mencken day
daily dos
tue 11/7/2006
- David Bisbal will donate proceeds from his latest single, "Soldado de Papel," to the "Spanish Coalition to End the Use of Child Soldiers in War."
- Reuters: "Hispanics... could influence the outcome of a key Senate race in New Jersey, House races in Arizona and New Mexico and a race for governor in Florida."
- Latino activists promised to register one million voters but managed less than 150,000.
- Pronto condoms go on sale in South Africa – promoters claim they can be put on in one second.
- Kinky, Gnarls Barkley, Daft Punk, Yerba Buena, Los Amigos Invisibles, and Common among the many artists slated to perform at the BANG Music Festival, in Miami, Florida this weekend.
- Diddy defends Cassie's performances.
- Nearly one in every 100 Guatemalan children is adopted by an American family. Critics denounce a "baby business." Guatemala's 36-year civil war ended 10 years ago after a toll of at least 100,000 dead and over one million refugees. For many Guatemalan women, the violence continues.

