RNHA of Greater Los Angeles
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RNHA Greater Los Angeles Board Members


Chairman
Luis Alvarado
Phone: (562) 201-5996
Fax: (626) 572-4192
Email: luisalvarado@rnhala.org

First Vice-Chairman
Ron Esquivel
Phone: (626) 288-5776
Email: REsquivel@RNHALA.org

Second Vice-Chairman
Minas Fournouzian
Phone: (818) 720-7975
Email: minas@rnhala.org

Treasurer
Rebecca Wells
Phone: (562) 533-7072
Email: rebeccajwells@sbcglobal.net

Secretary
Crystal Chavez
Phone: (626) 758-2545
Email: crystalchavez1@hotmail.com

Board Member
John Quintanilla
Phone: (626) 676-3333
Email: JQuintanilla@RNHALA.org

Board Member
Sam Yue
Phone: (626) 230-7192
Email: samyue@dslextreme.com

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Can the president boost jobs and the economy between now and Election Day? (Exclusive to Yahoo! News)

President Barack Obama, center, delivers a statement on monthly jobs number, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010,  in Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. From left are, outgoing Council of Economic Advisers Chair Christina Romer, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis, the president, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner, Small Business Administrator (SBA) Karen G. Mills and National Economic Council Director Lawrence Summers. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)Exclusive to Yahoo! News - With the Democrats' prospects in the upcoming midterm elections sinking with the release of each new bit of bad economic news, President Obama was quick to concede that performance is "not nearly good enough."


Tea Party Express hopes to repeat Alaska win in Delaware Senate primary (The Upshot)
The Upshot - Buoyed by Joe Miller's surprise win in Alaska's Senate GOP primary, the Tea Party Express is hoping to take down another heavily favored Republican incumbent, this time in Delaware. The group plans to spend $250,000 on radio and TV ads to boost Christine O'Donnell, a largely unknown conservative activist who is vying against longtime GOP [...]
Ariz. governor says she was wrong about beheadings (AP)
AP - A claim by Arizona's governor that rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border has led to headless bodies turning up in the desert came back to haunt her during a stammering debate performance in which she failed to back it up.
Why Are the Feds Suing Brash Arizona Sheriff? (The Atlantic Wire)

As he attends an unrelated news conference, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio hands back to one of his deputies an Associated Press news report stating the U.S. Justice Department is suing Arpaio saying the Arizona lawman refused for more than a year to turn over records in an investigation into allegations his department discriminates against Hispanics, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, in Phoenix.  (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)The Atlantic Wire -


Clinton: Time is now for Mideast peace (AP)

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas looks on as she hosted the re-launch of direct negotiations, Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010, at the State Department in Washington\. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to inject urgency into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Friday, warning the negotiations may be "the last chance for a very long time" to reach an agreement.


Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer at a loss for words in first debate (The Upshot)
The Upshot - It's a politician's worst nightmare: Drawing a complete blank in a high-profile debate. That's what happened to Arizona GOP Gov. Jan Brewer, who lost her train of thought during her opening statement during her first televised debate with her Democratic challenger, state Attorney General Terry Goddard. Brewer was in the middle of talking up her [...]
More Dems buck plan to let taxes increase for rich (AP)

FILE - In this Aug. 25, 2009 file photo, Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., conducts a town hall event in Springfield, Va. Chances are fading that Congress will allow taxes to rise, even for the nation's top earners. Worried about the fragile economy and their own upcoming election, a growing number of Democrats are joining the rock-solid Republican opposition to President Barack Obama's plans to let some of the Bush administration's tax cuts expire.    (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)AP - Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans.


Feingold to skip Obama rally in Wisconsin (The Upshot)
The Upshot - President Obama heads to Milwaukee  onMonday, where he'll mark Labor Day at a statewide union event with other local Democratic candidates — except for one. Sen. Russ Feingold, who is facing a tougher-than-expected re-election campaign, is too busy to meet up with Obama this weekend. It's the second time this summer that Feingold has dodged [...]
Cartoonist Conrad dies at 86 (Politico)
Politico - Paul Conrad, a longtime editorial cartoonist for the Los Angeles Times, died Saturday at the age of 86.
AfPak borderline politics (Politico)
Politico - Opinion: The regime in Islamabad must remain committed to peaceful compromise with Afghanistan.
Nation's economic woes jeopardize Democrats' November prospects (AP)

Job seekers wait in line to show their resumes to potential employers at a career fair in Denver, Colorado. US unemployment jumped to 9.6 percent in August, the Labor Department said, as most analysts had predicted.(AFP/Getty Images/John Moore)AP - Frustrated, discouraged and just plain mad, a lot of people who have lost jobs — or know someone who has — now want to see the names of Democrats on pink slips. And that's jeopardizing the party's chances in Ohio and all across the country in November's elections.


Marine general says Taliban drug trade faltering (AP)
AP - The Taliban is confronting a serious "cash flow" problem after losing some half of its annual drug trade money to a farming blight and government eradication efforts, a Marine two-star general said Thursday.
Poll: NYers conflicted on mosque near WTC (AP)
AP - A new poll finds New Yorkers are conflicted about the construction of a mosque near the World Trade Center site, with half of respondents opposed to the project and a majority saying people have the right to build an Islamic center near ground zero.
Obama pledges to work for a thriving middle class (AP)

People watch as Marine One, with President Barack Obama aboard, takes off from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. Obama is spending the weekend at Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)AP - A strong economy needs bustling Main Streets and a thriving middle class, not just a healthy stock market, President Barack Obama said in paying tribute to the American worker.


Throw this on the Labor Day grill: tax cuts for small business (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - This Labor Day weekend, the jobs outlook appears about as inviting as leftover potato salad. But President Obama found encouragement Friday in the jobs report for August.
New York Times Endorses Johnson Over Rangel (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - The New York Times on Saturday endorsed one of Rep. Charles B. Rangel's four opponents in the Sept. 14 Democratic primary over the embattled veteran incumbent who is facing a House ethics trial later this month.
South Carolina's Wilson under wider probe for overseas trips (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — The congressional ethics investigation of Rep. Joe Wilson, R-S.C., is broader than previously disclosed and goes well beyond his use of $12 in per diem expense money to buy six decorative goblets in Afghanistan last year.
Prospects in Ohio Looking Better for Senate GOP (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - Former Rep. Rob Portman (R) and Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher (D) have been engaged in a spirited race for the open Ohio Senate seat since emerging from primaries in May. The contest has long been seen as a tossup, but with the trend lines having shifted toward Portman, CQ Politics is moving the race to the less competitive rating of Leans Republican.
Labor, business leaders differ on ways to fix economy (McClatchy Newspapers)
McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — With the Labor Day weekend approaching, union leaders and U.S. business interests expressed concerns Thursday about the fragility of the nation's economic recovery. They offered drastically different remedies for fixing the country's woes, however.