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Sign of Times for GOP: Spanish Spoken Here
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| Contributor | Servo |
| Last Edited | Servo Jun 09, 2003 09:30pm |
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| Category | Analysis |
| Media | Newspaper - Washington Post |
| News Date | Monday, June 9, 2003 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Latinos have become the "it" community in U.S. politics, and both Republicans and Democrats are trying to win them over. The latest example of this trend: 20 Republican lawmakers and 50 of their aides have taken up Spanish.
Rep. Gerald C. Weller (R-Ill.) has organized the class, taught by the Department of Agriculture's graduate school. The two-hour sessions will run 10 legislative weeks, and Republicans are hoping it will help them bond with Latino voters.
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