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City population loss, race issue make council remap tricky
Clout StreetVeteran Ald. Richard Mell laid out the basics of redrawing the lines of Chicago’s 50 wards on Wednesday, saying this go-around will be the most challenging in recent memory. Two of the biggest challenges involve race: The city’s African-...Tags: Chicago Mayor, Richard F. Mell, African Americans, Ricardo Munoz, Minority Groups
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George Ramos dies at 63; former Times reporter and columnist
George Ramos, a longtime reporter, editor and columnist at the Los Angeles Times who played a key role in a groundbreaking series on Latinos in Southern California that won the paper a Pulitzer Prize in 1984, has died. He was 63.
Ramos was found Saturday...Tags: Periodicals, Arts and Culture, Los Angeles Times, Politics, California
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Premio: Excelencia Musical de La Academia Latina de la Grabación
El cantante colombiano Joe Arroyo, fallecido el martes en Barranquilla, figura junto a Gal Costa, José Feliciano y Alex Lora, como uno los artistas que serán homenajeados con el Premio a la Excelencia Musical de La Academia Latina de la Grabación este...Tags: Las Vegas, Minority Groups, Nevada, Linda Ronstadt
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'Magú' Luján dies at 70; influential Mexican American artist
Gilbert "Magú" Luján — a painter, muralist and sculptor whose whimsical, slyly humorous art works, frequently evoking a rollicking, mythical view of Mexican American life, graced museum walls, the Hollywood and Vine subway station and other public...Tags: Arts, Subway Transportation, University of California, Los Angeles, Arts and Culture, Los Angeles Times
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Online Dish: Summer's Eve's Talking Vagina Ad Campaign Needs to Shut Up!
KIAHSummer's Eve has a controversial new "douche" ad campaign on its hands, literally! They recently rolled out three commercials in which hands are used as lady part puppets in its "Hello from Vaginaland!" advertising blitz. And the talking hands come in...Tags: Mass Media, Facebook, Minority Groups, Social Issues, Elections
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Obama pide hispanos apoyen su propuesta de empleos y migración
APEl presidente Barack Obama exhortó el miércoles a los miembros de la comunidad latina a "alzar su voz" para comunicar a los integrantes del Congreso que apoyan el proyecto de ley para la creación de empleos presentado esta semana y a una reforma...Tags: Washington, DC, Minority Groups, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Elections
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McManus: Team Obama's victory plan
President Obama faces an uphill struggle in his campaign for reelection next year. His job approval rating is stuck just below 50%. The unemployment rate appears likely to remain above 8% until election day. And, though it's too soon to mean much, early...Tags: Mitt Romney, Republican Party, White House, U.S. Presidential Election Exit Polls (2008), Politics
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Sex Ed: A New NYC School Requirement
PIX11.comNew York City students need an education on sex. That's what a new mandate from the Department of Education says, and even though females and males engage in sexual intercourse, the city's new emphasis on birds-and-bees education focuses more heavily on...Tags: African Americans, Public Schools, Schools, Minority Groups, George Soros
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Speaker Boehner headlines Hinsdale fundraiser for remap challenge
Clout StreetU.S. House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio headlined a suburban fundraiser on Friday, helping raise money for a Republican legal challenge to the state's new Democratic-drawn congressional map that could reverse the GOP’s gains in last year’s...Tags: Mark Kirk, Illinois, Ohio, Republican Party, Democratic Party
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Health center mourns staffer killed in Indiana State Fair stage accident
Tribune reportersAlisha Brennon and her partner Christina Santiago thought they were about to have a perfect night as they sat in the front of the stage where the country music band Sugarland was set to perform Saturday evening at the Indiana State Fair. But moments...Tags: Health, Labor Legislation, Motorvehicle Accidents, Women's Health, Sugarland (music group)
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'Secure Communities' program deportations spur frustration with Obama
Growing frustration with the nation's immigration policies drew about 70 protesters to President Barack Obama's Chicago campaign headquarters Tuesday to call for an end to Secure Communities, a program that has led to the deportation of minor criminals...Tags: Crimes, Criminals, Illinois, Pat Quinn, Jose Jimenez
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A revolution in the schools
A controversial movement to increase parental authority over public education is quickly gaining traction in Pasadena.
A parent group recently forced a change in the principal’s office at Jefferson Elementary School, and organizers are now...Tags: School Examinations, Jackie Robinson, Minority Groups, Academic Progress, Elections
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