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Heard all over the Island are these two jingles. The one linked above is Hillary's (composed and sung by famed salsa singer Willie Colon). Barack Obama's catchy jingle was composed by Miguel Orozco of www.amigosdeobama.com and can be found on YouTube here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOPuRoAmVNc

Salsa soldier sweethearts: Major Alan Taberner and Captain Linda Marshall. Official British Army photo. LONDON — An Army couple who first met at salsa dancing classes held at a British Army base in southern Iraq are to marry in Wigan this weekend.  Army Medics Major Alan Taberner, aged 50, and Captain Linda Marshall, aged 51, will marry at a civil ceremony at Haigh Hall, Wigan, two-and-a-half years after first meeting at Shaibah, near Basra, while both were serving at the military base's field hospital.As a novel means of keeping the troops entertained, keen dancer Alan had started "combat salsa" classes,...

Here's something to get you all riled up for the weekend... Join CODEPINK for New Year’s in Cuba December 27-January 2, 2006 Cuba is one of the most beautiful and fascinating countries on Earth—and George Bush says you can’t go there. Well, we’re going anyway, and we invite you to join us! This New Year’s CODEPINK will be organizing a large group of fun-loving and freedom-loving Americans to break George Bush’s ban on travel to Cuba. Join co-founders Medea Benjamin and Jodie Evans, together with Academy Award winning producer Paul Haggis, as we visit with farmers at their co-ops, doctors...

A New Week....Well, almost....Will the Wall Street jitters continue??Will, FINALLY, steps be taken to end the judicial log jam in the Senate??Will the Dems, under Dr. Dean, begin to control their wacko elements??Just a few questions to ponder....We will not tire, we will not falter, and we will not fail!

Looking for a little spicy fun? The 2005 Three Rivers Salsa Festival, set for April 2, will feature a fantastic line-up of South Texas entertainers and local salsa chefs vying for the title of Salsa Champion! The 2004 festival was a tremendous success, with sunny skies and crowds from all across South Texas and beyond. The salsa-making contest is the highlight of the festival, with amateur and professional competitors offering their recipe for the public to sample, with a grand prize of $1,000. Feeling spicy? Grab a cold drink and TRY to make it through the dozens of salsa entries...

One of the greatest turnarounds in baseball history, a CG Shutout against the best team in baseball...Jose Lima...It is Lima Time!

FROM THE TROOPS AT THE FRONT: The article on Salsa in Baghdad is quite amusing, more so because as a US Army Reservist/Salsero currently deployed to Baghdad, Iraq I would like to inform you that we DO have Salsa over in this wonderful desert paradise. I was actually quite pleasantly surprised to find Salsa in Iraq, but the large number of Mexican/Puerto Rican/Latinos in the US military tend to have SOME kind of Latin dancing whenever they are stationed together in large numbers, so it was an inevitable that eventually Salsa would find its way into this joyful desert paradise...

Week of June 19, 2004; Vol. 165, No. 25 , p. 397 Compound in salsa kills off salmonella Alexandra Goho Salsa is more than just a spicy condiment. New research suggests it may also offer protection against Salmonella, the common foodborne pathogen that can cause severe sickness and even death. In preliminary experiments, chemist Isao Kubo of the University of California, Berkeley determined that the juice from salsa, which contains mainly tomatoes, onions, cilantro, and green chilies, has antibacterial properties. Now, reporting in the June Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Kubo and his colleagues have zeroed in on a...

Europe Jazz Network MUSICIANS CELIA CRUZ Voice The Queen of Latin Music She commands her realm with a down-to-earth dignity unmistakably vibrant in her wide smile and striking poise. The strong life force flows from her center traveling through her hands. Her assurance defines her posture. Her voice propels power. She is Celia Cruz. The renowned Queen of Latin Music has traveled her four corners of the earth delivering her message of joy to life. Her more than 50 recorded albums are tribute to her talent, energy and perseverance. Her fans span four generations breaking down racial, and cultural barriers....