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President Obama to speak at Latino leadership conference at Disney in June
President Barack Obama will be among of the speakers at a Latino leadership conference scheduled for next month at Walt Disney World. The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials announced this week that the president will address...
Tags: Walt Disney, Public Officials, Barack Obama, Bill Nelson, Rene Garcia
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Analysis: Romney's 'magic number' to dodge Latino doom
WASHINGTON -- Mitt Romney won’t carry the Latino vote this year. No Republican nominee for president ever has. But improving his margins among Latinos is crucial to his chances of defeating President Obama, as new poll numbers out of Florida show....
Tags: Charity, Barack Obama, Social Issues, DREAM Act, Elections
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'X-Men' gay marriage: Marvel superhero proposes to his boyfriend
Northstar, Marvel’s first openly gay superhero, is going to tie the knot with his boyfriend in mainstream comics’ first same-sex wedding in an upcoming issue of “Astonishing X-Men.” The announcement comes on the heels of DC co-...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Marriage, Family, Weddings, Same-Sex Marriage
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Lori to take religious freedom message to Washington
As Catholic institutions across the country sue the Obama administration over new health insurance rules, Baltimore's new archbishop is scheduled to speak in Washington this week at a conference focusing on "Rising Threats to American Religious Freedom."...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Roman Catholicism, Think Tanks, Charles Carroll, Trials
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Orange leaders approve domestic-partner registry
Orange County leaders voted 6-1 on Tuesday to approve a domestic-partner registry, ending a hard-fought battle that had entangled Mayor Teresa Jacobs and gay activists for months.
The new law gives unmarried couples and others many of the notification...Tags: Labor Legislation, Gays and Lesbians, Funeral Parlor and Crematorium, American Civil Liberties Union, Hospitals and Clinics
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Activist Dolores Huerta: 50 years of fighting for human rights
Dolores Huerta runs on righteous ferocity the way cars run on gasoline. The woman who co-founded the United Farm Workers union 50 years ago with Cesar Chavez has harried, prodded, hectored, rallied and protested. She's been arrested more than a score of...
Tags: Employment, Labor Legislation, Barack Obama, Gays and Lesbians, Toni Morrison
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O.C. supervisors decline to honor Harvey Milk's birthday -- again
L.A. NOWAs cities and schools across California celebrated the 82nd birthday of slain gay-rights activist Harvey Milk, Orange County elected leaders remained steadfastly silent.... -
Azerbaijan faces critics as host of Eurovision singing contest
World NowStreet protests and clashes. Cyberattacks. Angry words from Iran. This probably wasn’t the kickoff that Azerbaijan had hoped for as it hosts Eurovision, a glitzy singing contest this week that aims to pit the best crooners and chanteuses on the... -
Census Bureau says 2010 count was mainly accurate
The 2010 census continued to miscount the same groups that it's had problems keeping track of in the past, but overall was essentially accurate, officials said Tuesday. According to an assessment of its count, the Census Bureau said it had overcounted...
Tags: Population and Census, Social Issues, Demographics, 2010 Census, Africa
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Don't mess with voting rights
A federal appeals court in Washington has upheld a key part of the Voting Rights Act, one that requires states and localities with a history of discrimination against minorities to "pre-clear" changes in their election procedures with the Department of...Tags: Voting, Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Elections
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NBCUniversal to boost online coverage of Summer Olympics
BOSTON — Recognizing that many viewers want to watch key events live, in prime time, rather than tape-delayed, NBCUniversal plans to bolster its coverage of the Summer Olympics in London in August by putting 3,000 hours of programming online.
The...Tags: Satellite and Cable Service, Consumers, News Corp., ESPN (tv network), NBC (tv network)
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