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Ditto for every DENTRO: almost all of the churches Mexican Feds question tests that service the Latino town has a taken by Michigan communities. church special ed teachers .. 4 December 12 marks dedicated Signing Santa............ 4 the observance of the to Our Politicians woo Festival of Our Lady of Lady of immigrant votes....... 5 Guadalupe. Since 1531, Guadalupe. Put a brick in their Our Lady of Guadalupe And Father Richard Notter stocking this year .... 5 has become the patron people City Club.................... 6 saint of the Mexican Re- turn to her for help and diciembre. The Virgin is Deportes .................... 7 2007-08 Bowl Games 7 public. Historically and guidance on every occa- also featured on the side HOROSCOPO ..... 8, 13 emotionally, the Virgin sion. For example, the Vir- of SS. Peter and Paul Carla’s Corner .......... 9 is deeply woven into the gin is the patroness saint of Church in Toledo. Photo Archives ........ 10 life of every Mexican. 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Demócrata, están volviendo ``muy’’ importante en la • La mayoría de latinos (44%) tration policies have been The survey found that While that would be a small a esa militancia para las campaña del próximo año. En considera que el Partido harmful to their community, a among Latino registered vot- portion of the overall ex- elecciones presidenciales del junio del 2004, un 63% Demócrata es uno de los que poll showed Thursday. ers: pected vote, Pew estimated 2008, aunque apenas 1 de pensaba lo mismo. Pese a ello, muestra más preocupación By 57 percent to 23 per- • Forty-one percent said that Latinos comprise a large cada 5 admite que está la inmigración está todavía que el Republicano (8%) por cent, more Latino registered Bush administration policies enough share of eligible vot- siguiendo de cerca la detrás de la educación, salud, los latinos. Pero una gran voters say they favor Demo- have been harmful to Latinos, ers to affect the outcome in campaña, según una encuesta progreso económico y parte de los votantes crats than Republicans, ac- 16 percent said they have been four states where Bush pre- nacional difundida el jueves. criminalidad en los temas de registrados (41%) dice que cording to a survey by the helpful and 33 percent said vailed in 2004 by 5 percent- La encuesta de Pew His- prioridad hispana. no hay gran diferencia entre nonpartisan Pew Hispanic they have not had much im- age points or fewer: New panic Center (PHC), La encuesta fue realizada uno y otro. Center. pact. Mexico, Florida, Colorado, organización que estudia las por teléfono del 3 de octubre • Por 41% a 14%, los That 34 percentage point • Forty-four percent said and Nevada. tendencias hispanas en al 9 de noviembre entre 2.003 votantes latinos registrados Democratic edge—which in- Democrats have more con- Among Latinos who are Estados Unidos, dice que un latinos seleccionados al azar, prefieren a los demócratas cludes people who said they cern for Latinos, 8 percent registered Democrats, 59 per- 57% de los votantes latinos de los cuales 843 fueron ante republicanos en cuanto lean toward either party—has chose Republicans and an- cent said they want Hillary registrados se considera votantes inscritos. El margen a cuál está haciendo un mejor grown since July 2006, when other 41 percent said there is Rodham Clinton to be their ahora demócrata o que tiene de error de la muestra es de trabajo en inmigración.