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RUNDOWN FOR LATINO USA #344 FEEDING NOVEMBER 12, 1999.

SEGMENT #1:  "PRI PRIMARIES"  (3:00)
Latino USA's Franc Contreras reports on the changing political 
process in Mexico as the first ever PRI primary recently took place.

SEGMENT #2:  "GUATEMALAN LEGISLATIVE MODERNIZATION"  
(6:30)
Latino USA's Maria Martin reports on a project in Guatemala 
intended to foster the democratic process by involving young people.

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SEGMENT #3:  "AUTHOR: MARIA HINOJOSA"  (5:03)
Maria Martin speaks with regular Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa 
about her new book entitled "Raising Raul: Adventures Raising My 
Son and My Self."

SEGMENT #4:  "LATINA BEAUTY PAGEANT"  (4:36)
Leda Hartman reports on how a beauty pageant is being used to 
foster social change by challenging stereotypes of Latinas.


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SEGMENT #1
In Mexico, ever since people can remember,  the candidate for 
president was chosen by the previous president and the political 
elite.  The process was called "El Dedazo" - referring to the powerful 
hand of the ruling president who would point to his successor.  And 
because of the ruling party's 70 year hold on power, the PRI's 
candidate always became the president.  This year the process has 
changed.  For the first time an actual primary election was held 
within the ruling party.  Latino USA's Franc Contreras reports that 
the winner was Francisco Labastida, who will represent the PRI in 
next year's presidential election.  (3:02)

SEGMENT #2
Voters in Guatemala are scheduled to return to the polls December 
26th, after no presidential candidate received a majority of the votes 
this past November 7th.  These are the first presidential elections in 
that country in peacetime ‹the first since the 1996 Peace Accords 
ended a bloody 36 year long civil war.  They mark only one 
challenge in the difficult process of creating a democratic Guatemala.  
In our next report, Maria Martin looks at a project sponsored by The 
University of Texas which is also trying to assist that country on the 
road to democracy ‹by involving Guatemala¹s young people in the 
legislative process.  (6:34)

SEGMENT #3
Maria Martin speaks with regular Latino USA host Maria Hinojosa 
about her new book entitled "Raising Raul: Adventures Raising My 
Son and My Self."  (SELF CONTAINED 5:03)

SEGMENT #4
The First Annual Miss Latina Atlantic Coast beauty pageant took 
place in North Carolina last summer.  The winners in the "Teen" and 
"Miss" categories will go on to the National Miss Latina contest, to be 
held this November, in Texas.  The contest's organizers say they're 
aware of the traditional trappings of most beauty pageants, but 
they're using "this" one to foster social change.  Leda Hartman 
prepared this report.  (4:36)

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LUSA 345 PROMOS 

1.)  NEXT TIME ON LATINO USA ...  

THE TEN YEAR-LONG ORDEAL OF SISTER DIANNA ORTIZ.  WHO WERE 
HER TORTURERS IN GUATEMALA AND WAS THE U.S. GOVERNMENT 
INVOLVED?  THAT'S A LATINO USA SPECIAL, THIS WEEK ON  
LATINO USA. THE RADIO JOURNAL OF NEWS AND CULTURE.