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14th Amendment passed: Oscar Dunn inaugurated Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
June 13, 2012On June 13, 1866 the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting citizenship to African Americans was passed by Congress. Two years later, on the same day, Oscar James Dunn was elected Lieutenant-Governor of Louisiana. Dunn,...
Read moreObama’s health care law keeps 13.7 million young adults insured
June 12, 2012According to a new report, 13.7 million young people either remained on or signed on to health care coverage through the health insurance of their parent, .an early benefit coming from the Affordable Care Act.
Read moreWatergate was only one of Nixon’s five wars
June 11, 2012Forty years after the news of the Watergate burglary, Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein take on certain historical revisionists who claim Watergate was nothing more than a misguided political caper.
Read moreNative Americans left out of economic recovery, as always
June 11, 2012For urban Native Americans, the jobless rate averages around 48 percent. In general, Indian Country is in a permanent depression even when the national economy is on the upswing.
Read more“Prometheus” – The return of smart sci-fi
June 11, 2012The storytelling approach here was very cerebral, which instantly makes "Prometheus" a candidate for the best science fiction film seen in several years.
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