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	No Race Gap Seen in ’08 Vote Turnout Politics By: Inez C. maldonado http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/01/us/politics/01census.html?_r=2&hp Read more about the findings by following the link: The historic gap between blacks and whites in voter participation evaporated in last year’s presidential race, according to an analysis released today, with black, Hispanic and Asian voters comprising nearly a quarter of the electorate,... More... Posted on Thursday, April 30, 2009 By: icmaldonado 0 Comments Share
	Statement by Senator Arlen Specter Politics By: Inez C. maldonado http://www.specter2010.com/news6.html Senator Arlen Specter has announced he will be switching political parties - what could this mean for immigration reform in Congress? More... Posted on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 By: icmaldonado 0 Comments Share
	Clinton Scores Points by Admitting Past U.S. Errors Politics By: Tina kosikowski http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/18/world/americas/18diplo.html?em SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — It has become a recurring theme of Hillary Rodham Clinton ’s early travels as the chief diplomat of the United States: she says that American policy on a given issue has failed, and her foreign listeners fall all over themselves in... More... Posted on Monday, April 20, 2009 By: tinaelizabeth 0 Comments Share
	Student VOTER Act Reintroduced Politics By: Inez C. maldonado http://mobilize.org/index.php?tray=content&tid=top359&cid=IS24 (from the article; follow the link and view Jennifer Brunner, Secretary of State of Ohio, endorse it.) This week we saw the re-introduction of the Student VOTER Act on the Hill, led by our partner SAVE. This important piece of legislation would require all universities that receive federal funds to... More... Posted on Wednesday, April 8, 2009 By: icmaldonado 0 Comments Share
	Hillary Clinton admits US role in Mexico drug wars Politics By: Tina kosikowski http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/mar/26/mexico-hillary-clinton-drugs-weapons Mexico traffickers are armed by US weapons to supply drugs across border, admits Hillary Clinton Hillary Clinton has admitted that the US demand for illegal drugs and its consequent supply of weapons is fuelling the wave of violent killings in Mexico 's drug wars. During a visit to... More... Posted on Saturday, March 28, 2009 By: tinaelizabeth 0 Comments Share
	Democracy 2.0 not quite the upgrade we first thought Politics By: Inez C. maldonado http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2009/03/survey-democracy-20-not-quite-the-upgrade-we-first-thought.ars From the article: This past election saw a lot of talk about "Democracy 2.0" and how the Web has fundamentally changed the political landscape. A survey from Pew suggests that the Web's impact on politics isn't completely benign, as it has increased the political participation gap between... More... Posted on Thursday, March 5, 2009 By: icmaldonado 0 Comments Share
	Republican Response To Obama Delivered By Jindal Politics By: Tina kosikowski http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=101117886&ft=1&f=1014 NPR.org February 24, 2009. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal delivered the Republican response after President Obama's address Tuesday night. Below are his remarks as prepared for delivery. Source: Republican National Committee press office ... More... Posted on Wednesday, February 25, 2009 By: tinaelizabeth 0 Comments Share
	The Complicated Lincoln and Our Post-Racial Society Politics By: Inez C. maldonado http://immigration.change.org/blog/view/the_complicated_lincoln_and_our_post-racial_society This is an interesting look at what Lincoln did in the age of slavery, and his motives behind his actions; here's a preview from the Change.org article: I will say, then, that I am not, nor ever have been, in favor of bringing about in any way the social and political equality of the white... More... Posted on Tuesday, February 17, 2009 By: icmaldonado 0 Comments Share
	Obama to Hold Prime-Time News Conference Politics By: Inez C. maldonado http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/02/05/obama-to-hold-prime-time-news-conference/ Preview from the article; follow the link for the full text: "President Obama will hold his first formal White House press conference on Monday, his spokesman announced, in a prime-time appearance that is designed to help explain his economic recovery plan to the nation. Mr. Obama also... More... Posted on Friday, February 6, 2009 By: icmaldonado 0 Comments Share
	Obama signs workforce anti-discrimination law Politics By: Inez C. maldonado http://www.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUSTRE50S4S320090129?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews Preview from the article: "President Barack Obama signed his first bill into law on Thursday, handing his labor and women's rights backers a victory by reversing a 2007 U.S. Supreme Court decision that made it harder to sue for pay discrimination. With the woman for whom the law was... More... Posted on Thursday, January 29, 2009 By: icmaldonado 0 Comments Share

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No Race Gap Seen in ’08 Vote Turnout Politics

Statement by Senator Arlen Specter Politics

Clinton Scores Points by Admitting Past U.S. Errors Politics

Student VOTER Act Reintroduced Politics

Hillary Clinton admits US role in Mexico drug wars Politics

Democracy 2.0 not quite the upgrade we first thought Politics

Republican Response To Obama Delivered By Jindal Politics

The Complicated Lincoln and Our Post-Racial Society Politics

Obama to Hold Prime-Time News Conference Politics

Obama signs workforce anti-discrimination law Politics