Latinos

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The numbers crunch Hillary in Texas
Late polls show a tight race between Obama and Clinton, but even if Clinton pulls out a popular-vote victory, the delegates will probably go to her opponent.
Hillary Clinton, the first Latina in chief?
Clinton's popularity with Latino voters reminds us that people of color do not walk in lock step. There's a lesson here for Obama.
The battle for Latino votes in Arizona
In a Democratic contest that's still too close to call, Latino votes are critical.
The race for California
Clinton and Obama battle for a mother lode of delegates -- in a state with a nonwhite Latino, Asian, black majority. Who has figured out the electoral math?
Remembrance of tacos past
I may have grown up to be a foodie, but I still think fondly of Taco Bell and its mushy burritos and fast-food mission facades.
Ultimate fiesta
The traditional quinceañera coming-of-age ceremony has mutated into an elaborate spectacle -- supported by a multimillion-dollar industry. But who's going to pay?
Hitting a wall on immigration
A weakened President Bush and a narrowly divided Congress may be about to miss the chance to help solve the dilemma of 12 million illegals in America.
Is Rush Limbaugh right?
Could immigration really be the issue that finally cracks the Republican base? It's already making the party's '08 contenders act funny.
Shades of the reconquista
Hispanics vote for Democrats, and immigration hard-liners lose.
Another early exit for a GOP candidate?
Party leaders in Orange County, Calif., want their candidate for Congress to leave the race in the wake of threatening letters to Hispanic voters.
The GOP begins to implode
Bush's immigration speech was a desperate attempt to keep his delicate coalition together -- but all it did was accelerate its shattering.
"We're here. We're not going anywhere"
Angry, exultant and determined, immigrants took to the streets of San Francisco to protest.
Morning sex drive
Talk of "dildos" and "nymphos" raises concern about Spanish-language radio shows.
Gulf Coast slaves
Halliburton and its subcontractors hired hundreds of undocumented Latino workers to clean up after Katrina -- only to mistreat them and throw them out without pay.
Rebuilding the Big Easy
Latinos confront strained resources and tense race relations as they help clean up New Orleans and other hurricane-ravaged cities.
No papers, no help
Ignored by federal agencies, thousands of illegal immigrants made homeless by Katrina are struggling to survive.
What kind of Latino am I?
I'm a writer who grew up in the suburbs and went to an expensive private college. Why does my upbringing disappoint people?
How should John Kerry talk about values?
Rep. Barney Frank, Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, Alan Wolfe, Thomas Frank, Andrew Greeley and others weigh in on how Kerry should define America -- and defeat Bush's morality crusade.
The Catholic factor
Will John Kerry's fellow Catholics turn out for him the way they did for the last JFK?
Oscar's final vindication
The great welterweight has never gotten the respect he deserves. After Saturday, he should.
The browning of America
Author Richard Rodriguez talks about the erotic conundrum of race mixing in America, his strange love for Richard Nixon and why George W. Bush is our first Hispanic president.
Black and tan fantasy
The Census says Hispanics are poised to outnumber blacks as America's largest "minority" -- but can Hispanics really be compared to African-Americans?
Prodigal father
For decades, Mexico has looked down on Mexican- Americans, but its new president is challenging the nation to look to them instead.
Could Gore lose California?
Republicans say yes, most Dems say no. But Clinton's planning a visit to rally the base, just in case.
Bush could nab Latino endorsement
By Anthony York
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