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Landmark gay history bill goes to California governor
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers on Tuesday sent the governor a bill that would make the state the first requiring public schools to include the contributions of gays and lesbians in social studies curriculum. The bill, passed on a...Tags: Government, Germany, Chris Norby, Elections, Mark Leno
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Bishop of Episcopal Church coming to Diocesan Convention
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND - When Katharine Jefferts Schori was elected presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in 2006, Episcopalians everywhere gasped. Then many cheered while others objected. Jefferts Schori had become the first woman to lead the national church....Tags: Anglicanism, Science, Minority Groups, National or Ethnic Minorities, Plymouth
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Poorest poor in U.S. hits new record: 1 in 15 people
Associated Press ReportersWASHINGTON (AP) — The ranks of America's poorest poor have climbed to a record high — 1 in 15 people — spread widely across metropolitan areas as the housing bust pushed many inner-city poor into suburbs and other outlying places and...Tags: Miami Shores, College Sports, Grocery Coupons, Cape Coral (Lee, Florida), African Americans
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Wealth gap widens between whites, minorities
WASHINGTON (AP) — The wealth gaps between whites and minorities have grown to their widest levels in a quarter-century. The recession and uneven recovery have erased decades of minority gains, leaving whites on average with 20 times the net worth of...Tags: Howard University, Elections, Poverty, Washington, DC, University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Census shows whites lose US majority among babies
WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, minorities make up a majority of babies in the U.S., part of a sweeping race change and a growing age divide between mostly white, older Americans and predominantly minority youths that could reshape...Tags: Government, Heads of State, Washington, DC, University of New Hampshire, Crimes
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Poll: Schwarzenegger image tanks after revelation
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Arnold Schwarzenegger's popularity was nose-diving as he left office last year and has sunk even further in the wake of revelations that he fathered a child with his housekeeper. A Field Poll released Friday found that...Tags: Los Angeles, Minority Groups, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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Asian, Hispanic growth makes Michigan more diverse
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — As Michigan's population shrinks, it's also becoming more racially diverse. Census data released this week shows that the number of Hispanic and Asian residents in the state rose by more than one-third over the past...Tags: Minority Groups, Detroit, 2010 Census, Michigan
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Teacher letter to Arizona lawmaker leads to inquiry
PHOENIX (AP) — A metropolitan Phoenix school district has launched an inquiry into a substitute teacher who wrote a letter that portrayed Hispanic students in a harsh light and was read aloud last week at the Arizona Legislature during a debate on...Tags: Arizona, Elections, Phoenix (Maricopa, Arizona), Arizona Legislature, Democratic Party
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Census shows New Mexico still most Hispanic state
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico has retained its place as the most Hispanic state in the union — and Hispanics were responsible for most of the state's growth between 2000 and 2010. U.S. Census figures released Tuesday show New Mexico...Tags: New Mexico, Minority Groups, Politics, Elections, National or Ethnic Minorities
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Move to boost Hispanics' awareness of Alzheimer's
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — More Hispanics in the U.S. are having to help loved ones battle the most common form of dementia — Alzheimer's disease. That has Alzheimer's groups pushing to raise awareness among Hispanics who are living into the decades...Tags: Minority Groups, Symptoms, Health, Diseases and Illnesses, Alzheimer's Disease
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Michigan becoming more diverse
Associated PressTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. -- As Michigan's population shrinks, it's also becoming more racially diverse. Census data released this week show that the number of Hispanic and Asian residents in Michigan increased by more than one-third over the past decade,...Tags: India, Computing and Information Technology Industry, Companies and Corporations, Detroit, Demographics
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Common concerns about South Bend
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterSOUTH BEND -- Alberto Juarez talked and listened as he joined a group of residents talking to candidates running for mayor and other city offices. Juarez said that he has plenty of concerns. He lost his job at AJ Wright, and he wants to know what the...Tags: Arizona, Labor Legislation, Elections, National or Ethnic Minorities, Crimes
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