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Civil rights leaders talk economy, housing at La Raza conference
July 30, 2009CHICAGO – Civil rights leaders and fair housing advocates during a “Putting Our Communities on the Map: The Economic Road to Recovery,” town hall meeting at the National Council of La Raza (NCLR) conference here said...
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As food stamp use rises 20 percent, retail stores open doors
July 30, 2009In a sign of the growing recessionary troubles, several retail outlets have begun accepting food stamps. According to USA Today, Family Dollar, 7-11, Costco and Target are among the outlets. Greater profits along with consumer demand...
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U.S. to sign UN treaty on people with disabilities
July 30, 2009Original source: President Obama recently announced that the United States will sign on to the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at a ceremony commemorating the 19th anniversary of the passage of the...
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Health care reform a major theme at La Raza conference
July 29, 2009CHICAGO – One of the most important topics discussed during the National Council of La Raza’s (NCLR) four-day conference here July 25-28 was the overall need for health care reform and how the lack of medical...
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Party of no and hate
July 29, 2009EDITORIAL What does the Republican Party stand for any more? If you had asked an old line GOPer, like Colin Powell 10 years ago, he might have said that it stands for 'free markets' and a...
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