Friday, August 3, 2012

More than 80% of children in Puerto Rico live in high-poverty areas, according to a recent report - CNN - Mike Nova's starred items - 8/3/2012

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Study: Puerto Rico's children mired in poverty that dwarfs rest of US
CNN
San Juan, Puerto Rico (CNN) -- More than 80% of children in Puerto Rico live in high-poverty areas, according to a recent report. That's a sharp difference from national figures measured by the same study, which indicates that 11% of minors across the ...


Fla. Puerto Ricans could play a key election role
The Associated Press
A native of Puerto Rico, Rodriguez is undecided this go-round. He and like-minded Puerto Ricans living in the Interstate 4 corridor — a wide swath of central Florida where the majority of the state's Puerto Ricans live — are drawing unprecedented ...


Fla. Puerto Ricans could play a key election role
The Associated Press
Island transplants and retirees, like Rodriguez from New York, now make up 28 percent of the state's eligible Hispanic voters. That's second only to Cuban-Americans, who make up 32 percent, according to ... "The days where a presidential candidate ...


Florida's Puerto Rican voters could play a pivotal role in presidential election
Newser
Latin music artist Marc Anthony, whose family is from Puerto Rico, blows a kiss to supporters after the opening of a new Obama For America-Florida office in the Little Havana area of Miami, Thursday,... (Associated Press) ...


Fla. Puerto Ricans could play a key election role
San Jose Mercury News
He and like-minded Puerto Ricans living in the Interstate 4 corridor—a wide swath of central Florida lined with amusement parks—are drawing unprecedented attention from the presidential campaigns. Obama was visiting the Orlando area Thursday, the ...


Kansas City Star

Fla. Puerto Ricans could play a key election role
The Associated Press
A native of Puerto Rico, Rodriguez is undecided this go-round. He and like-minded Puerto Ricans living in the Interstate 4 corridor — a wide swath of central Florida where the majority of the state's Puerto Ricans live — are drawing unprecedented ...
Florida Puerto Ricans Draw Unprecedented Attention from Both Presidential ...Fox News
Florida Puerto Ricans could play a key election roleBoston Herald
Obama makes unscheduled campaign stop at Puerto Rican cafe in OrlandoWashington Post (blog)

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The new interest stems from a combination of factors: sheer growth in Florida's Puerto Rican population, an increase in civic involvement as Puerto Ricans become accustomed to the rough-and-tumble of state politics and a ...

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