MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5.

PROGRAM # 6815 12:00 PM PT

ELECTION DAY EVE: HOUR 1. National polls show that the races for the White House and Congress are too close to call. Latinos have turned out in record numbers for early voting. Will the turnout be similar on the day of elections? This first hour of a special two-hour edition includes reports and analysis from editors in Florida, Nevada, and Arizona, some of the so-called "swing states," where the Latino vote could decide the result of the presidential election and some key races for Congress and Senate.

Guests: Arturo Vargas, Executive Director, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), Los Angeles, CA, www.naleo.org; Myriam Márquez, Editorial Page Editor, The Miami Herald, Miami, FL, www.miamiherald.com ; Hernando Amaya, Editor, El Tiempo, Las Vegas, NV, www.eltiempolv.com ; Gabriel Villalobos, Radio Host and Creative Director, Medios Hispanos, LLC, Onda 1190 AM KNUV, Phoenix, AZ.

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PROGRAM # 6816 1:00 PM PT

ELECTION DAY EVE: HOUR 2. In this second hour of a special two-hour edition, organizers of get-out-the-vote efforts and analysts discuss some of the closest races where Latinos could make a difference tomorrow, the issues that are most pushing Latinos to vote, the possible impact Hurricane Sandy could have on the elections, and Puerto Rico's referendum on statehood, and the Latino youth vote.

Guests: Ben Monterroso, National Executive Director, Mi Familia Vota, Los Angeles, CA, www.mifamiliavota.us ; Angelo Falcón, President, National Institute for Latino Policy (NiLP), Nueva York, NY, www.latinopolicy.org; Maribel Hastings, Senior Advisor, America's Voice, Washington, D.C., http://americasvoiceonline.org ; María Teresa Kumar, CEO/President, Voto Latino, Washington, D.C., www.votolatino.org.

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6.

PROGRAM # 6817 12:00 PM PT

ELECTION DAY: FIRST HOUR. In this first hour of a two-hour edition on the dead heat battle for the U.S. White House and Congress, a vote observer reports on the most common complaints registered so far on this Election Day, and news correspondents file breaking stories from Arizona, Colorado, and California.

Guests: Elisa Sequeira, California Director of Civic Engagement, NALEO Educational Fund, Los Angeles, CA, http://veyvota.yaeshora.info/ ; Valeria Fernandez, Correspondent, Noticiero Latino, Phoenix, AZ; Bertha Velásquez, Editor, La Voz Bilingüe, Denver, CO, www.lavozcolorado.com; Araceli Martínez, Correspondent, Noticiero Latino, Sacramento, CA; Rubén Tapia, Correspondent, Noticiero Latino, Los Angeles, CA.

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PROGRAM # 6818 1:00 PM PT

ELECTION DAY: SECOND HOUR. Are Latino voters turning out to vote at the levels projected by civic groups? Reporters and commentators file breaking news from Washington, D.C., Florida, and Texas. Guest analysts discuss congressional races and state propositions to watch, and reports of voters being turned away at polling places, jammed voting machines, and delays in some states.

Guests: José López Zamorano, Correspondent, Noticiero Latino, Washington, D.C.; Lydia Camarillo, Vice President, Southwest Voter Registration Education Project, San Antonio, TX, www.svrep.org; David Brooks, Correspondent, La Jornada, New York, NY, www.jornada.unam.mx ; David Plazas, Editor, News Press, Fort Myers, FL, www.news-press.com.

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PROGRAM # 6819   6:00 PM

ELECTION NIGHT: FIRST HOUR. Minutes after the polls close on the East Coast and in the Midwest, news correspondents file reports tracking national election projections and results from the East Coast, Florida, Arizona, Illinois, This is the first hour of an extended four-hour edition on Election Night.

Guests: José López Zamorano, Correspondent, Noticiero Latino, Washington, D.C.; Valeria Fernandez, Correspondent, Noticiero Latino, Phoenix, AZ; 
Javier Aparisi, Correspondent, Noticiero Latino, Miami, FL; Myriam Márquez, Editorial Page Editor, The Miami Herald, Miami, FL; Carolina Garcia, Reporter and host, Radio Cosmos, Chicago, IL.

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PROGRAM # 6820   7:00 PM

ELECTION NIGHT: SECOND HOUR. Reporters file stories on the breaking news from California and Nevada, as well as bringing voters and politicians' voices to the air. Also, a lead commentator from the National Council of La Raza comments on the Latino vote, which appears to be going overwhelmingly for Obama.

Guests: Araceli Martínez, Correspondent, Noticiero Latino, Sacramento, CA; Rubén Martínez, Correspondent, Noticiero Latino, Los Angeles, CA; Clarissa Martínez de Castro, Director of Immigration and National Campaigns, National Council of La Raza, Washington, D.C.; Hernando Amaya, Editor, El Tiempo, Las Vegas, NV.

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PROGRAM # 6821 8:00 PM

ELECTION NIGHT: THIRD HOUR. As results roll in from the swing states, the major networks call the presidential election for Barack Obama. Republicans continue to maintain control of the House of Representatives, and Democrats keep control of the Senate. Listeners call in to discuss this and other results from Election Night. Exit polls show the Latino vote went 75 percent for Obama.

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PROGRAM # 6822 9:00 PM

ELECTION NIGHT: FOURTH HOUR. Listeners call in to discuss breaking news of Obama's win, key State and Congressional races, and initiatives on the ballot in California, Arizona, Oregon, Maine, and other states. This hour also includes the first words of Mitt Romney's concession speech.

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7.

PROGRAM # 6823 12:00 PM PT

ELECTION RESULTS. President Barack Obama won the presidential election, thanks in part to the Latino vote. Analysts comment on the results of the presidential election, key races in both chambers of Congress, and ballot initiatives. They also discuss the next steps in citizen participation. Listeners share their points of view on the election.

Guests: Arturo Vargas, Executive Director, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), Los Angeles, CA, www.naleo.org;
Eliseo Medina, Secretary-Treasurer, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), Los Ángeles, CA, www. seiu.org.

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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8.

PROGRAM # 6825 12:00 PM PT

AFTER THE ELECTIONS. Breaking news and analysis after the 2012 elections are included in this edition. What could the election results bring for Latinos and immigrants in the next four years? Will immigration reform be possible? This edition includes interviews with a recently elected congresswoman, as well as organizers and spokespersons from immigrant rights organizations.

Guests: Gloria Negrete McLeod, Congresswoman-Elect for District 35 in California, United States Congress, Sacramento, CA, http://negretemcleod.com/; Camila Gallardo, Spokesperson, National Council of La Raza, Miami, FL, www.nclr.org; Tania Unzueta, Immigrant Youth Justice League, Chicago, IL, www.iyjl.org; Angélica Salas, Executive Director, Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (CHIRLA), Los Angeles, CA, www.chirla.org.

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9.

PROGRAM # 6826 12:00 PM PT

MEXICO EDITION. In June 2013, 2 million 400 thousand hectares in the Mexican states of Sinaloa and Tamaulipas are planned to be cultivated with genetically modified corn, the effects of which were found to be carcinogenic in rats in studies by French scientists. The permit, given by the Mexican government to companies such as Monsanto, Pioneer and DuPont, awill allow world agrochemical industries to make a huge profit in Mexico, while affecting the health and diet of Mexican citizens, according to researchers from the Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration, which analyzes techological information. The researchers say the effect is serious, because Mexico, the cradle of corn for the world, will be polluted. In addition, they accuse organisms such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations of giving in to the economic weight of transnational industry. Martha Elena Ramírez hosts Voz Pública from Mexico City.

Guests: Silvia Ribeiro, Researcher and Latin America Director, Action Group on Erosion, Technology and Concentration, Mexico City, Mexico, www.etcgroup.org (pretaped audio); Andrés Barreda Marín, Economist and Ph.D. in Latin American Studies, National Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico (pretaped audio).

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