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Hispanics flex political muscle

New York politicians may want to practice their Spanish. With 2.2 million Hispanics in the city and counting, Latino voters are increasingly exerting their influence over city politics.

The signs are everywhere, political observers say, from a record number of Latinos on the City Council to speculation that Puerto Rican Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion Jr. will run for mayor in 2009....

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