The Washington Times

Obama designates Chavez monument

President Obama designated the home of Latino labor leader Cesar Chavez as a national monument Monday, a move Republicans denounced as a desperate attempt to shore up Latino support as the race tightens in its final weeks.

A supporter of President Obama holds a photo of Cesar Estrada Chavez on Oct. 8, 2012, while waiting for the president to announce the establishment of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene, Calif. (Associated Press)

A supporter of President Obama holds a photo of Cesar Estrada Chavez on Oct. 8, 2012, while waiting for the president to announce the establishment of the Cesar E. Chavez National Monument in Keene, Calif. (Associated Press)

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