Wal-Mart Set To Finally Buy-Up Seiyu

"In an effort to consolidate its ownership, Wal-Mart Stores Inc will spend up to 100 billion yen ($878 million) to buy out minority shareholders in Japanese supermarket unit Seiyu Ltd in an effort to turn around the money-losing chain. The world's largest retailer has...

1st Indian-American governor in U.S. vows 'fresh start' for La

"BATON ROUGE | In a campaign that had the air of both inevitable and the historical, Bobby Jindal was elected governor Saturday, claiming the electoral prize that eluded him four years ago. By winning more than 50 percent of the primary vote against a field of 12 candidates,...

Does affirmative action hurt minorities?

"IMAGINE, FOR A MOMENT, that a program designed to aid disadvantaged students might, instead, be seriously undermining their performance. Imagine that the schools administering the programs were told that the programs might be having this boomerang effect -- but that no...

Supreme Court to Hear Voter Identification Case

This will be an interesting case to follow, considering the controversy surrounding the U.S. voting system."The Supreme Court has agreed to decide whether voter identification laws unfairly deter poor and minority...

Is GOP Determined to Avoid Minority Voters?

"Nothing has more significance for America's long-term political evolution than the demographic changes that are diversifying a mostly white nation. But you'd never know it from the Republican presidential race. Not only is the GOP field all white and male -- in a year that...

Thompson Refuses To Debate At Historically Black College - Politics on The Hu...

The absence of Republican candidates at a primarily African forum says a lot about where American politics reside in the 21st century.  President Bush snubbed the NAACP until well after the flak he began to...

Iran builds new centre for Jews

A strange twist in the PR war that is now intensifying in the Middle East between the US and Iran.  What does this signal?"Tehran - Iran started building a huge new cultural and sports complex for its Jewish...

Study Finds Hispanics Immigrants Not Taking Jobs Away

"A new study released today says Hispanic immigrants are --not-- taking jobs away from native South Carolinians because the group brings different skills and have different job preferences. Lee McElveen with the state Commission on Minority Affairs says the report disproves...

Certain Words in Uncertain Times

     Four great authors bringing their unique view on our time and his near future, but knowing in their heart, that the evolving events recorded in their books are a minority in front of the...

Hispanic Foods and Beverages Market up $2.7 Billion by 2011. Gringos Love Ri...

"The Hispanic population, currently the largest U.S. minority group with 44.3 million individuals, is expected to occupy 15.5% of the total U.S. population by 2010. Hispanic shoppers spend nearly 25% more than other groups on food consumed at home, due largely to the...

Dem. Leadership; "Mistake Was Made" House Forms Panel

In an extraordinary move Dems close vote as Latino Congressmen try to change vote."The House last night unanimously agreed to create a special select committee, with subpoena powers, to investigate Republican...

London Hosts India Extravaganza

"A three-month season of events has been launched across London, UK to celebrate the city's links with India. The London mayor's India Now Campaign will feature more than 1,500 events celebrating the city's...

Tens of thousands of Northern Ireland Protestants Hold Annual March

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorFor many Irish Catholics "The Orange Order Celebrations" are a sore sticking point in a sea of green.For a people of Orange to be so in your face with their "Kick The...

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