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November 2008 - Posts
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If there is one message President-elect Barack Obama’s transition team has broadcast about Cabinet picks, it is that ethnicity and gender will not be the first considerations when filling the slots. Read More...
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Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Republicans running under the deadly drags of a financial crisis, an unpopular president and the political cycle didn’t do as poorly in the U.S. elections as some had feared. Read More...
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Encouraged by President-elect Barack Obama's talk of inclusiveness, and emboldened by the importance of the Hispanic vote to Obama's victory, Hispanic groups are cautiously hopeful that finally the time has come for a Supreme Court justice with a Latino Read More...
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A national Latino organization claimed the police department in a New York suburb that investigated the killing of an Ecuadorean immigrant fails to adequately investigate crimes against Latinos. Read More...
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The national advocacy group Latino Justice contended that the Suffolk County Police Department discourages Latinos from reporting crimes. Read More...
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U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey is taking over as head of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, giving him the reins of a political operation charged with raising money, recruiting candidates, and winning seats across the nation. Read More...
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I have no way of knowing whether the Republican Party will go the way of the Whigs, the Bull Moose and the dodo bird. But perhaps it should. Read More...
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I have no way of knowing whether the Republican Party will go the way of the Whigs, the Bull Moose and the dodo bird. But perhaps it should. Read More...
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Hispanic advocates claimed Tuesday that the Long Island police department that investigated the killing of an Ecuadorean immigrant fails to adequately investigate crimes committed by whites against Latinos. Read More...
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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) — A national organization that advocates for Hispanics claimed Tuesday that the Long Island police department that investigated the killing of an Ecuadorean immigrant, allegedly targeted because of his ethnicity, fails to adequately Read More...
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GARDEN CITY, N.Y. - Hispanic advocates claimed Tuesday that the Long Island police department that investigated the killing of an Ecuadorean immigrant fails to adequately investigate crimes committed by whites against Latinos. Read More...
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(By FRANK ELTMAN, Associated Press Writer) Hispanic advocates claimed Tuesday that the Long Island police department that investigated the killing of an Ecuadorean immigrant fails to adequately investigate crimes committed by whites against Latinos. In Read More...
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Hispanic advocates claimed Tuesday that the Long Island police department that investigated the killing of an Ecuadorean immigrant fails to adequately investigate crimes committed by whites against Latinos. In a complaint to the U.S. Justice Department, Read More...
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The Lone Star State is the last big GOP bastion where Hispanics are a sizable voting bloc. Read More...
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In an interview published in Gannet News Service over the weekend, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid spoke candidly of plans to both address and pass... Read More...
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WASHINGTON , Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP The Magazine , the definitive voice for 50+ Americans and the world's largest-circulation magazine with 34 million readers, today announced the recipients of its fifth annual Inspire Awards . Read More...
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New York Gov. David Paterson will choose the next Senator from New York With Hilllary Rodham Clinton set to be announced as the next Secretary of State sometime soon after Thanksgiving, the race to replace her has already begun... Read More...
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- Peter Gallagher, Dr. Susan Love, and Richard Cohen Also Recognized - Read More...
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If Republicans want to figure out why they lost the election, they might start with one number: 36. That's the percentage of the national electorate represented by white men. Or try 28, the percentage of white men over 30. Read More...
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(The following is an edited version. For the full text you can find it on theAmericas Policy Program, Center for International Policy (CIP) web site at: http://americas.irc-online.org/am/5672 .) Read More...
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Barack Obama’s victory overshadowed news of other political trailblazers. From state capitols to city halls across the country, many minority candidates made – or attempted to make – history during the 2008 Election. Read More...
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ROSEMEAD - After a shouting match and amid a backdrop of controversy, officials still can't decide whether to require English instruction in city classes. Read More...
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In a large, humid room in Queens, ballots are still being counted in a razor-thin Senate race, the outcome of which will determine the balance of power in Albany. Read More...
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Raul Rio, a local political activist and former director of a Spanish-language publication, died Tuesday after a long battle with skin and prostate cancer. He was 85. Read More...
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[verbtatim]In 2008 America’s Voice (AV), a new communications campaign organization, was launched to harness the power of America’s voices and American values to win common sense immigration reform. Read More...
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ROSEMEAD - After a shouting match and amid a backdrop of controversy, officials still can't decide whether to require English instruction in city-sponsored classes. Read More...
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ROSEMEAD - After a shouting match and amid a backdrop of controversy, officials still can't decide whether to require English instruction in city classes. Read More...
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When it comes to public policy and the economy, there’s at least one area where President-elect Barack Obama seems to get it. That is, immigration. Make no mistake; immigrants have been the lifeblood of the U.S. labor force in recent times. As the U.S. Read More...
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A lotta folks have been wondering just how much money the Bronx Democratic Party (the old one) has left in the kitty. Read More...
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In January 2001, two days before President-elect George W. Bush moved into the White House, his top strategist, Karl Rove, told the Republican National Committee that "our mission and our goal" was make further inroads with Hispanics. Four years later Read More...
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In recent years, politicians have treated immigration as the third rail. But as the number of Hispanics grows — and as they turn out in greater numbers at the polls — advocates say the issue of immigration will be harder to ignore. Read More...
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Now that Latinos have helped Democrats regain the highest office in the land and bought into the promise of a problem-solving president, there is hope for another attempt to overhaul the immigration laws. Read More...
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What is New York City's high school graduation rate? A. The highest it's ever been. B. 60 percent C. 52 percent D. More than 16 percentage points lower than the overall rate for New York State Read More...
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Gains that the Republican Party had made among Hispanics in recent U.S. elections were reversed this year, analysts said.In 2004 about 44 percent of Latinos supported Republican President George W. Bush's re-election -- up 9 points from the share of Hispanics Read More...
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By David Paul Kuhn Politico In January 2001, two days before President-elect George W. Bush moved into the White House, his top strategist, Karl Rove, told the Republican National Committee that “our mission and our goal” was make further inroads with Read More...
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In January, 2001, two days before President-elect George W. Bush moved into the White House, his top strategist Karl Rove told the Republican National Committee that “our mission and our goal” was make further inroads with Hispanics. Four years later Read More...
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Now that a new president has been elected, the local and national debate over immigration reform appears to be edging toward easing harsh enforcement efforts and possibly legalizing millions of illegal immigrants. Read More...
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As the country reflects on one of its most exciting and historic elections, Port Chester waits for its own. Read More...
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The election of Barack Obama as the nation's first African American president has been heralded as proof that the United States has finally broken through... Read More...
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Questions and answers on Whittier Daily News stories from readers like you. Check the markets Look up quotes. Build your portfolio. Read More...
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Last February, Christopher A. Ballesteros ’12 stuck a flag pin in his lapel, walked onscreen, and informed the viewers of channel K5 that he was ready to be president. Not president of his student body—he had done that already. President of the United Read More...
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Thu, Nov 13, 2008 (2 a.m.) If you want to look at one aspect of Election ’08 that may have a lasting impact on Nevada politics — and play a pivotal role in 2010 — it is the amazing performance of Hispanics here. It’s not just that Latinos went for Barack Read More...
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Hispanic voters played a pivotal role in this election. If current trends continue, they may turn other parts of the country as blue as they just turned New Mexico. Read More...
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Students get to learn from their rich mix of cultures Read More...
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Did this salsa-flavored version of Obama-mania develop because we Latinos believe that the President-elect will be good for Hispanic interests? Read More...
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Coat Drive WHEN: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today to Friday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday WHERE: VanJean, 2734 Devine St. WHAT: Donate a gently used coat to receive 25 percent off any new coat in the boutique. BENEFITS: Women in need as identified by the Consortium Read More...
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SAN DIEGO - In July, during an address at the annual meeting of the National Council of La Raza, Barack Obama promised to make comprehensive immigration reform "a top priority in my first year as president." Read More...
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This feature is under development and will be available soon. Norm Johnson hasn't announced when he plans to resign from the Yakima City Council to take his new seat in the state Legislature, but several names have been floating around City Hall for weeks Read More...
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On the morning after a black man won the White House, America's tears of catharsis gave way to unadulterated joy.Our nation was still in the same ditch it had been the day before, but the atmosphere was giddy. We felt good not only because we had breached Read More...
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Identity politics in the Democratic Party are already presenting challenges to President-elect Barack Obama, who is under pressure to appoint Hispanics and... Read More...
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Overall, according to television exit polls, the Illinois senator won 52 percent of independents, while trailing McCain among all white voters by 43 percent to 55. Read More...
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Now that Hispanic voters did their part in voting for Barack Obama, pro-immigrant advocates are hoping to see the new President follow through on his promise of starting immigration reform during his first year in office. Read More...
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Beverly Hills --- Let me explain why the Asian political experience, at least since the 80s, offers us insight into the triumph of Barack H. Obama. Read More...
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With immigration reform likely to return to the table again next year, the GOP may find itself forced to choose between its conservative base and its future as a national party. Read More...
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Early voting, a new Latino leader and the power of endorsements are among the factors expected to alter area campaigns for now on. Read More...
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