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11 Oct
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Argentina’s Refusal to Pay U.S. Creditors Leads to Embarrassing Loss

The BBC News today reported the ruling of Ghana’s court that the Argentine military training vessel, the ARA Libertad, could be seized by creditors because of billions of dollars of unpaid U.S. debts.  The ship has been berthed at Tema’s ...

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19 Sep
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Lopez on CNN Discussing Romney’s 47% ‘Controversy’

The media is making much hay from a video that was taped back in May of Mitt Romney saying that 47% of people on government assistance will not vote for him.  We agree with Gov. Romney that it was not ...

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18 Sep
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Hispanic Leadership Fund on Forefront of First Amendment Victory

WASHINGTON, D.C.–Today an appeals court issued a unanimous ruling overturning a lower court in the Van Hollen v. Federal Election Commission case, in which the Hispanic Leadership Fund filed a motion to intervene.  HLF released the following statement from its ...

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03 Aug
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Hispanic Leadership Fund Challenges Scope of “Electioneering Communications” Rules in Lawsuit Against the Federal Election Commission

DES MOINES, IA–The Hispanic Leadership Fund filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission this week seeking clarification to cumbersome rules set forth by the Federal Election Commission surrounding what are called “electioneering communications.” This lawsuit seeks a preliminary injunction ...

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28 Jun
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We Must Move to Repeal and Replace President Obama’s Unaffordable and Unpopular Health Care Law

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Hispanic Leadership Fund released the following statement today from its President Mario H. Lopez, reacting to today Supreme Court ruling: “The facts are that on every count, President Obama’s healthcare law has failed all Americans, including working Hispanic ...

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26 Jun
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Wall Street Journal on What the Arizona Ruling Means for President Obama’s Reelection

Today’s Wall Street Journal discusses the effect of the Supreme Court’s recent Arizona ruling on President Obama’s efforts to reconnect with Hispanic voters, and features a quote from the Hispanic Leadership Fund: Mario H. Lopez, president of the Hispanic Leadership ...

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25 Jun
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Reaction to Supreme Court Immigration Decision

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The Hispanic Leadership Fund today released the following statement from its President Mario H. Lopez, reacting to today Supreme Court ruling Arizona’s SB 1070 immigration law: “Today’s Supreme Court ruling shows once again that government expansion is not a ...

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20 Jun
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HLF on NPR’s “Talk of the Nation”

Hispanic Leadership Fund President was on NPR earlier today, discussing the announcement by President Obama that he will instruct the Department of Homeland Security to alter its enforcement priorities with regard to students who would be affected by various versions ...

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