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• The differences in skin cancer knowledge among racial lines

  Published: August 21, 2007, 11:52 am

  Tags: African Americans, Africanamericans, Caucasians, Hispanics, Skin Cancer, Skincancer

  Filed under: Skin CancerDo different races have different outlooks on the possibility of developing skin cancer? With so many skin pigments among the world's human races, it would make sense for darker-skinned citizens to proclaim that they are more protected from skin cancer than from light-skinned individuals.At least in Florida, this is the

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• Immigration Or Invasion? - New U.S. Census Figures Show One Out Of Every 10 American Counties Now Majority Non-White

  Published: August 9, 2007, 4:36 am

  Tags: Illegal Aliens, Hispanics

  MORE STORIES IN: Va Hispanics Prince William County Luzerne County Manassas Jacquelyn MartinAnother significant issue brought forth by USA Today is the high birthrate among Hispanics, which has accounted for more than half of their growth during the past decade, according to Kenneth Johnson, demographer at the University of New

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• Democrats Agree with Deporting Hispanics

  Published: August 27, 2007, 12:32 pm

  Tags: Political Commentary, Gonzales, Deporting, Hispanics, Ridiculed, Alberto, Sadly, Resignation, Tolerance

  are in favor of deporting Hispanics and that they have little regard for the hard work they do. This is evident by all the statements of Democrats with regard to the resignation of Alberto Gonzales. Even though Gonzales was doing a job that other... Visit Big Dog's Weblog for the rest of the story...

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• UPDATE: Democrats Debate in Spanish on Univision

  Published: September 9, 2007, 7:59 pm

  Tags: Politics, 2008 Elections, Immigration, Cuba, Minorities, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, John Edwards, Bill Richardson, Hispanics, Joe Biden, Democratic Party, Debates, Latinos, Mike Gravel, Dennis Kucinich, Chris Dodd

  UPDATE - More substantial coverage from AP via Washington Post. UPDATE - AP via New York Times Debate Coverage Miami Herald Pre-Debate Article UPDATE - According to The Washington Times: Panic in the press room “Are we going to have audio?” “Vamos a tener audio?” Reporters who didn’t speak Spanish were

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• Anchorage Assemblyman Paul Bauer Proposing New Law To Mandate Increase Cooperation Between Anchorage Police And Immigration Authorities

  Published: September 11, 2007, 12:29 am

  Tags: Immigration, Illegal Aliens, Sanctuary Cities, Hispanics

  groups, particularly Hispanics, will not be unfairly targeted or profiled.It also creates an aura of fear for immigrant victims of crimes who are already afraid to come forth in situations involving domestic abuse or seeking medical assistance. Furthermore, adding this to the duties of APD will diminish the department's resources to

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• Los Angeles May Require Home Improvement Centers To Provide Permanent Day Laborer Centers At Private Expense

  Published: September 14, 2007, 5:55 am

  Tags: Immigration, Day Laborers, Illegal Aliens, Hispanics

  O.K., Anchor Towners, are you still looking for a reason to support Assemblyman Paul Bauer's proposed immigration reform ordinance? I got just the ticket for you.Yes, I know we're a long way from reaching the stage where Los Angeles is at right now. But what Paul Bauer and the 73% who voted support for him on KTUU's poll just a couple of days ago

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• Hispanic Real Estate Professionals Overwhelmingly Favor FHA Reforms

  Published: September 14, 2007, 1:11 pm

  Tags: Mortgage Industry Press Release, Nahrep, Hispanic, Hispanics, Reforms, Respondents, Overwhelmingly, Nahrep

  NAHREP Members Overwhelmingly Favor FHA Reforms Hispanic Real Estate Professionals believe new and repeat borrowers will be better served if reforms are enacted WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Hispanic Real Estate Professionals overwhelmingly favor Federal Housing Administration reforms and believe Hispanic home buyers and

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• Countering Woodfill ...

  Published: September 15, 2007, 9:11 am

  Tags: Hispanics, Immigration, Jaredwoodfill, Republicans

  ... the Wall Street Journal Op-Ed types ... Tone matters in politics, and getting people to vote for you is easier when you're not likening them to Islamic terrorists, or implying that Latino men are hard-wired for gang-banging. Unlike blacks, who have hewed to Democrats in large majorities for decades, Latinos are proven swing voters, and

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• Is The GOP Writing Off Hispanic And Black Voters?

  Published: September 18, 2007, 3:21 am

  Tags: Politics, 2008 Elections, Hispanics, Black African American

  It’s getting to the point now where anyone interested in political science has to ask: does the Republican Party have a political death wish when it comes to black and Hispanic voters? Is the big tent shrinking to a pup tent? Former Tennessee Senator Fred Thompson has become the fourth leading GOP presidential candidate to shun the PBS

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• GOP: Boy Do They Not Got Rhythm

  Published: September 21, 2007, 8:25 am

  Tags: 2008 Elections, Conservatives, Immigration, Republicans, Hispanics, Debates, Latinos, Black African American

  If you are a black, it wouldn't take a stretch of imagination to think that the Republican presidential candidates would like nothing more than to ship you off to Jena, Louisiana. If you are a Hispanic, it wouldn't take a stretch of imagination to think that the Republican presidential candidates would like nothing more than to ship you off to

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• Republican Watts Calls GOP Front Runners' No Show Decision On Minority Debate Stupid

  Published: September 25, 2007, 8:07 pm

  Tags: Politics, 2008 Elections, Conservatives, Minorities, Republicans, Hispanics, Debates, Latinos, Pbs, Black African American, Republican Party

  The n.s. has hit the fan in the Republican Party. “N.S.” stands for no shows, the GOP’s top, leading candidates who insisted they just could not squeeze in the time to participate in a debate focusing on minority issues. Of course, it’s merely a coincidence that it just happened that none of the four big front-runners

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• Navarrette on Bilingualism, Citizenship & Politics

  Published: September 27, 2007, 5:45 pm

  Tags: Education, Law Amp Amp Legal Matters, Politics, Immigration, Society, Minorities, Freedom Of Speech, Civil Liberties, Language, Hispanics, World War Ii, Multiculturalism, Latinos, Pbs

  Mixed messages on Hispanics - CNN.com Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15-October 15) gives all Americans the chance to gain insight into the nation’s largest minority. You might as well give it a try. There are more than 44 million Hispanics in the United States, and the Census Bureau estimates that — by 2050 —

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• More Embarrassing Stats From Census Bureau

  Published: September 28, 2007, 1:06 am

  Tags: College, Blacks, Hispanics, Prison

  dorm. The numbers for Hispanics are almost as bad. There are 2.7 Hispanics living in prison for every one living in a college dorm. It's different for whites. More than twice as many whites live in dorms as prisons.It has not always been that way. In 1980, the number of Afro-Americans living in dorms was equal to the number living in

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• Will You Be There When I Get Back?

  Published: October 3, 2007, 3:47 pm

  Tags: Immigration, Military, Hispanics, Latinos

  The wife of a US sailor, about to leave for his third Iraq tour, is facing deportation. The wife came to America as a political refugee at age five and was granted asylum, but due to bureaucratic delays and mazes, she hasn’t been able to secure her status. I don’t know what’s more terrible: that’s mostly our own fault that

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• Koreans, Hispanics Work for Harmony

  Published: October 7, 2007, 12:00 am

  Tags: Koreans, Hispanics, Work, For, Harmony, Thomas Yoon, Carlos Yoon, Fairfax, Gerardo Avila, Daniel Choi, Kil Cho, Lorena Portillo, Ronald Tobar, Mexico, Fermin Soto, Lyndhurst, Northern Virginia, Ricardo Garcia, Shirlington, Silver Spring, South America, U S Census Bureau, Unive

  At Korean-owned Super H Mart in Fairfax, where Hispanic workers bag groceries and Korean employees run the tills, a window into the increasingly diverse and complex business landscape of the Washington region can be seen through the store's 10 Rules For A Happy Workplace.

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