Welcome to a browner America

Welcome to a browner America

The Associated Press reports that an historic decline in the numbers of U.S. whites and the fast growth of Latinos are blurring color lines in the United States.  The latest census data and polling from the Associated Press highlight the

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Obama names Perez labor head, promotes cabinet diversity

Obama names Perez labor head, promotes cabinet diversity

The White House said today that President Barack Obama will pick Assistant U.S. Attorney General Thomas Perez as labor secretary. Perez would replace Hilda Solis, maintaining Hispanic diversity in this second term cabinet. “Tom is a dedicated public servant who

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Pope Francis Holds Private Audience with Argentina President

Pope Francis Holds Private Audience with Argentina President

In a church where forgiveness is taught and doctrine is important, the new pope is getting a lesson in diplomacy. Pope Francis met with Argentinean President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Monday, a leader whom he has clashed over her socially liberal policies and

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Closing the Digital Divide: Latinos and Technology Adoption

Closing the Digital Divide: Latinos and Technology Adoption

Pew Research Center Latinos own smartphones, go online from a mobile device and use social networking sites at similar, and sometimes higher, rates than do other groups of Americans, according to a new analysis of three Pew Research Center surveys.

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A Latin American Pope

A Latin American Pope

By Taylor Pineda Many in the Argentine community are proud that the Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio will be the first pope from Latin America. For some American Catholics there is hope for reform and a revival of the Roman Catholic Church.

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La calle es nuestra unica esperanza dicen los jornaleros, al ganar la batalla contra Brewer

La calle es nuestra unica esperanza dicen los jornaleros, al ganar la batalla contra Brewer

Por Mariela Gomez de Ell Un golpe bajo  para la gobernadora de Arizona y un gran triunfo para los jornaleros que podrán seguir pidiendo trabajo en las calles, fueron los encabezados de varios periódicos a nivel nacional. El pasado  4

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Obama Strives for a Diverse Cabinet

Obama Strives for a Diverse Cabinet

President Barack Obama responded to criticisms that his Cabinet was not diverse enough by telling people to wait until all of his choices have been named. Obama has named white men and white women to oversee the departments of State, Treasury,

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Off to work they go: Majority of Pinal workers commute outside county

Off to work they go: Majority of Pinal workers commute outside county

By Connor RadnovichCronkite News Home work WASHINGTON – Andrew Clegg’s commute from his Arizona City home to his former job in Maricopa County took 45 to 90 minutes on a good day – hours if there was a wreck on

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Eva Longoria Speaks out on Traditional Roles

Eva Longoria Speaks out on Traditional Roles

Eva Longoria has demonstrated great acts of activism over the past year and is continuing to reach out to the community with the mission that women must train themselves professionally in order to shed traditional roles society has imposed on them.

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Arizona’s voter registration law heads for Supreme Court review

Arizona’s voter registration law heads for Supreme Court review

By Mary ShinnCronkite News Who Can Vote? “Who Can Vote?” was produced by News21, a national investigative reporting project involving college journalism students across the country and headquartered at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona

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