products and companies, especially Wal-Mart. On Feb 3 and 4 there will be a national conference at the Loyola Marymount Law School, in Los Angeles (for planning purposes, I believe). "Se trata de movilizar a todo México y presionar en Estados Unidos para que nos ayuden a obtener una reforma migratoria justa y lo más amplia posible”, destacó Javier Rodríguez, de la Coalición...

HAVANA - Fidel Castro temporarily relinquished his presidential powers to his brother Raul on Monday night and told Cubans that he had undergone surgery. The Cuban leader said he had suffered intestinal bleeding, apparently due to stress from recent public appearances in Argentina and Cuba, according to the letter read live on television by his secretary, Carlos Valenciaga.

*Please read and continue to forward this message* CNN is holding a vote online to determine if people believe that Israel's actions are just or unjust. Last night, the vote was strongly in Israel's favor...this morning, the gap was closing. Tonight, the vote is swinging against Israel. Some of us share political views, some of us have different points of view. But regarding Israel, from the comfort of our homes, who are we to say that Israel was unjustified in her response? Israel, our homeland, needs our solidarity and support in this time of struggle.......not our second guessing and judgement...

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Hispanic groups in the U.S. are planning a major boycott of American life dubbed a ”day without Latinos” to protest proposed legislation that would criminalize illegal immigration.

I have been looking around for any sort of creed of the Dem Party (something like what the GOP posts in its site)... Well, I have found nothing. What, concretely and specifically, do they believe in? What is their creed, declaration of values, beliefs, whatever? I want to make some sort of comparative chart...

Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Mr. Common Sense. Mr. Sense had been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated such value lessons as knowing when to come in out of the rain, why the early bird gets the worm and that life isn't always fair. Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you earn) and reliable parenting strategies (adults, not kids, are in charge)....

Someone sent me a collection of photos of everyday Cuba and Cubans. They are absolute eye-openers (not that anyone here needs them) as to the poverty and misery in the island, and to the hyprocrisy of communism and socialism. I have no idea if they are copyrighted so, I do not know if I can post them... not that I know how to either. But, I can send them to anyone interested in them. They are in PowerPoint. E mail me if you're interested.

Welfare benefits are far more generous than commonly thought and substantially exceed the amount a recipient could earn in an entry-level job. As a result, recipients are likely to choose welfare over work, increasing long-term dependence. Those are the principal findings in "The Work vs. Welfare Trade-Off" (Policy Analysis no. 240) by Michael Tanner, director of health and welfare studies; Stephen Moore, director of fiscal policy studies; and David Hartman, CEO of Hartland Bank in Austin, Texas. The paper was released at the height of the welfare debate in Congress.

24-Hour Security Detail Hired to Protect Thomas Built Bus Worker’s Family Against UAW Union Reprisals Foundation attorneys urge local district attorneys and police chiefs to investigate circulation of menacing flyer containing inflammatory message and detailed directions to worker’s home High Point, North Carolina (March 15, 2005) – Responding to threats against an employee who led a successful legal challenge to the United Auto Workers (UAW) union’s forced unionization of the Thomas Built Bus facility, the National Right to Work Foundation today commissioned a 24-hour security detail at the employee’s home.

January 26, 2005 Mrs. XXXX XXXXX XXXXX XXXXXX Avenue Pacoima, California 91331-1421 Dear Mrs. XXXXX: Thank you for writing to express your concerns about the electoral process. I thought that you would be interested in the following statement, which I made on the floor of the United States Senate on January 6: For most of us in the Senate and the House, we have spent our lives fighting for things we believe in always fighting to make our nation better. We have fought for social justice. We have fought for economic justice. We have fought for environmental justice. We have...

PLEASE POST... Pro-Same Sex Marriage March 09/25/2004 (10:27 AM) Hi, How are you? Thank you for announcing this event on your show, at meetings and posting it in your calendar and emails. You're helping build LGBT visibility at this important march. Call me with any questions and thanks again, Joe 323-464-1636 --------- Fight for the legal recognition of same sex couples! Sat., Oct. 16th, at Noon in downtown LA. Be part of the LGBT contingent marching in the Immigrants Rights March! When straight couples marry a person from another country that person can naturalize and become a US citizen. However,...

OK, guys and gals... I work for a Spanish newspaper in Southern California. My News Editor asked me last night to get abouth three Latino Republicans to come watch the debate in the Newsroom along with the Dems that for sure are coming. They would give their impressions and comments and the newspaper will print them on Friday, along with their picture. Can someone please help me on this one? I want to show that there are some Latinos out there who can think on their own and are NOT Rats! Please, freepmail me!

SB 1234, Sen. Sheila Kuehl's (D-L.A.) expansion of California's "hate crimes" laws, passed another hurdle last week as the Assembly Appropriations Committee voted the bill to the floor. The full Assembly will vote on this measure soon. All bills must pass their second house by August 31 to survive and be sent to the governor for his signature or veto. This bill is very dangerous in that it expands laws relating to hate crimes and enhances punishment for hate crimes including civil penalties. It changes the definition of "hate crimes" including the definition of "gender." Please contact your Assembly Member...