>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Antonio Villaraigosa, Los Angeles' first
>Latino mayor in the modern era, will skip huge pro-immigration
>rallies planned for Monday to meet with pro football officials in
>Dallas,
Villaraigosa spoke at the big rally a few weeks ago. I heard he was getting advice not to do it but thought it too important to not show up. He''s a smart guy, so I'm not going to be too quick to judge this. But couldn't somebody else have gone to Dallas? He could have at least stayed in town.