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SPIN METER: Blue-collar Latina or wealthy elite? Answer carefully
The White House portrays Sonia Sotomayor as a living image of the American dream, though its telling of the rags-to-riches story emphasizes the rags, a more politically appealing narrative, and plays down the riches. Branding a complex person in a simplistic way can backfire in the highly charged environment surrounding her coming Senate hearing as Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee.
Friday, May, 29, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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The White House portrays Sonia Sotomayor as a living image of the American dream, though its telling of the rags-to-riches story emphasizes the rags, a more politically appealing narrative, and plays down the riches. Branding a complex person in a simplistic way can backfire in the highly charged environment surrounding her coming Senate hearing as Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee.
Friday, May, 29, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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DAVID BRODER: Smooth sailing ahead for Sotomayor
It is as close to certain as anything gets in Washington that Judge Sonia Sotomayor is on her way to the Supreme Court. What impact she will have there is far harder to predict.
Thursday, May, 28, 2009 - - Opinion
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It is as close to certain as anything gets in Washington that Judge Sonia Sotomayor is on her way to the Supreme Court. What impact she will have there is far harder to predict.
Thursday, May, 28, 2009 - - Opinion
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Valley Latinos welcome Sotomayor’s nomination
As a Mexican-American, Abner Arauza always hoped a Latino could achieve one of the highest judiciary positions in the United States but remained skeptical it would happen. His optimism won out on Tuesday when President Barack Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Wednesday, May, 27, 2009 - The Forum - News
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As a Mexican-American, Abner Arauza always hoped a Latino could achieve one of the highest judiciary positions in the United States but remained skeptical it would happen. His optimism won out on Tuesday when President Barack Obama nominated Judge Sonia Sotomayor to replace Justice David Souter on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Wednesday, May, 27, 2009 - The Forum - News
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Mexican dominance with Cinco de Mayo irks some other Latinos
With mariachis, tequila and parades, Cinco De Mayo will be celebrated this week in parties across the nation, kicking off a commemoration of Mexican heritage in the United States as a pseudo-holiday that has been adopted by the general population.
Tuesday, May, 05, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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With mariachis, tequila and parades, Cinco De Mayo will be celebrated this week in parties across the nation, kicking off a commemoration of Mexican heritage in the United States as a pseudo-holiday that has been adopted by the general population.
Tuesday, May, 05, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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White House seeks input on education law
Education Secretary Arne Duncan is a man on a mission: to hear what teachers, students and parents in at least 15 states think about No Child Left Behind, the controversial education law championed by former President George W. Bush.
Tuesday, May, 05, 2009 - AP Education Writer - News
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Education Secretary Arne Duncan is a man on a mission: to hear what teachers, students and parents in at least 15 states think about No Child Left Behind, the controversial education law championed by former President George W. Bush.
Tuesday, May, 05, 2009 - AP Education Writer - News
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Craigslist founder helps memorialize Minnesota phony ad murder victim
The founder of the popular online advertising site Craigslist on Sunday joined the effort to remember a 24-year-old Minnesota woman who died in 2007 after responding to a phony ad for a baby sitter.
Monday, May, 04, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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The founder of the popular online advertising site Craigslist on Sunday joined the effort to remember a 24-year-old Minnesota woman who died in 2007 after responding to a phony ad for a baby sitter.
Monday, May, 04, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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Analysis: Court opening may animate liberal social issues such as abortion
President Barack Obama has tried to hold off debate on contentious social issues such as abortion, immigration and gay rights as he focuses on the economy and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Supreme Court vacancy will make that harder to do.
Friday, May, 01, 2009 - - News
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President Barack Obama has tried to hold off debate on contentious social issues such as abortion, immigration and gay rights as he focuses on the economy and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Supreme Court vacancy will make that harder to do.
Friday, May, 01, 2009 - - News
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Illinois reports first cases of probable swine flu
UPDATED 8:03 A.M.
Chicago school officials shut down an elementary school today after one child contracted a probable case of swine flu, and the Illinois Health Department said other cases are suspected in the state.
Wednesday, April, 29, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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UPDATED 8:03 A.M.
Chicago school officials shut down an elementary school today after one child contracted a probable case of swine flu, and the Illinois Health Department said other cases are suspected in the state.
Wednesday, April, 29, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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U.S. groups hope Obama to allow more travel to Cuba
Some Americans are eagerly awaiting the moment when they can make legal trips to Cuba despite the U.S. trade and travel embargo — and all it would take is a stroke of President Barack Obama’s pen.
Sunday, April, 26, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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Some Americans are eagerly awaiting the moment when they can make legal trips to Cuba despite the U.S. trade and travel embargo — and all it would take is a stroke of President Barack Obama’s pen.
Sunday, April, 26, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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TOPICS: More Americans say they have no religion
A wide-ranging study on American religious life found that the Roman Catholic population has been shifting out of the Northeast to the Southwest, the percentage of Christians in the nation has declined and more people say they have no religion at all.
Monday, March, 09, 2009 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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A wide-ranging study on American religious life found that the Roman Catholic population has been shifting out of the Northeast to the Southwest, the percentage of Christians in the nation has declined and more people say they have no religion at all.
Monday, March, 09, 2009 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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The color of advertising
Ever see an inner-city schoolyard filled with white, Asian and black teens shooting hoops? Or middle-aged white and Latino men swigging beer and watching the Super Bowl on their black neighbor’s couch? Or Asians and Latinos dancing the night away in a hip-hop club?
Tuesday, March, 03, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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Ever see an inner-city schoolyard filled with white, Asian and black teens shooting hoops? Or middle-aged white and Latino men swigging beer and watching the Super Bowl on their black neighbor’s couch? Or Asians and Latinos dancing the night away in a hip-hop club?
Tuesday, March, 03, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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Vatican names Wisconsin archbishop to succeed Egan as archbishop of New York
Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, a defender of Roman Catholic orthodoxy who led an elite seminary for U.S. priests and became known for his energy, wit and warmth, was named archbishop of New York today.
Monday, February, 23, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, a defender of Roman Catholic orthodoxy who led an elite seminary for U.S. priests and became known for his energy, wit and warmth, was named archbishop of New York today.
Monday, February, 23, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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Obama names urban affairs director
President Barack Obama today named a New York City politician to a new White House post coordinating urban affairs.
Thursday, February, 19, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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President Barack Obama today named a New York City politician to a new White House post coordinating urban affairs.
Thursday, February, 19, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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Complete list of 51st Grammy Award winners
A complete list of winners at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. Album of the Year: “Raising Sand,” Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; T Bone Burnett, pro-ducer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (Rounder)
Monday, February, 09, 2009 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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A complete list of winners at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. Album of the Year: “Raising Sand,” Robert Plant and Alison Krauss; T Bone Burnett, pro-ducer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer; Gavin Lurssen, mastering engineer (Rounder)
Monday, February, 09, 2009 - Grand Forks Herald - News
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BOOKS: The horror! Neil Gaiman’s spooky book wins Newbery
“I am so wonderfully befuddled,” the best-selling author said after winning the 88th annual Newbery for “The Graveyard Book,” a spooky, but (he says) family friendly story about a boy raised by a vampire, a werewolf and a witch.
Wednesday, February, 04, 2009 - Associated Press - Entertainment
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“I am so wonderfully befuddled,” the best-selling author said after winning the 88th annual Newbery for “The Graveyard Book,” a spooky, but (he says) family friendly story about a boy raised by a vampire, a werewolf and a witch.
Wednesday, February, 04, 2009 - Associated Press - Entertainment
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Marc Anthony, Jennifer Lopez wow inaugural gala
Latino entertainers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony graced “la alfombra roja” — the red carpet — at Union Station Sunday to give a Hispanic flair to the inauguration pre-celebration Sunday.
Monday, January, 19, 2009 - Associated Press - Entertainment
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Latino entertainers Jennifer Lopez and Marc Anthony graced “la alfombra roja” — the red carpet — at Union Station Sunday to give a Hispanic flair to the inauguration pre-celebration Sunday.
Monday, January, 19, 2009 - Associated Press - Entertainment
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Much change in Biggie Smalls' neighborhood
In rapper Biggie Smalls' old Brooklyn neighborhood, the building that once housed a coin laundry is now a plastic surgeon's office. A block away, a wine bar sells "artisanal" cheeses and meats.
Saturday, January, 17, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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In rapper Biggie Smalls' old Brooklyn neighborhood, the building that once housed a coin laundry is now a plastic surgeon's office. A block away, a wine bar sells "artisanal" cheeses and meats.
Saturday, January, 17, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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Ricardo Montalban of 'Fantasy Island' dies at 88
Ricardo Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV’s “Fantasy Island,” died Wednesday morning at his home, a city councilman said. He was 88. He was also the villain in two 1980s hits, "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" and "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad."
Wednesday, January, 14, 2009 - Associated Press - Entertainment
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Ricardo Montalban, the Mexican-born actor who became a star in splashy MGM musicals and later as the wish-fulfilling Mr. Roarke in TV’s “Fantasy Island,” died Wednesday morning at his home, a city councilman said. He was 88. He was also the villain in two 1980s hits, "Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan" and "The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad."
Wednesday, January, 14, 2009 - Associated Press - Entertainment
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Arraignment set today for California dad accused of arranging teen's marriage
Case casts light on arranged marriages in indigenous Mexican Trique community
Marcelino de Jesus Martinez, 36, is scheduled to be arraigned today in Monterey County Superior Court on felony charges of procuring a child under age 16 for lewd and lascivious acts, statutory rape and cruelty to a child by endangering health, according to the prosecutor. Police also arrested the intended groom, 18-year-old Margarito de Jesus Galindo, on suspicion of statutory rape, but prosecutors have not decided whether to charge him.
Wednesday, January, 14, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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Case casts light on arranged marriages in indigenous Mexican Trique community
Marcelino de Jesus Martinez, 36, is scheduled to be arraigned today in Monterey County Superior Court on felony charges of procuring a child under age 16 for lewd and lascivious acts, statutory rape and cruelty to a child by endangering health, according to the prosecutor. Police also arrested the intended groom, 18-year-old Margarito de Jesus Galindo, on suspicion of statutory rape, but prosecutors have not decided whether to charge him.
Wednesday, January, 14, 2009 - Associated Press - News
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'Gran Torino': Dirty Harry meets Archie Bunker
The racist, homophobic “Dirty Harry” Callahan has retired in Detroit. Sgt. Highway of “Heartbreak Ridge” may not wear his stripes, but he still keeps his rifle loaded. And William Munny, the haunted, aged gunfighter of “Unforgiven,” has one last shot at redemption.
Thursday, January, 08, 2009 - The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel - Entertainment
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The racist, homophobic “Dirty Harry” Callahan has retired in Detroit. Sgt. Highway of “Heartbreak Ridge” may not wear his stripes, but he still keeps his rifle loaded. And William Munny, the haunted, aged gunfighter of “Unforgiven,” has one last shot at redemption.
Thursday, January, 08, 2009 - The Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel - Entertainment
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