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Two Shenandoah, Pennsylvania, Men and Four Police Officers Indicted for Hate Crime and Related Corruption

LULAC In Partnership with American GI Forum, The Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security for the 4th Annual LULAC Veterans Summit.

LULAC is proud to announce that Dolores Huerta, President of the Dolores Huerta Foundation has endorsed Lizette Jenness Olmos for the MillerCoors Lider of the Year award.

LULAC, in partnership with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced the 4th Annual 2009 LULAC Veterans Summit in Los Angeles today.

LULAC hailed that CNN anchor Lou Dobbs will leave CNN today. The announcement was made on his 7 p.m. program “Lou Dobbs Tonight.”

"There are no words adequate enough to express my gratitude and appreciation to all the men and women who have honorably served in our armed forces,” said LULAC National President Rosa Rosales.

President Obama, this morning signed the “Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009” into law, extending the First Time Homebuyer tax credit that was set to expire on December 1, 2009.

President Obama, this morning signed the “Worker, Homeownership and Business Assistance Act of 2009” into law, extending the First Time Homebuyer tax credit that was set to expire on 12/1/09.

LULAC National President Rosa Rosales sends her condolences to the families of those who were killed in yesterday’s horrific shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.

LULAC National President Rosa Rosales sends her condolences to the families of those who were killed in yesterday’s horrific shooting at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas.

“The House bill presented today is a triumph for all of Puerto Rico,” said LULAC National President Rosa Rosales. “The island will receive an unprecedented amount of funds and we are on track to meet our goal that not a single Puerto Rican is without adequate insurance.”

The Latino community has fallen behind the rest of the country in accumulating wealth and assets. As much as 50% of Latinos have no bank account, only 46.1 % are homeowners, and Latinos have lower incomes than any other group in the country.

With the upcoming flu season, please take the necessary precautions for preventing the H1N1 flu virus. There are a few simple steps to ensure that you and those around you remain healthy.

Today, hundreds of immigrant leaders and representatives called upon Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL) to lead a strategy in the coming weeks that will get specific comprehensive immigration reform legislation introduced and moving through the halls of Congress.

“We need meaningful health care reform that will lower costs, expands access and improves quality,” said LULAC National President Rosa Rosales. “For too long we have recognized problems in our health care system - cost, access and quality - but have not taken the required action to correct these deficiencies.”

En la sala de conferencias de la oficina nacional de la League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC por sus siglas en inglés) tuvo lugar el pasado miércoles una importante reunión en donde Rosa Rosales presidenta nacional de esa organizacion anunció públicamente su apoyo a la reforma de salud propuesta por el Presidente Barack Obama. Rosales estuvo acompañada por miembros de la mesa directiva de la citada agrupación y representativos de agencias comunitarias que también apoyan la reforma mencionada.

Today a three-judge federal panel in West Texas issued an order denying the Texas Democratic Party’s motion for summary judgment and stated that section 5 of the Voting Rights Act applies to delegate selection rule changes made by the Texas Democratic Party.

The League of United Latin American Citizens overwhelmingly voted for LULAC National President Rosa Rosales today at the LULAC general assembly and election of officers in San Juan, Puerto Rico at the conclusion of the convention.