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Latinos could decide the 2012 presidential election — and they’re unhappy with both parties

Global Politics

Hispanic voters are up for grabs in the 2012 presidential election — unhappy with Republicans, dissatisfied with Democrats — and if one candidate could unite them on his side, they could swing the election.

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Fires Update

Tim Egan, a reporter with the New York Times, discusses some of the factors that led to the wildfires raging across the western United States and what the Clinton Administration and others are planning to prevent future blazes.

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