Ms all de la contienda poltica, la necesidad de cerrar una brecha racial- March 28, 2008 Durante el ya famoso anuncio de su respaldo a Barack Obama, el gobernador de Nuevo Mxico Bill Richardson elogi al candidato presidencial por su franqueza sobre el tema racial. "Como hispano, me sent especialmente emocionado con sus palabras", dijo Richardson, "el Senador Obama ha empezado un debate en este pas que se necesitaba desde hace tiempo y rechaza la poltica de enfrentar una raza contra otra".http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/25... Beyond the Campaign Trail, Addressing a Racial Divide- March 28, 2008 WASHINGTON -- During his well-publicized endorsement of Barack Obama, New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson praised the presidential candidate for his candor about race. "As a Hispanic, I was particularly touched by his words," Richardson said, "Senator Obama has started a discussion in this country long overdue and rejects the politics of pitting race against race."http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/25... Una mejor alternativa a la confrontacin en torno al libre comercio- March 21, 2008 Recientemente tuve la oportunidad de hablar con dos de los empresarios ms prominentes de Mxico, Emilio Azcrraga Jean, presidente de Grupo Televisa, y Roberto Hernndez Ramrez, presidente del consejo de administracin de Banamex. Entre otros temas, conversamos sobre las promesas hechas por los candidatos Hillary Clinton y Barack Obama de renegociar el Tratado de Libre Comercio de Amrica del Norte.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/25... A Better Alternative to a Showdown Over Free Trade- March 21, 2008 WASHINGTON -- I recently had the chance to talk with two of Mexico's most prominent business leaders, Emilio Azcarraga Jean, chairman of television giant Televisa, and Roberto Hernandez Ramirez, chairman of the board of Banamex. Among other things, we spoke about the pledges of candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama to renegotiate the North American Free Trade Agreement.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/25... Remittance Slowdown, Wake-Up Call for Latin America- March 14, 2008 WASHINGTON -- Jesus Antonio Soriano had long wanted to give something back to his native Chalatenango, a province in northern El Salvador devastated by civil war in the 1980s. And so four years ago, the agronomist, with three partners, developed a plan to improve land values and create jobs by building a residential and recreational center. The Chalate Country Club now employs 60 people full-time and pays them at least twice what most jobs in the area would bring.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/25... Disminucin en remesas, llamado de alerta para Amrica Latina- March 14, 2008 Jess Antonio Soriano haba querido hacer algo por Chalatenango, un departamento al norte de El Salvador devastado por el conflicto civil en los 80. As que hace cuatro aos, junto con tres socios nacidos como l en ese departamento, desarrollaron un plan para mejorar el valor de la tierra y generar empleo por medio de un centro residencial y recreativo. El Chalate Country Club ya da empleo a 60 personas permanentemente y les paga por lo menos el doble de lo que generan empleos en el rea.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/25... An Embarrassing War of Words Among Neighbors- March 7, 2008 WASHINGTON -- While Ecuadorian troops were positioning themselves this week at the border with Colombia, and hours after Ecuador's President Rafael Correa severed relations with that country, a diplomatic war of words between the two neighbors began here at the Organization of American States.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/24... Una vergonzosa guerra de palabras entre vecinos- March 7, 2008 Mientras tropas ecuatorianas se posicionaban en la frontera con Colombia esta semana y horas despus de que el Presidente de Ecuador Rafael Correa rompiera relaciones con ese pas, una guerra diplomtica de palabras entre los pases vecinos empez aqu en la Organizacin de Estados Americanos.http://feeds.washingtonpost.com/~r/wp-dyn/rss/linkset/2005/03/24/LI2005032402888_xml/~3/24... |