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December 2009 - Posts
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For many Americans, the decade we are now closing began on Sept. 11, 2001, not Jan. 1, 2000. And why not, given Sept. 11's magnitude? Read More...
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For many Americans, the decade we are now closing began on Sept. 11, 2001, not Jan. 1, 2000. And why not, given 9/11's magnitude? Read More...
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We the people of Lackawanna County are fewer, poorer and perhaps slightly younger than we were a decade ago. We are also a little more likely to have four-year college degrees, and there are more people with Latino roots. U.S. Census Bureau data compar Read More...
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A look back at Federal Way's top stories of 2009. • Homicide suspect freed: Following the shooting death of 38-year-old Darrel Miller at the Federal Way Transit Center on Jan. 18, 2008, police launched a hunt for the killer. Read More...
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For many Americans, the decade we are now closing began on Sept. 11, 2001, not Jan. 1, 2000. And why Read More...
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It may not have been a full-fledged victory for minorities in the mayoral election, but a study shows that the power of the vote can be in their hands for a long time to come. Read More...
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CHARLOTTE — U.S. Census Bureau officials are trying to encourage Hispanics to participate in the 2010 Census, which will help shape politics and help determine how much federal money is given to North Carolina and South Carolina. Read More...
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By Daniel Munoz The buzz word for the first of the Year, 2009, was change. From an economic point of view, change was required the country could no longer travel down the road headed for a second economic depression. Change was inevitable and with the Read More...
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For many Americans, the decade we are now closing began on Sept. 11, 2001, not Jan. 1, 2000. And why not, given 9/11's magnitude? Think of the last 10 years as a period in which demographic patterns reshaped the nation and the world. Read More...
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Emma Creel-Vargas was never afraid to speak her mind, even if it meant turning down a chance to meet the president of the United States. Read More...
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Some Hispanic leaders in North Carolina are facing a tough choice as the nation moves forward with its annual headcount — encourage participation or stay out of the way for fear of unintended consequences for Latinos. Read More...
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Think of the last 10 years as a period in which demographic patterns reshaped the nation and the world. Those shifts will extend into the next decade, creating a link between these 10 years and the 10 years just ahead. Read More...
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What were biggest, most captivating local development stories of decade? Read More...
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The most emblematic event of 2009 was the death of Gidget, the Taco Bell Chihuahua. Gidget represented a time when the corporate sector still used stereotypes to sell to the American people, and her death made me think of 2009 as the Year of "Yo Quiero Read More...
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JUST IN time for Christmas, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has given Latino voters a valuable gift: clarity. Read More...
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State Assemblyman Jose Peralta (D-Jackson Heights) has come under fire from a Corona activist who suspects the legislator of wrongdoing in his associations with a now-defunct nonprofit based out of a building co-owned by his mother. Read More...
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Just in time for Christmas , House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has given Latino voters a valuable gift: clarity. So much of politics is masked in smoke and mirrors. If you convince Latino constituents that the other party is out to get them, you’ll become their Read More...
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State Assemblyman Jose Peralta (D-Jackson Heights) has come under fire from a Corona activist who suspects the legislator of wrongdoing in his associations with a now-defunct nonprofit based out of a building co-owned by his mother.Humberto Suarez-Mo.. Read More...
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MIAMI President Obama is on track to name more Hispanics to top posts than any of his predecessors, drawing appointees from a wide range of the nation's Latino communities, including Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and Colombians. That won't necessarily Read More...
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President Obama is on track to name more Hispanics to top posts than any of his predecessors, drawing appointees from a wide range of the nation's Latino communities, including Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and Colombians. Read More...
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor is by far Obama's most famous Hispanic appointee. In less than a year in office, the president has also tapped at least 48 other Hispanics to positions senior enough to require Senate confirmation. So far, 35 have Read More...
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President Barack Obama is on track to name more Hispanics to top posts than any of his predecessors, drawing appointees from a wide range of the nation's Latino communities, including Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and... Read More...
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Barack Obama is on track to name more Hispanics to top administration positions than any U.S. president. Read More...
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President Barack Obama is on track to name more Hispanics to top posts than any of his predecessors, drawing appointees from a wide range of the nation's Latino communities, including Mexicans, Puerto Ricans, Dominicans and Colombians. Read More...
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Organizers of of next year's Bakersfield Business Conference have announced four more speakers, including former speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Newt Gingrich. The others are actors Jane Seymour and Tony Plana; and educator Joe Clark, the Read More...
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"Losing the News" explores the newspaper crises in America. New books on immigration and "Sea of Poppies" a Chaucerian novel set in Calcutta. Read More...
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Indian-Americans are clambering rapidly up the political and administrative totem pole in the US - from Singhs and Shahs to a Goel, a Goyal, and a Goyle. Will there be a person of Indian-origin in the Oval Office in the near future? Read More...
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Yesterday, Rep. Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), a key congressional champion for sensible immigration policy, introduced real immigration reform legislation in the House of Representatives. It's called... Read More...
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A poster showing Mary and Joseph heading to Bethlehem for a census and the birth of Jesus is raising eyebrows among some evangelicals, who consider it an inappropriate use of Christian symbolism for the headcount the government will conduct next year Read More...
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Republicans say the bill would take jobs from American workers suffering through one of the worst economic downturns in U.S. history. More political coverage: mySA Politics Read More...
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The number of white San Bernardino County residents fell between 1990 and 2000 for the first time since World War II, a trend experts predict will continue in the soon-to-begin 2010 census. Read More...
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The number of white San Bernardino County residents fell between 1990 and 2000 for the first time since World War II, a trend experts predict will continue in the soon-to-begin 2010 census. Read More...
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Our challenge today, ladies and gentlemen, is to talk of immigration without becoming emotional. I shall staunch my bleeding heart. You of contrary opinion shall cast aside the flame throwersat least for the next 800 words. Read More...
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Today Hanukkah Story Time 11:30 a.m. Kepler's, 1010 El Camino Real, Menlo Park. (650) 324-4321. www.keplers.com. Gloria Bowles and Kathleen Weaver Bowles ' "Living Ideas: A Memoir of the Tumultuous Founding of Berkeley Women's Studies." Weaver's "... Read More...
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Faces in the News is a weekly feature that takes an up-close look at a person who recently was in the news. Why she's in the news: Yiengst oversees a nonprofit center that provides information and referral services to more than 1,000 people a month. The Read More...
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ComingSoon.net's The Weekend Warrior offers a preview of the new releases opening on Friday, December 11, including Disney's latest animated feature The Princess and the Frog , expanding nationwide, and Clint Eastwood's latest Invictus (Warner Bros.) Read More...
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Former Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick has filed paperwork to seek a 21st term. Read More...
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*President Obama was met with both cheers and jeers when he announced earlier this year that comprehensive immigration reform would have to wait until 2010. Read More...
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Unemployment, Race and Crimes by White-ists by Leonard Zeskind Unemployment rates tell us some things about how the economy is doing. But aggregate rates, even... Read More...
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Last July, Adolfo Carrión, Jr. paid a visit to an urban garden in Philadelphia. In casual khaki slacks and rolled-up shirt sleeves he was digging up potatoes, throwing the long stems into a wooden .... Read More...
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Vivica A. Fox, Katie Harman, Shawn Johnson, Dave Koz, Rush Limbaugh, Paul Rodriguez and Brooke White have all been tapped as judges. Read More...
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There are a number of things the Democrats can do between now and next year to mitigate the losses they are sure to experience in... Read More...
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The 2010 Miss America Pageant promises to be an exciting event with the announcement of the strikingly diverse panel of national judges. Read More...
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Lots of threads running through this controversy over Denver Public Schools and its plans for its lowest- performing schools. Read More...
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There are a number of things the Democratic party can do between now and next year to mitigate the losses it is sure to experience in the 2010 midterm congressional elections. Read More...
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Some Christian theologians and scientists are questioning the threat of global warming in advance of next week's U.N. climate summit in Copenhagen. Read More...
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The embattled president of the Cook County Board says he can name a long list of elected officials and labor union leaders who have forsaken him. But it is the name at the top of Todd H. Stroger's tally of defectors that stands out: Mayor Richard M. Daley Read More...
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A coalition of Hispanic church ministers from Rhode Island has voted to support a national boycott of next year's census. The Hispanic Ministerial Alliance of Rhode Island represents dozens of Latino evangelical churches in the Read More...
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A few weeks ago, when Lou Dobbs abruptly quit CNN, the nightly platform for his anti-immigrant views, Latino civic groups were ecstatic. They declared their “Drop Dobbs” campaign a success. The last of the original CNN anchormen left the network with Read More...
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Greetings all. LL apologizes: Yesterday, the LLD e-mail went out late because LL forgot to press the 'send' button; today, LLD's late because he was pulled away to cover a morning press conference announcing the new head of the Department of Parks and Read More...
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Rosemont College announced the selection of six new members to its Board of Trustees. They are Patricia L. Brown, Anne Gannon, Eileen McDevitt, SHCJ, Scott R. Reidenbach, Mary A. Susnjara and William C. Wermuth. Read More...
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The United States Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (USHCC) is pleased to congratulate Dr. Barbara Robles on her recent appointment to the post of Senior Research Liaison with the Consumer and Community Affairs Read More...
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Derek Quizon Tuesday, December 1, 2009 President Barack Obama nominated ASU professor Raúl Yzaguirre to be the U.S. ambassador to the Dominican Republic on Monday afternoon. President Barack Obama nominated ASU professor Raúl Yzaguirre to be the U.S. Read More...
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