Tag: mexico
TV: Presumed Guilty
In December 2005 Toño Zuniga was picked up off the street in Mexico City, Mexico, and sentenced to 20 years for a murder he knew nothing about. A friend of Toño’s contacted two young lawyers, Roberto Hernández and Layda Negrete, who gained prominence in Mexico when they helped bring about the release of another innocent [...]
Cinco de Mayo — What Are People Really Celebrating?
Michelle Obama watches schoolchildren dance while attending a Hispanic Heritage event at the Latin American Montessori Bilingual (LAMB) Public Charter School in celebration of Cinco de Mayo ***** Last night I had a conversation with Kitty Bradshaw about celebrating Cinco de Mayo. She also mentioned that she wouldn’t be going to work on Wednesday. I asked [...]
Obama Watch From Harlem–April 29, 2009
Fox Network Says It Won’t Show Obama Press Conference Obama Orders Review of New York Flight as Cost Put at $328,835 Shortage of Doctors an Obstacle to Obama Goals Obama Seeks to Reverse Mountaintop-Mining Rule Obama Is Nudging Views on Race, a Survey Finds Obama seeks $1.5 bln for swine flu as cases jump Obama’s [...]
Obama Watch From Harlem–April 27, 2009
Obama To Get Secure BlackBerry 8830 Obama Takes 100th-Day Hoopla and Runs With It Obama administration to release photos showing alleged abuses by U.S. troops Counterfeiters Favored Nike, and Obama, Too Obama, Biden Relocated After Small Planes Stray First Lady in Control of Building Her Image Obama Admin. Releases Stockpile of Antiflu Virus Drug Neo-Nazi [...]
Obama Watch From Harlem–April 17, 2009
Bo Obama to star in children’s book Obama Vows To Rewrite, Simplify ‘Monstrous’ US Tax Code Tax Day: Tea Parties Galore & Obama’s 1040 Jindal to Cheney: Lay off Obama Obama Seeks High-Speed Rail System Across U.S. Race Bias in Obama Era Reaches Court That Seeks Colorblind U.S. Obama Takes Aim at Finances of Three [...]
Obama Watch From Harlem–April 15, 2009
President Obama Officially Recognizes Sexual Assault Awareness Month Obamas Host Their First Easter Egg Roll, With a Springy New Twist: Exercise Obama wants World Cup back in USA Obama Sees More Pain Now but Hope Later on Economy Vatican vetoes Barack Obama’s nominees for US ambassador DC students get up-close look at White House as [...]
Obama Watch From Harlem–March 25, 2009
Obama to hold online question session Thursday Obama quizzes astronauts about life in space White House Easter Egg Roll Tickets Available Online Back in Boston, Obama’s aunt fighting deportation Notre Dame’s Obama invite outrages some Catholics Obama Gives 60 Minutes Best Ratings of ’09 Obama’s Press Conference Stirs the Buzz Obama commits more federal agents [...]
Obama Watch From Harlem–March 13, 2009
Obama Car About to Get Repo’d Obama appointee on leave after FBI raid Media Pans Obama Over Earmarks Michelle Obama Shines Her Spotlight on Military Families Obama’s Debt to New Orleans Obama Defends Agenda as More Than Recession Obama Considering Guard Troops on Texas-Mexico Border Smiley Holds Obama — And You — Accountable Obama Calls [...]
Obama Watch March 6, 2009
President Obama Takes on the Defense Contractors; “We’re Spending Money on Things We Don’t Need” Alicia Keys Poses as First Lady Michelle Obama Rush Limbaugh Challenges President Obama to a Debate Is Europe Falling Out of Love with Obama? Obama’s Other Gray Matter Obama to make 1st Europe trip as president in March Obama pledges [...]
US Mexicans Send Less Money Home
The slowing of the US economy has seen the amount of money that Mexicans are sending home continue to drop sharply, official figures show. Remittances suffered their sharpest fall on record, down by 12% in August compared to the same month last year, according to Mexico’s central bank. This money is the country’s second largest [...]
