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How Clinton and Obama boosted feminism, civil rights - Christian Science Monitor
This feature requires a newer version of Macromedia Flash Player and javascript-enabled browser. Reporter Arial Sabar discusses what the candidacy of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton could... Full Article At Live Search News
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Jeb Bush, citizen, reformer: Summit
by Mark Silva Jeb Bush, old governor of Florida, has not faded away. Bush, founder and chairman of the Foundation for Excellence in Education, is rounding up a two-day summit of educators for a conference... Full Article At The Swamp
Can Yet Another Old White Guy Win?
In the 20-year sweep of the last five presidential elections, two of the three Republican candidates have been old white guys and the third was the son of one of them. For reasons having everything to do with the ossification of a political... Full Article At The Moderate Voice
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The Failure of the Republican Party to deliver anything for Blacks
My good friend, Timothy Johnson, Ph.D., was recently honored by the Buncombe County (Asheville, NC) Republican Party. Timothy Johnson has been elected party chair. It did not go unnoticed that he is the first black elected party chair in Buncombe... Full Article At Liberal Oasis
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Doctors and Minorities: 3 Perspectives
To the Editor:.... Full Article At New York Times = Op/Ed
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No New Tones, Indignation at Hypocrisy, Can Cause the Left to Like Us
By Mike DeVine, Legal Editor for The Minority Report and The HinzSight Report _________________________________________________________________________________ Gamecock watches in agony as Republicans and even conservatives like Sean-bound by the TV sound bite attention deficit disorder and obsessed... Full Article At Race 4 2008
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FL: Crist signs inclusive ant-bullying law
So is this a plus or a minus for Charlie's VP hopes?Florida Gov. Charlie Crist (R) has signed legislation that requires school districts to prohibit bullying and harassment. The Jeffrey Johnston Stand Up For All Students Act is named for a Cape Coral teen who killed himself after enduring more than... Full Article At Pam's House Blend
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The CA GOP keeps misleading about "voter fraud"
Since Dave Cogdill has taken over as Senate Minority Leader, the Senate Minority has been sending out missives on one policy area or another on a weekly (ish) basis. Today's was another doozy... Full Article At Calitics
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Young Minorities Make Up the Bulk of Unregistered Voters
Project vote aims to get young, non-college-educated Minorities involved in the political process.... Full Article At AlterNet
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Nader "Talking Dumb"
Perennial presidential candidate Ralph Nader is accusing Barack Obama of trying to "talk white," and appealing to "white guilt" in his quest for the White House. The immediate response has been... Full Article At Eric Pfeiffer
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CNBC: Housing collapse the fault of African-Americans, Latinos and minorities
Larry Kudlow and his Mini-Me (Jerry Bower) on CNBC have blamed just about everyone for the housing crisis/credit crunch except for the people who were responsible for creating the failed plan, Wall Street. Minorities are always a fine target for right... Full Article At AMERICAblog
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PUBLIC SCHOOL CHOICE AS PRACTICED ABROAD.
It's ironic that a year after our Supreme Court struck a blow against school integration, the Christian Science Monitor reports that Holland is planning on importing American de-segregation programs. In Amsterdam, Rotterdam, Utrecht and The Hague, about 10 percent of neighborhoods are overwhelmingly... Full Article At The American Prospect - Tapped
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Arabs in Israel
The Arabs of Israel are people to be pitied. They are second-class citizens. They have split loyalties. They suffer all kinds of slights. Some of this may be correct, although I didn't see much of this when I lived in Jaffa eight years ago. Maybe it's more the case in rural areas.... Full Article At The Spine
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Who Gets to Vote? State's Struggle to Register Veterans, Felons and Minorities
Weekly Voting Rights News Update By Erin Ferns In the aftermath of the presidential primaries, stories of unprecedented voter registration and turnout are drifting to the back burner. But with an exceedingly imbalanced electorate, the fight to create access... Full Article At Open Left
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An exodus from Iraq
An exodus from Iraq The country’s religious Minorities have been brutalized and driven away as a result of the Iraq War. In fact, when it comes to religious freedom, Iraq is not far ahead of... Full Article At USA Today - Chuck Raasch
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More Liberal Good Intentions Cause Disastrous Consequences
Gee, here’s a surprise. The good intentions and the need to be “compassionate” helped fuel the subprime mortgage crisis. There’s a good article in today’s Washington Post about how the Clinton Administration’... Full Article At Ankle Biting Pundits
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Christians still persecuted in Iraq.
The situation in Iraq is improving, alright, but we should never forget the persecution suffered by Iraqi Christians. This New York Times article details at length the re-reappearance of the jizya, the ancient method of extortion reserved for Christians... Full Article At Redstate
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'Too many black faces on TV'
Director says BBC has overcompensated for lack of executives from ethnic Minorities... Full Article At Guardian Unlimited
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Lapham's Quarterly: Semiquaver Rest
With an estimated 1.2 million Americans living with HIV, the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) reports that the U.S. is home to "one of the largest HIV epidemics in the world." Racial and ethnic ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Michigan Enrolls Fewer Minorities
Class of 2012 is first class to fully apply after the state banned use of race in admissions.... Full Article At U.S. News & World Report