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Obama meets with Latino groups before Mexico trip

Obama met Monday at the White House with leaders from National Council of La Raza, the National Hispanic Council on Aging and the League of United Latin American Citizens, plus seven other groups.

KC to host civil rights group's convention in 2015

NCLR opted to hold its 2009 convention in Chicago after former Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser appointed a member of the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps to the city parks board.

North Carolina students visit Congress to push for immigration overhaul

"In a news conference Thursday, National Council of La Raza's president and CEO, Janet Murguia, urged advocacy groups to keep pushing for immigration restructuring that includes a path to...

Strange bedfellows: Business, labor on immigration

"This is all very encouraging to have labor and business come together to explore what could be some common ground," said Janet Murguia, president of the National Council of La Raza, a leading...

10 politicians to watch in 2013

Munoz has long been involved in the issue - first at the National Council of La Raza, the nation's largest Latino advocacy group, and later as the president's liaison to the Hispanic community -...

New poultry rule could harm workers, advocates say

Line workers work elbow to elbow in many cases and struggle to keep up with current line speeds, said Catherine Singley, a senior policy analyst for the National Council of La Raza, a civil...

Hispanic groups vow to press for immigration law

Janet Murguia, the president of the National Council of La Raza, said Latinos have demonstrated their political power and expect lawmakers to address the community's issues.

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Immigration debate attracts wide swath of lobbyists

The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives spent more than $320,000 on federal lobbying this year.

and back again: Rising opera star Angela Meade returns as commencement speaker

Then her career got the kind of kick-start most opera students only dream about: After winning...

Lobbyists busy on U.S. immigration bill

The National Council of Farmer Cooperatives spent more than $320,000 on federal lobbying this year.

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VP Joe Biden Believes There's 'No Legal Reason' The Government Can't Slap A Sin...

"He basically just said in general that these stakeholder meetings that if you put words into...

First deputy speaker of FNC receives Swiss Ambassador

The FNC deputy speaker and the Swiss envoy reviewed the evolution of Federal National Council...

Daily Kos: House GOP uses Holder hearing to do the Senate GOP's work

"The Hispanic community is watching this closely, and it will be noted if there is an effort to...

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Matthew Grills, a Met audition winner, shows earnest potential in Terrace recital

The tenor Matthew Grills was one of five winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council...

Can computers really grade essay tests?

Together with other professional organizations, the National Council of Teachers of English has...

Bob Edgar, Pennsylvania Congressman, Dies at 69

As chief of the National Council of Churches, he urged members to emphasize aid to the poor.