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Telemundo Latin America news roundup – January 25, 2013

By NBCLatino Staff

The latest Latin America news in under 59 seconds. Mexican police captured eleven people they believe are connected to a drug cartel that’s killed sixteen … Read More

Political activist Frank Mejia, better known as "Commander Maya," reads a manifest in support of teachers protesting to demand months of unpaid salaries outside Congress in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Teachers have been demonstrating almost every day because they haven’t been paid in six months, while doctors complain about the shortage of essential medicines, gauze, needles and latex gloves. (AP Photo/Alberto Arce)

Honduras government goes over fiscal cliff, neglects services, can’t pay bills

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TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Street surveillance cameras in one of the world's most dangerous cities were turned off last week because Honduras' government … Read More

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio performs a mock swearing in for Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington as the 113th Congress began. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

OP-ED: Priorities for a new Congress

By Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla)

I will begin work in the the 113th Congress with the priorities and needs of  you and your family in mind. I remain committed to a bi-partisan spirit of  … Read More

In his second term, many believe President Obama will push for immigration reform since he has public support to do to act.

Obama flexing his leverage on debt and immigration

By Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama is assembling an ambitious second-term agenda, pushing aggressively where he thinks he has political leverage but … Read More

The fiscal cliff deal included an excise tax continuation for rum out of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. (Getty Images)

Puerto Rico’s Bacardi, Captain Morgan and — the fiscal cliff?

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Fiscal cliff is a term many are happy to put behind them, but a look at the deal the Senate and House passed brings up a surprising inclusion -- an excise tax … Read More

Florida Republican Senator Marco Rubio cautioned this weekend that there was work to be done still on immigration reform.

Opinion: Fiscal cliff vote showcases Rubio’s and Becerra’s future aspirations

By Stephen A. Nuňo

What do you get when 92 percent of your colleagues in the Senate or 62 percent in the House disagree with you on an important roll call vote? The answer is the … Read More

Latinos and immigrants participate in a rally on immigration reform in front of the White House on November 8, 2012 in Washington, DC. Immigrant rights organizations called on President Barack Obama to fulfill his promise of passing comprehensive immigration reform. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Opinion: Immigration reform will not be easy, but it’s not impossible

By Dr. Victoria M. DeFrancesco Soto

It’s the first week of the year and New Year’s resolutions are fresh and, at least for me, posted on my fridge.  I doubt President Obama has his … Read More

Florida Republican Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen said she is optimistic lawmakers can reach a deal before the nation's fiscal deadline.

As Congressional negotiations stall, economy still dangling over cliff

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Talk about the Grinch who could really steal Christmas and the New Year. If Congress does not pass legislation to avert the "fiscal cliff" deadline on December … Read More

California Democratic Congressman Xavier Becerra discussed the consequences of the "fiscal cliff" on Latino families.

Debating the fiscal cliff’s impact on Latino families

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For some, the term "fiscal cliff" is a wonky phrase thrown around cable tv world.  But it's not an abstraction to Cynthia Rodriguez, who heads Congreso de … Read More

In this Nov. 16, 2012, file photo, President Barack Obama acknowledges House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio while speaking to reporters in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, as he hosted a meeting of the bipartisan, bicameral leadership of Congress to discuss the deficit and economy. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Opinion: The fiscal cliff would slam the brakes on our economic growth

By Danny Vargas

With less than a month to go before the so-called onset of the “fiscal cliff” on January 1st, it is worth a snapshot of what the implications would be for … Read More