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HELLO PUERTO RICO! Puerto Rico is Sinking, Former senator Roberto Arango comes out!!! (Finally...), but others are still very much focused on the progress of the country - and other stories

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Bhatia y Perelló, enfocados en el progreso del País


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March 7, 2014
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Roberto Arango admits his homosexuality, said he made a mistake by showing a rubber duck to refer to Senate President Eduardo Bhatia

(M.N.: ! - how horrible, to do these things; didn't he have something livelier and more animated to show?!)

It also leaves open the possibility of a candidacy for mayor of San Juan 
(M.N.: I sincerely wish him good luck and hope that he will become a mayor - the city definitely needs his directness, erectitude and unwavering, firm, non-rubber duck frankness.) 
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The former senator Arango resigned from the Senate on August 28, 2011 amid a scandal. (Archive)
After abruptly leaving the Senate by a nude photo scandal and months of speculation about his sexual preference, the former senator Roberto Arango Friday accepted his homosexuality.
In a radio interview with NotiUno, Arango spoke for the first time since his departure from politics on his private life.
Are you gay?, The interviewer asked.
 "Yes," he said firmly before continuing with "besides that I am dealer, I'm a father, I'm a brother, I am the son and, besides that, I like to do community work, I like to help the different communities."
When he realized?, He questioned.
"When I accepted because I am not a psychologist nor those things," he said.
Arango confessed that acceptance came after leaving the Senate. He noted that he had gone through that difficult situation to accept and helped usher in a new life; honest with himself. 
"The output of the Senate and the process was what helped me to accept myself," he said.
He said I have been surprised by the support of the people once left the House of Laws.

 "If I had known the support and solidarity that is in the street ... After that all I got was the support of the people. Myself thought how it is, I can not believe it," said Solidarity received.
Arango said the acceptance process was difficult, denial and a "tough fight", especially having grown up in a Catholic, traditional and conservative family.
 "In the process you accept who you are, you have a big fight with you. It's something that takes years to understand you, appreciate it. It is a psychological process," he said.
In their statements, Arango said he made a mistake by showing a rubber duck to refer to Senate President Eduardo Bhatia. He apologized for the act.
However, he argued on measures against the homosexual community that occurred during his service in the Legislature.
Moreover, the former senator left open the door to a possible run for mayor of San Juan for the New Progressive Party (PNP) and said he was prepared for any trick from their detractors. In fact, said Sunday he will make an announcement about it.
 "I'm ready for that and much more I have today what was not when it happened,. The support and solidarity of San Juan," he said.
As a practicing Catholic, said Arango Francis Pope encourages a change in the Church.
 "The pope is transforming the Church.'s Taking the right message of inclusion, tolerance. Love your neighbor goes over to judge their actions," he said.
On the other hand, to react to the confession, the aspiring president of the municipal committee of San Juan by the PNP, Leo Diaz, said he has no doubt that Arango also aspire for the position.
He noted that the NPP must judge its proposals.
"The discrimination can not be tolerated ... The discrimination destroys society and human beings," he said.
Meanwhile, former Secretary of Labor and aspiring to lead the PNP in San Juan, Miguel Romero, said that voters evaluate what is leadership, ideas and commitment with the candidates.
"He who has the right to make that judgment is the voter, not Miguel Romero," he said when he insisted if being homosexual would be an impediment to seek the mayor of the capital.
The former senator Arango resigned from the Senate on August 28, 2011 amid a scandal for allegedly posting nude photos using a smart phone application called "Grindr", which uses the gay community to network. One of the photos shows the torso of a naked man and the other a subject in a compromising pose.
Arango initially said he did not remember whether he had taken the first of these pictures or not. Alluded to was in a weight loss program, so it was possible that photographs were taken to monitor progress. But again compromising photos were released, he simply said they were a "hoax", neither confirming nor denying that he was the person appearing in the images.
With his resignation, Arango became the sixth legislature to leave the Legislature amid a scandal over the past four years. One was the exportavoz New Progressive Party (PNP) in the House, Rolando Crespo, who resigned after testing positive for cocaine.
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Pierluisi Announces Senate Confirmation of Judge to Serve on Federal District Court in Puerto Rico 

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Washington, DC—Resident Commissioner Pedro Pierluisi announced that Pedro Delgado-Hernández today was unanimously confirmed, 98-0, by the U.S. Senate for a lifetime judicial appointment on the Federal District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. “I am pleased that Pedro Delgado-Hernández has been confirmed as a federal district court judge.  I am confident that Judge Delgado-Hernández will work tirelessly to dispense justice, based on the facts of the case at hand, and free from any prejudice,” said Pierluisi.  The Resident Commissioner noted that Mr. Delgado-Hernández served as a law clerk to federal judge Juan Torruella; worked as an associate—and later as a partner—at one of Puerto Rico’s most prestigious law firms; and served as Solicitor General of Puerto Rico and as a judge on the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals. In September 2013, Pierluisi introduced Judge Delgado-Hernandez at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee, during which Pierluisi told the Committee:  “Based on his wide-ranging professional experience, his first-rate academic record, his sound judgment, his even temperament, and his passion for public service, Judge Delgado-Hernández is well-prepared to handle the complex criminal and civil cases that would come before him.”  “Judge Delgado-Hernández is the 19th individual to have been confirmed by the U.S. Senate for a lifetime appointment to the U.S. district court in Puerto Rico since 1966, when Congress made the court equivalent to U.S. district courts in the 50 States and the District of Columbia.  Now we have another distinguished Puerto Rican jurist on the federal bench,” said Pierluisi.

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Now in its eighth year of recession, the unemployment rate hovers just above fifteen percent and its poverty rate is twice that of Mississippi, the poorest state in the union. While Puerto Ricans have been moving to the United ...

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» Panamá reafirma la necesidad regional de ayudar a Venezuela
12/03/14 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS for Alejandro. Panamá hará uso de los instrumentos internacionales a su alcance para ayudar a Venezuela a encontrar una solución a sus problemas, dijo hoy en una entrevista con Acan-Efe el canciller pa...
» El consulado de Costa Rica en Puerto Rico reabre tras cinco años
12/03/14 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS for Alejandro. Costa Rica reabrió hoy las puertas de su Consulado General en Puerto Rico, tras cinco años cerrada, para brindar servicios a los costarricenses residentes en la isla y para que ambos ter...
» Puerto Rico recauda con éxito 3.500 millones a menos del 9 % de interés
12/03/14 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS for Alejandro. San Juan, 11 mar (EFEUSA).- Una demanda 4,5 veces superior a la oferta permitió hoy a Puerto Rico recaudar 3.500 millones de dólares en los mercados de deuda a un interés inferior al 9 %...
» Gobernador de Puerto Rico celebra el "éxito" de su vuelta al mercado de deuda
12/03/14 12:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS for Alejandro. El gobernador de Puerto Rico, Alejandro García Padilla, celebró hoy el "éxito" de la colocación de 3.500 millones de dólares en deuda, porque "coloca al país en posición de impulsar más ...
» Costa Rica y Puerto Rico reactivan sus relaciones económicas y culturales
12/03/14 12:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS for Alejandro. Los Gobiernos de Puerto Rico y Costa Rica se han propuesto reactivar sus relaciones económicas y culturales, comenzando por la reapertura del Consulado General del país centroamericano e...
» México: Jefe narcotraficante muere por segunda vez
12/03/14 12:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from RSS for Alejandro. Nazario Moreno González, jefe del violento cartel narcotraficante de Los Caballeros Templarios, tuvo dos vidas.
» Obama Naval Doctrine: Anchors Away?
12/03/14 12:30 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Congress Blog Archive. While the recent announcement by Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel focused attention on the proposed cuts to the Army, this administration’s evolving doctrine that diminishes the Navy...
» Russian invasion of Ukraine demands NATO response
12/03/14 12:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Congress Blog Archive. The invasion of Ukraine by Russian President Vladimir Putin is a watershed in European history. It may also become the defining moment for the presidency of Barack Obama. Unfortunate...
» Why NATO is the lynchpin of U.S. response to Russia
12/03/14 12:29 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Congress Blog Archive. Russia’s swift and unprovoked intervention in Crimea sent the world into frenzy faster than you can say “Tennyson." Cold War analogies now abound in political commentary, most out of...
» El precio de la desigualdad
12/03/14 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNE - Centro Para Una Nueva Economía - Center for a New Economy. Joseph Stiglitz será el orador invitado a la Conferencia Anual del Centro para una Nueva Economía 2014 que se llevará a cabo el viernes 21 d...
» Política fiscal y degradación del crédito de Puerto Rico
12/03/14 12:25 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from CNE - Centro Para Una Nueva Economía - Center for a New Economy. Presentación de Sergio M. Marxuach, director de Política Pública del Centro para una Nueva Economía, en la Facultad de Derecho de la Univ...
» Meeting of cyber crime experts to strengthen legal cooperation
12/03/14 12:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean News Now!: News from Puerto Rico. Meeting of cyber crime experts to strengthen legal cooperation opens at OAS St Lucia records major increases in stay-over-arrivals for January OAS anti-corruptio...
» Jamaican arrested in seizure of 30 bales of marijuana off Puerto
12/03/14 12:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean News Now!: News from Puerto Rico. Jamaican arrested in seizure of 30 bales of marijuana off Puerto Rico March 4, 2014 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and US Coast ...
» Letter: Where is the social and moral consciousness of CARICOM
12/03/14 12:23 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean News Now!: News from Puerto Rico. Letter: Where is the social and moral consciousness of CARICOM II? Commonwealth ICT ministers meet in London to discuss future of cyber-governance Jamaican arres...
» Two former Puerto Rico law enforcement officers sentenced for
12/03/14 12:13 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean News Now!: News from Puerto Rico. Two former Puerto Rico law enforcement officers sentenced for scheme to smuggle heroin to inmates March 8, 2014 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- A former state marshal a...
» US: Central America/Mexico corridor still main route for smugglers
12/03/14 12:12 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. US: Central America/Mexico corridor still main route for smugglers — by far A new U.S. State Department report suggests that the Central America/Mexico corr ... PR to issue $3B in GO bo...
» Governor: Panel to tackle brain drain, informal economy, labor participation
12/03/14 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. Governor: Panel to tackle brain drain, informal economy, labor participation Alejandro García Padilla announced Friday the creation of a working group to dra ... Issued: March 7, 2014 L...
» Protests continue after Venezuelan diplomatic win
12/03/14 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. Protests continue after Venezuelan diplomatic win Issued: March 8, 2014 CARACAS, Venezuela — Venezuelans returned to the streets in protest Saturday, while the government continued to c...
» Caricom bloc leaders to eye economic benefits of marijuana legalization
12/03/14 12:11 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. Caricom bloc leaders to eye economic benefits of marijuana legalization GEORGETOWN, Guyana — Researchers with a Caribbean trade bloc have found that dec ... Issued: March 10, 2014 Sea S...
» Paulson & Co. paying $260 million for Condado Vanderbilt, La Concha hotels
12/03/14 12:10 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. Paulson & Co. paying $260 million for Condado Vanderbilt, La Concha hotels Paulson & Co. Inc, a New York-based investment firm, confirmed Monday that i ... Encanto Group buys in...
» Survey: Sluggish 2Q job market for PR
12/03/14 11:52 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. Survey: Sluggish 2Q job market for PR Employers in Puerto Rico expect to hire at a sluggish pace during the second qua ... PR university students launch rocket Issued: March 11, 2014 A ...
» PR ramps up bond sale to full $3.5B as demand for junk-rated GOs skyrockets
12/03/14 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. PR ramps up bond sale to full $3.5B as demand for junk-rated GOs skyrockets With demand for Puerto Rico’s bonds outstripping demand by more than four times ... Police officer slain in l...
» Experts: Bond deal buys PR some time
12/03/14 11:51 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Caribbean Business. Experts: Bond deal buys PR some time Financial industry professionals were weighing in Tuesday on Puerto Rico’s recor ... PR fiscal team touts $3.5B bond sale Puerto Rico Gov. Alejandro...
» Lawmakers Criticize Latin American Democracies for Inaction in Venezuela - Washington Free Beacon
12/03/14 11:50 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from alba bloc - Google News. New Yorker Lawmakers Criticize Latin American Democracies for Inaction in Venezuela Washington Free Beacon Maduro and former Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez have long used their c...
» Argentina Aligned With Venezuela Goes to Bed With Iran - Guardian Liberty Voice
12/03/14 11:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from alba bloc - Google News. Guardian Liberty Voice Argentina Aligned With Venezuela Goes to Bed With Iran Guardian Liberty Voice The socialist ALBA bloc , which consists of Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua and Bolivi...
» Venezuela: Demonstrations Continue, Gov't Reiterates Call for Dialogue - InSerbia News
12/03/14 11:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from alba bloc - Google News. InSerbia News Venezuela: Demonstrations Continue, Gov't Reiterates Call for Dialogue InSerbia News Regardless, the 29-3 vote showed that the bloc aims for peace and dialogue, not i...
» Venezuela: US Leadership Needed Eurasia Review
12/03/14 11:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from alba bloc - Google Blog Search. Via the socialist ALBA bloc —composed of Cuba, Ecuador, Nicaragua, and Bolivia—the government of Venezuela has spearheaded the unprecedented wave of anti-Americanism in Lati...
» Report: US investigating clerical abuse in Puerto Rico; bishop accused
12/03/14 11:47 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Puerto Rico Newswire. A wave of abuse allegations has swept the island since January, according to the wire service.
» Gateway to the Russian invasion
12/03/14 11:46 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from PR Videos - Review. Gateway to the Russian invasion CNN's Anna Coren travels to Kerch where Russian troops are moving in. From: CNNInternational Views: 1 0 ratings Time: 02:06 More in News & Politics
» James Tuller discute problema de la criminalidad en Vieques
12/03/14 10:31 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story . El Jefe de la Policía se reunió con el alcalde de Vieques, Víctor Emeric, y con el comisionado especial para el Desarrollo Sostenible para Vieques y Culebra, Carlos Severino El superintendente ...
» Obama Meeting Ukraine's New PM at White House
12/03/14 10:06 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. U.S. President Barack Obama is hosting Ukraine's interim prime minister at the White House Wednesday, as the standoff between Russia and the West over the Ukrainian region of Crimea conti...