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NPR: Race and The '08 Vote
Nov. 21, 2008—Race in America was the unavoidable topic at the center of the historic presidential election that ended with Barack Obama being chosen as the 44th president of the United States and the first black person to hold the job. It was a wide-ranging discussion that demonstrated just how much the country had changed…
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Victim's Delight
I’ve always wondered why and how rappers got away with bragging about illegal activity without any legal reprecussions. I always figured they were either lying, there was nobody around to substantiate the claims in songs, or no one cared enough to investigate. Well, when one rapper spit the whole truth on his track, his lyric,…
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Rugby Emblem Raises Race Issues in South Africa
What comes to mind when seeing the bald eagle? The United States, I’m sure. Patriotism? Probably. An endangered species? Maybe. But, thoughts of a racially divided history? I doubt it. South African leaders are debating the decision to change the country’s rugby team emblem, the Springbok. This deer-like animal symbolizes grace and athleticism for the…
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Daschle, New Addition to Obama Cabinet
Obama has selected Tom Daschle to be the Secretary of Health and Human Services. Among the economy and foreign affairs, health care was one of Obama’s biggest issues in campaign 2008. The now former senator from South Dakota has been one of Obama’s close advisers and is experienced in the U.S. health care system. Most…
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Time Inc. Prepares for More Layoffs
Speaking of losing having jobs. Time, Inc., the magazine empire is poised to layoff 250 employees. Time Inc. CEO, Ann Moore, and Editor-in-Chief, John Huey, recently reported a plan to cut their total work force of 10,200 employees by 600. The four-year-old Cottage Living is being scrapped all together and other magazines (People and Real…
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When the Dollar's Down, Head for the Dollar Menu
I woke up this morning, with little time to pack a lunch, and thought about what I would eat. Thoughts of a tasty and healthy lunch evaporated as I counted the four bucks left in my wallet. My dejection, however, was curbed as I learned that I’m not the only one turning to the Dollar…
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A New Approach for Anti-Abortion Activists
With the election of a pro-choice president and little chance of Roe v. Wade being overturned in the near future, some members of the anti-abortion front have turned their attention to reducing the number of abortions rather than eliminating them altogether. The Washington Post reports that this new strategy advocates creating programs to aid pregnant…
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A Stronger Approach by the Dalai Lama
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7727791.stm
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Out of Work?
Weeks after lining up at polling stations all over the country, record numbers of Americans still have something to wait for — a job. Unemployment surged past last month’s high since Sept. 11, 2001 to reach 516,000.
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Internet President Goes Low-Tech?
He ran the first successful Internet campaign, in probably the last election in which a candidate will not use all of the Internet’s capabilities. Now the technologically fluent president-elect may have to retire his beloved BlackBerry and personal e-mail address.
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