Azteca America is proud to feature Republican Party Presidential Candidate and Arizona Senator John McCain on the Monday, October 27 broadcast of "Issues: Caras y Voces," hosted by veteran Latino journalist Armando Guzman.

John McCain graduated from the Naval Academy in 1958 and began his career as a naval aviator. In 1982, he was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives representing the first congressional district in Arizona. After serving two terms in the House of Representatives, John McCain was elected to the United States Senate in 1986.

Senator McCain is currently the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services and serves on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. He has been a strong supporter of limited government spending, strengthening armed forces and immigration issues.

During this exclusive interview with Azteca America, Senator McCain discusses his promises to the Latino community of job growth, lower taxes, health insurance and better education.

"Issues: Caras y Voces" is a plural forum for leaders of the Latino community, where balanced political participation is encouraged.

Past guests of "Issues: Caras y Voces" include: New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Mel Martinez, Congressman Xavier Becerra, Senator Harry Reid, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Congressman Jose E. Serrano and Senator Bob Menendez.

Don't miss "Issues: Caras y Voces" Mondays during Noticiero Azteca America at 11:00 pm EDT and PST / 10:00 pm CST.

Webcast repetitions are available at www.aztecaamerica.com/corporate and www.fundacionaztecaamerica.org.

The forum is also broadcast in Mexico on Proyecto 40.

About Azteca America and Grupo Salinas

Azteca America is the fastest-growing Hispanic network in the United States. The network is a wholly owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V., one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television content in the world. Azteca America currently has presence in 66 markets throughout the United States.

Azteca America and TV Azteca are companies of Grupo Salinas, a group of dynamic, fast-growing, and technologically advanced companies focused on creating shareholder value, building the Mexican middle class, and improving society through excellence. Created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas, Grupo Salinas also includes Grupo Elektra, Banco Azteca, Afore Azteca, Seguros Azteca, Grupo Iusacell and Azteca Internet.

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    Grupo Salinas Media Contact:
    Daniel McCosh
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Republican Presidential Candidate Senator John MccCin Exclusive Interview Today on Azteca America's 'Issues: Caras y Voces'

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Azteca America is proud to feature Republican Party Presidential Candidate and Arizona Senator John McCain on the

Monday, October 27 broadcast of "Issues: Caras y Voces," hosted by veteran Latino journalist Armando Guzman.

John McCain graduated from the Naval Academy in 1958 and began his career as a naval aviator. In 1982, he was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives representing the first congressional district in Arizona. After serving two terms in the House of Representatives, John McCain was elected to the United States Senate in 1986.

Senator McCain is currently the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services and serves on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. He has been a strong supporter of limited government spending, strengthening armed forces and immigration issues.

During this exclusive interview with Azteca America, Senator McCain discusses his promises to the Latino community of job growth, lower taxes, health insurance and better education.

"Issues: Caras y Voces" is a plural forum for leaders of the Latino community, where balanced political participation is encouraged.

Past guests of "Issues: Caras y Voces" include: New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Mel Martinez, Congressman Xavier Becerra, Senator Harry Reid, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Congressman Jose E. Serrano and Senator Bob Menendez.

Don't miss "Issues: Caras y Voces" Mondays during Noticiero Azteca America at 11:00 pm EDT and PST / 10:00 pm CST.

Webcast repetitions are available at www.aztecaamerica.com/corporate and www.fundacionaztecaamerica.org.

The forum is also broadcast in Mexico on Proyecto 40.

About Azteca America and Grupo Salinas

Azteca America is the fastest-growing Hispanic network in the United States. The network is a wholly owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V., one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television content in the world. Azteca America currently has presence in 66 markets throughout the United States.

Azteca America and TV Azteca are companies of Grupo Salinas, a group of dynamic, fast-growing, and technologically advanced companies focused on creating shareholder value, building the Mexican middle class, and improving society through excellence. Created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas, Grupo Salinas also includes Grupo Elektra, Banco Azteca, Afore Azteca, Seguros Azteca, Grupo Iusacell and Azteca Internet.

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    Azteca America is a Grupo Salinas Company.
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    Grupo Salinas Media Contact:
    Daniel McCosh
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    dmccosh@gruposalinas.com

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The basis for the program is a white paper produced by the University of Denver Center for Community Engagement and Scholarship entitled "The State of Latinos 2008: Defining an Agenda for the Future." The findings have been presented to key members of Congress and local and national policy makers.

"Our commitment to this project is to present concrete proposals to policy makers throughout the country and follow through to make sure that campaign promises become reality for the Latino community," said Luis J. Echarte, Chairman of Fundacion Azteca America.

The program is moderated by Noticiero Azteca America Washington Correspondent, and Issues: Caras and Voces host, Armando Guzman.

About Fundacion Azteca America

Fundacion Azteca America is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for members of the Hispanic community in the United States.

For more information, visit www.fundacionaztecaamerica.org.

About Azteca America and Grupo Salinas

Azteca America is the fastest-growing Hispanic network in the United States. The network is a wholly owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V., one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television content in the world. Azteca America currently has presence in 66 markets throughout the United States.

Fundacion Azteca America, Azteca America and TV Azteca are companies of Grupo Salinas, a group of dynamic, fast-growing, and technologically advanced companies focused on creating shareholder value, building the Mexican middle class, and improving society through excellence. Created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas, Grupo Salinas also includes Grupo Elektra, Banco Azteca, Afore Azteca, Seguros Azteca, Grupo Iusacell and Azteca Internet.

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John McCain graduated from the Naval Academy in 1958 and began his career as a naval aviator. In 1982, he was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives representing the first congressional district in Arizona. After serving two terms in the House of Representatives, John McCain was elected to the United States Senate in 1986.

Senator McCain is currently the ranking member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services and serves on the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. He has been a strong supporter of limited government spending, strengthening armed forces and immigration issues.

During this exclusive interview with Azteca America, Senator McCain discusses his promises to the Latino community of job growth, lower taxes, health insurance and better education.

"Issues: Caras y Voces" is a plural forum for leaders of the Latino community, where balanced political participation is encouraged.

Past guests of "Issues: Caras y Voces" include: New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Senator Mel Martinez, Congressman Xavier Becerra, Senator Harry Reid, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano, Congressman Jose E. Serrano and Senator Bob Menendez.

Don't miss "Issues: Caras y Voces" Mondays during Noticiero Azteca America at 11:00 pm EDT and PST / 10:00 pm CST.

Webcast repetitions are available at www.aztecaamerica.com/corporate and www.fundacionaztecaamerica.org.

The forum is also broadcast in Mexico on Proyecto 40.

About Azteca America and Grupo Salinas

Azteca America is the fastest-growing Hispanic network in the United States. The network is a wholly owned subsidiary of TV Azteca S.A. de C.V., one of the two largest producers of Spanish-language television content in the world. Azteca America currently has presence in 66 markets throughout the United States.

Azteca America and TV Azteca are companies of Grupo Salinas, a group of dynamic, fast-growing, and technologically advanced companies focused on creating shareholder value, building the Mexican middle class, and improving society through excellence. Created by Mexican entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas, Grupo Salinas also includes Grupo Elektra, Banco Azteca, Afore Azteca, Seguros Azteca, Grupo Iusacell and Azteca Internet.

    Visit:
    www.aztecaamerica.com/corporate

    Azteca America is a Grupo Salinas Company.
    Visit: www.gruposalinas.com and check out www.ricardosalinas.com

    Grupo Salinas Media Contact:
    Daniel McCosh
    011 (5255) 1720-0059
    dmccosh@gruposalinas.com

SOURCE Grupo Salinas; Azteca America

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Highlights of the participation included the activities of Fundacion Azteca America in support of the Latino community. A brief video outlined the work that Fundacion Azteca America has done to promote political engagement, including partnerships with Voto Latino and a special community leader news segment called Issues: Caras y Voces, with guests including Arizona Senator and Presidential Candidate John McCain, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, Congressman Xavier Becerra and Senator Harry Reid.

Also highlighted was the foundation's public service announcement campaign in favor of political engagement, featuring state governors, members of Congress, community leaders and on-screen personalities. And through its website, Fundacion Azteca America has given the community the opportunity to register to vote online.

"The step that the Latino community is lacking is the ability to convert street demonstrations into political action. The problem in some of the cases is that many of the demonstrators were not registered or eligible to vote," said Mr. Echarte. "Our goal is to convert demonstrators to voters."

During the spring of 2008, Fundacion Azteca America organized a State of Latinos issues forum: the Agenda Latina 2008, in the city of Denver. The event consisted of a successful town hall meeting with the participation of Governor Bill Ritter, U.S. Senator Ken Salazar and representatives from Voto Latino, National Association Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute, Republican National Hispanic Assembly, NDN, Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, National Council of La Raza and Southwest Voter Registration Education Project.

The goal of the town hall was to discuss issues of importance to the Latino community such as the economy, health, education and immigrant rights. The underlying current throughout the program was the importance of the Latino vote and the need to exercise that vote.

Phase two of this forum will take place in Washington D.C. on Sept. 23 with the release of the findings and action steps from the Denver town hall in a white paper created by the University of Denver.

The CHCI summit also included participation by Univision CEO Joe Uva, Telemundo President Don Browne, Azteca America Washington Correspondent Armando Guzman, National Council of La Raza President Janet Murguia, Comcast Foundation Vice President Susan Gonzales, Telemundo Co-Anchor Jose Diaz Balart and Univision Anchor Maria Elena Salinas.

About Fundacion Azteca America

Fundacion Azteca America is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for members of the Hispanic community currently in the U.S.

For more information, visit http://www.fundacionaztecaamerica.org.

Fundacion Azteca America, Fundacion Azteca, Azteca America and TV Azteca are companies of Mexican conglomerate Grupo Salinas.

For more information, visit http://www.fundacionaztecaamerica.com

About Grupo Salinas

    Grupo Salinas (http://www.gruposalinas.com) is a group of dynamic, fast-
growing and technologically advanced companies focused on creating shareholder
value, contributing to building the middle class of the countries where it
operates, and improving society through excellence.  Created by Mexican
entrepreneur Ricardo B. Salinas (http://www.ricardosalinas.com), Grupo Salinas
operates as a management development and decision forum for the top leaders of
member companies TV Azteca (http://www.irtvazteca.com), Azteca America
(http://www.aztecaamerica.com), Grupo Elektra
(http://www.grupoelektra.com.mx), Banco Azteca
(http://www.bancoazteca.com.mx), Afore Azteca (http://www.aforeazteca.com.mx),
Seguros Azteca (http://www.segurosazteca.com.mx), and Grupo Iusacell
(http://www.iusacell.com).  Each of the Grupo Salinas companies operates
independently with its own management, board of directors and shareholders.
Grupo Salinas has no equity holdings.  However, member companies share a
common vision, values and strategies for achieving rapid growth, superior
results and world-class performance.

    Grupo Salinas Media Contact:
    Daniel McCosh
    011 52 55 1720 0059
    dmccosh@gruposalinas.com

SOURCE Grupo Salinas; Fundacion Azteca America; Azteca America

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