Daily Headlines: January 22, 2008

* Richard Chavez- the brother of famed civil rights activist Cesar Chavez (image)- publicly backed Hillary Clinton’s run for the U.S. presidency.

* Speaking of Clinton, last night’s Democratic debate was an ugly verbal slugfest between her and fellow frontrunner Barack Obama.

* Did you know that despite the trade embargo the U.S. is the top provider of food to Cuba?

* Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim’s increasing power is not sitting well with the country’s cable companies.

* Follow-up: In early morning trading, Latin American currencies and stocks have made small gains which could lead to a halt in recent losses.

Sources- Boston.com, International Herald Tribune, Guardian UK, Bloomberg, The Latin Americanist, Reuters

Image- PBS