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SAN DIEGO -- The Senate works just like any crime drama. First comes the murder. Then comes the cover-up intended to throw sleuths off the trail. So, who really killed...

SAN DIEGO -- Poised to make history by becoming the first female governor of New Mexico and the first Latina to be a governor of any state, Susana Martinez will...

SAN DIEGO -- I promised myself that I'd stop defending Sarah Palin. But it's a hard habit to break. While I found the former Alaska governor refreshing during the 2008...

SAN DIEGO -- Ronald Reagan said that Hispanics don't have to be told to vote Republican. Given their conservative values, they already are Republican. They just don't know it. In...

SAN DIEGO -- It is instructive -- and infuriating -- that one of the country's top education reformers is out of a job. America's public schools have room for teachers...

SAN DIEGO -- Why did Congress suddenly turn out the lights on the DREAM Act? A lot of Latinos would really like to know because they're trying to figure out...

PHOENIX -- Arizona has spent the last several months binging on a cocktail of nativism and fear with a splash of political expediency. Now comes the hangover. It has been...

SAN DIEGO -- When it comes to serving as leader of the free world, "confident" and "resolute" always look better on your resume than "insecure" and "self-absorbed." Would someone please...

SAN DIEGO -- So now Dr.

SAN DIEGO -- On behalf of all Hispanics, let me just say this: Muchas gracias, Harry Reid. These days, many Americans are pressed for time. So I was glad to...

SAN DIEGO -- In the November elections, and the 2012 contests to follow, Latinos are faced with a lose-lose situation. As a group that political analysts now label swing voters,...

SAN DIEGO -- Because of Arizona's spiteful new immigration law, a border conference meant to bring people together is having the opposite effect. The last time there was this much...

SAN DIEGO -- Angry over my criticism of hateful legislative tantrums such as Arizona's new law to ferret out illegal immigrants, some readers have demanded to know my solution to...

SAN DIEGO -- As a newspaperman in what some consider the twilight of the age of print, it feels as if I'm being "punked." In any case, I'm pretty sure...