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		<title>Latino Communities Hardest Hit by Air Pollution</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(HealthNewsDigest.com) &#8211; Latinos are indeed among the U.S. ethnic groups hardest hit by air pollution. A recent report from the National Latino Coalition on Climate Change (NLCCC), Center for American Progress, National Resources Defense Council and National Wildlife Federation found that Latinos face a disproportionately large air pollution risk than even other minority groups. According [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local news in brief, Feb. 4, 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Student transfer time for SFPS Santa Fe Public Schools will accept student transfer requests for elementary school students from Feb. 6 to Feb. 17. The lottery for these students will take place at 5:30 p.m. March 22 at the district&#8217;s Educational Services Center, 610 Alta Vista St. Parents/guardians must complete the Elementary Student Transfer Request [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mayor: Nothing to LULAC bias claims &#8211; Las Cruces Sun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Click photo to enlargeFor a copy of a League of United Latin American Citizens letter to the town of Mesilla, click here. MESILLA &#8211; The number of people gathered Friday night in the Mesilla municipal courtroom, where the town&#8217;s board of trustees also meets, could have easily rivaled a regularly scheduled board meeting. With television [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LULAC Provides Testimony of Controversial Florida Voting Law HB 1355</title>
		<description><![CDATA[TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ &#8211; LULAC Executive Director, Brent Wilkes, provided oral testimony to the Judiciary Committee regarding the law&#8217;s adverse effect on the Hispanic population Today at 1 P.M., the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Human Rights hosted a field hearing to examine the impact of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lulacdistrict12.com/lulac-provides-testimony-of-controversial-florida-voting-law-hb-1355-2/</link>
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		<title>LULAC accuses NM town of Mesilla of racial profiling over immigration laws &#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LAS CRUCES, N.M. — The New Mexico League of United Latin American Citizens is accusing the Mesilla Marshal&#8217;s Department of conducting racial profiling in order to enforce U.S. immigration laws. The Las Cruces Sun-News reports (http://bit.ly/AceA1v) that the civil rights group recently sent Mesilla Mayor Nora Barraza a letter about racial profiling complaints from residents [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lulacdistrict12.com/lulac-accuses-nm-town-of-mesilla-of-racial-profiling-over-immigration-laws/</link>
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		<title>Controversy grows over proposed auto repair regulations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[  HOUSTON – A long-delayed proposal to overhaul the city’s auto repair regulations is drawing strong opposition from small business owners – especially in Latino neighborhoods. Since last summer, city leaders have considered the changes but the ordinance hasn’t come up for a council vote while the language was tweaked. The mayor’s office now plans [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lulacdistrict12.com/controversy-grows-over-proposed-auto-repair-regulations/</link>
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		<title>LULAC, Mesilla clash over claims of racial profiling &#8211; Las Cruces Sun</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For A copy of a League of United Latin American Citizens letter to the town of Mesilla, click here. For a copy of summary minutes from the Nov. 14, 2011 Mesilla board of trustees meeting (Note: Page 5 of the minutes), click here. LAS CRUCES &#8211; Sometimes perceptions are everything. That could be at least [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lulacdistrict12.com/lulac-mesilla-clash-over-claims-of-racial-profiling-las-cruces-sun/</link>
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		<title>Mr. International for Mexico and the United States named</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LAREDO, TX .- Solomon Ortiz , a former congressman , was selected as Mr. International, while the consul general of Mexico in Laredo , Miguel Angel Isidro, is Mr. International of Mexico. The official announcement was made by the ​​executive members of the LULAC Council 12 in a ceremony headed by President Jose Salinas, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Redistricting Update IV &#8211; Unraveling the Redistricting Tangles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The following is a press release from the Republican Party of Texas &#8211; The Republican Party of Texas has received numerous emails and calls over the last few days inquiring about the status of the redistricting lawsuit. It has become apparent as a result of these questions, that many of our Republican activists are confused [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.lulacdistrict12.com/redistricting-update-iv-unraveling-the-redistricting-tangles/</link>
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		<title>Attorney: Texas redistricting talks have stalled</title>
		<description><![CDATA[SAN ANTONIO –  Negotiations between minority groups and Texas officials in a lengthy clash over new political districts appeared stalled Monday as both sides prepared to argue in Washington over whether the Republican-drawn maps violate the federal Voting Rights Act. An attorney for the League of United Latin American Citizens, one of nine groups suing [...]]]></description>
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