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FR.:    LATINO USA
DT:     DECEMBER 4, 1998
RE:     LATINO USA #295 LEADS FOR MODULES

LATINO USA:  THE RADIO JOURNAL OF NEWS AND CULTURE

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RUNDOWN FOR LATINO USA #295 FEEDING DECEMBER 4, 
1998.

SEGMENT #1:  "LATINOS AND IMPEACHMENT PROCESS" (5:03)
Latino USAÕs Maria Martin speaks with Stanford University 
Associate Professor Luis Fraga about the Latino take on the 
impeachment process.

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SEGMENT #2:  "PRICE OF TORTILLAS" (3:49)
Latino USAÕs Franc Contreras reports that the high cost of 
tortillas and other basic goods has lead to a fierce debate in 
MexicoÕs federal legislature this year.

SEGMENT #3:  "BARBARA RENAUD-GONZALEZ VISITS CUBA" (3:33)
Commentator Barbara Renaud-Gonzalez shares her thoughts 
on her recent visit to Cuba and the meaning of freedom.

SEGMENT #4:  "GUADALUPE: VIRGEN DE LOS INDIOS" (7:27)
Latino USAÕs Maria Martin speaks with Father Dan Jensen 
of the Maryknoll Catholic Missionaries about the discovery 
of 16th Century hymns dedicated to Virgin Mary.


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SEGMENT #1 
Latino USAÕs Maria Martin speaks with Stanford University 
Associate Professor Luis Fraga about the Latino take on the 
impeachment process. [SELF-CONTAINED] (5:03)

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SEGMENT #2
The fiercest political battle in Mexico these days is not over rebels in 
Chiapas or government corruption.  No, it's much more basic than 
that --it's about money.   ÉAnd even more basic aboutÉtortillas... 
Members of the opposition literally come to blows on the floor of 
Mexico's federal legislature with members of the ruling PRI over 
the issue...as they try to decide the outcome of a budget  that will 
determine how much Mexican citizens will pay next year for life's 
basic necessities.  More from Latino USA's Franc Contreras in Mexico 
City. (3:49)

SEGMENT #3
Latino USA commentator Barbara Renaud-Gonzalez recently 
returned from her very first visit to the island of Cuba.  She 
offers us her perspectives of life on the island; the separation 
between our two countries; and the meaning of freedom. (3:33)

BACKANNOUNCE:
Commentator Barbara Renaud-Gonzalez is a freelance writer 
and a South Texas native.  She's currently traveling the country 
working on a book entitled "Mestiza."

SEGMENT #4
Latino USAÕs Maria Martin speaks with Father Dan Jensen of the 
Maryknoll Catholic Missionaries about the discovery of 16th Century 
hymns dedicated to Virgin Mary. [SELF-CONTAINED]  (7:27)

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