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Mario Diaz Balart

Lincoln Gabriel Diaz-Balart Dead At 29

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.20.2013 | Latino Voices

Lincoln Gabriel Diaz-Balart, nephew of U.S. Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.), died Sunday at the age of 29, The Miami Herald reports. Diaz-Balart was t...

Elise Foley

House Immigration Group Finally Reaches Reform Deal

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.16.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group in the House has come to an agreement on principles for a comprehensive immigration reform bill, members said on Thur...

Which Party Will Win Florida's Latino Voters?

Sun Sentinel | Anthony Man | Posted 05.13.2013 | Miami

Democrats and Republicans who disagree on just about everything are in sync on one subject: If they want to win Florida's governorship next year or th...

Jay-Z, Beyoncé, and Me: Our Trips to Cuba

Isabel Kaplan | Posted 04.13.2013 | World
Isabel Kaplan

Not one to be left out of the discussion, Jay-Z just dropped a new track called "Open Letter" (produced by Timbaland and Swizz Beatz) in which he discusses his recent trip to Cuba. He raps: "I'm in Cuba, I love Cubans/ This talk about Communism is so confusing." I feel ya, Jay-Z.

GOP Lawmakers Seek Details On Jay Z, Beyonce Move

Reuters | Posted 04.07.2013 | Politics

April 6 (Reuters) - Two Republican members of Congress have asked the U.S. Treasury Department for information on what type of license American pop ...

Elise Foley

Congress To White House: Let Us Write Immigration Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 01.23.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart (R-Fla.) and Luis Gutierrez (D-Ill.), two of the lawmakers working across the aisle on immigration reform, said ...

Elise Foley

Latino Strategist: I 'Pray And Hope' Romney Won't Talk Immigration In Speech

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 08.29.2012 | Politics

Latino politicians and operatives had some advice on Wednesday for GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney: Don't talk about immigration during the Thurs...

When Will (Some) Democrats Learn?

Ian Reifowitz | Posted 10.06.2012 | Politics
Ian Reifowitz

I know the Obama campaign gets it, otherwise they wouldn't be where they are now, running ahead of their opponent for a second term in the White House. For that I'm thankful. But today we learned that there are still some Democrats who don't get it.

No More Statues of Che

Matt Brady | Posted 09.16.2012 | World
Matt Brady

The Galway City Council scuttled plans to erect a statue to Ernesto "Che" Guevara, but the very idea is repulsive to those who know about Guevara's crimes.

Congressional Candidate Makes RIDICULOUS Name Change

AP | GARY FINEOUT | Posted 07.30.2012 | Miami

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Florida is letting a congressional candidate put the name of his web address on the ballot. Why? Because Eddie Gonzalez went bef...

Carlos Harrison

Was Your IKEA Furniture Made In A Cuban Prison?

HuffingtonPost.com | Carlos Harrison | Posted 05.09.2012 | Latino Voices

The flap is heating up over allegations that IKEA used Cuban political prisoners to make furniture. A bipartisan group of ranking Hispanic members ...

Carlos Harrison

The Pope's Visit To Havana Draws Ire Of Cuban-American Hardliners

HuffingtonPost.com | Carlos Harrison | Posted 03.30.2012 | Latino Voices

MIAMI, Fla. -- Let the controversy begin. Pope Benedict XVI’s three-day visit to Havana, Cuba this week is already drawing scathing criticism from C...

Cristina Costantini

Latino Republicans Abandon Key 'Latino Issues' To Endorse Romney In Florida

HuffingtonPost.com | Cristina Costantini | Posted 03.27.2012 | Latino Voices

As GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney gears up for the Florida primary, he has garnered endorsements from a few of the state's key Hispanic politi...

Florida, Pretends It Is The Year 2000 As Our "Elian Gonzalez Equivalents" Get Deported

DeeDee Garcia Blase | Posted 03.27.2012 | Latino Voices
DeeDee Garcia Blase

Will the Hispanic Republicans in Florida continue to drive a wedge that goes against what most Latinos are in support of?

Elise Foley

Mitt Romney Backers, In Spanish-Language Ad, Say He Will Fight Castro, Chavez

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 01.23.2012 | Politics

Mitt Romney's presidential campaign released another Spanish-language radio ad in Florida, touting endorsements from Cuban-American Florida Reps. Mari...

Adios, Cuba

AP | LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ | Posted 02.14.2012 | Miami

MIAMI — Luis Damian came to the U.S. from Cuba nearly a decade ago and has never returned, nor does he frequently send money to his relatives on...

Ray Sanchez

Miami's Cuban Exiles: Chasm Between The Leadership and Newer Arrivals Widens

HuffingtonPost.com | Ray Sanchez | Posted 12.06.2011 | Miami

Mitt Romney appeared amid crates of tropical guava paste and coconut water at Conchita Foods, a Florida family-run business founded by Cuban exiles --...

A Breath of Freedom Suffocated

Christopher Sabatini | Posted 09.25.2011 | World
Christopher Sabatini

Why try to alter a policy that would seem to further a longstanding U.S. foreign policy goal to promote freedom in Cuba that is popular among voters?

Redistricting Reform in Florida

Alan Fein | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Alan Fein

In Florida, gerrymandering has been regular practice by both parties for generations. But, on Election Day, Constitutional Amendments 5 and 6, designed to limit the power of legislators to gerrymander, were approved by over 62 percent of Florida voters.

Democrats' Big Chance to Win in Florida in 2010

Sergio Bendixen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Sergio Bendixen

Joe Garcia is as ideal a candidate for Congress as Democrats can hope for in FL-25. He's a politically savvy Cuban-American attorney from Miami with deep roots in the community and a long history of public service.

The Significance of the Diaz-Balarts' "Un-Endorsement" of Charlie Crist

Sergio Bendixen | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Sergio Bendixen

Call me naïve or an idealist, but endorsements should be based on merits, issues and convictions, not political favors. Our country and community deserve better.

Charlie Crist Endorsements Withdrawn By Two Republican Congressmen

AP | Lesley Clark | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

MIAMI — Lately, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has been having a tough time in his bid for U.S. Senate, and he's experienced another setback. U.S. ...

2008 Florida CD-25 General Election:
Diaz-Balart (R-i) vs Garcia (D)

Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

FL-25: Diaz-Balart vs Garcia

Two Florida Republican Reps In Danger

McClatchy | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

A new poll suggests that two Republican members of Congress from Miami are facing a tight race from their Democratic challengers -- the first signific...

Barack Obama, Comunista y Terrorista? / Communist and Terrorist?

David Paul Appell | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
David Paul Appell

The U.S. doesn't have to embrace Cuba at this time, but we do need to engage, because if we don't evolve too, history won't absolve us. Obama understands this.