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By Earl Ofari Hutchinson The day before President Obama’s fifth State of the Union Address, Valerie Jarrett, assistant to the president, bluntly told this writer in an exclusive interview that Obama would not hesitate to use the power of his pen to get action on vital initiatives that he feels…

Police went to knock at the door of the house of former president Francisco Flores to bring him in before the Special Commission of the Legislative Assembly, investigation the $10 million donation from Taiwan. Yesterday, the Legislative Special Commission had Mr. Flores for a session of 4 hours. The session was…

EL Salvador’s former president Francisco Flores tried to sneak out of El Salvador this morning, hidden in a four-wheeler truck through La Hachadura, entry of many Salvadorans immigrating north into Guatemala.   Former President Francisco Flores, investigated by El Salvador’s Attorney General and the Legislative Assembly, tried to leave the…

By Isaac Cohen* Last Friday two concerns, a report on a slowdown in manufacturing in China and the expectation of monetary policy tightening in the United States, unleashed capital flight and consequent falls in the markets and currencies of most emerging markets. The rout in emerging markets, from Buenos Aires…

The American Immigration Council is now accepting nominations for their 2014 Immigrant Youth Achievement Award. Each year the Council receives hundreds of nominations from around the country lifting up exceptional young people whose accomplishments amaze us and whose dreams inspire us.  The Immigrant Youth Achievement Award celebrates high-achieving young immigrants,…

  The official party drew more than 350,000 people, who gathered in Paseo Escalon, San Salvador’s main avenue, last Saturday in El Salvador, as the campaign's official period comes to an end.         FMLN’s Presidential Formula, Salvador and Oscar, closed the official period of the presidential election campaign in…

WASHINGTON, DC - Under the leadership of Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio), House Republicans are drafting a set of immigration reform principles to guide them as they debate immigration in 2014. As those directly affected, we hope the GOP principles are not a political stunt just to stall immigration debate, rather, that…

WASHINGTON, D.C., Friday, January 24.- In a letter sent to Secretary of State John Kerry today, U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner urged the administration to help ensure that the February 2 presidential elections in El Salvador are free and fair. “We write to encourage the Department of State…

By Isaac Cohen* Have you ever heard of a politician who donated $650 million of his own money to finance his tenure of twelve years in office? Personally, I had never heard such a thing, until The New York Times front page revealed it, last December 30, one day before…

“I do not know the mode of cooperation of Taiwan former President Flores is talking about” said Calderon Sol, without hesitation, when asked if he knew the type of cooperation Taiwan used to give to El Salvador during his administration.   Former President Calderón Sol insisted that at no time…