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Black Caucus: in the thick of making history
October 10, 2008WASHINGTON — The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation held its 38th Annual Legislative Conference at the Walter Washington Convention Center here Sept. 24-27. The four-day event is one of the largest predominantly Black political gatherings in the...
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Latina girls magazine talks back to Palin
October 10, 2008Teen reporters respond to Palin's abstinence-only stance AUSTIN, Texas— Latinitas, (www.latinitasmagazine.org) the first digital magazine made for and by Hispanic girls, knows firsthand the effects of abstinence only sex-education, being America’s sub-group that experiences the highest...
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Sheriff: I won’t enforce evictions
October 10, 2008Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart announced that his office would no longer evict tenants who have paid their rent to landlords under foreclosure. The action made national news. His statement is below: As Cook County sheriff,...
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From debate: Health care is a right
October 10, 2008On many questions but perhaps on health care more than on others the fundamental difference between John McCain and Barack Obama shone through during their second debate in Nashville Oct. 7. During the debate which large...
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Suddenly, Indiana is a battleground
October 10, 2008HAMMOND, Ind. -- John McCain’s in real trouble. The state of Indiana which has not voted Democratic in a presidential election since 1964 and which George Bush won by 18 percent in 2004, is suddenly a...
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