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October 24th, 2012
Written by Marlene Caroselli in Focus on Health, Latest News with 0 Comments
According to the World Health Organization, the United States places 17th in the frequency of breast cancer rates, with 21.2 per 100,000 females. Japan has the lowest rates: only 8.6 per 100,000, while Iceland has the highest number: 39.4 per 100,000. With Japan having the lowest rates there is much speculation about the Japanese diet and its effects on health in general and breast cancer in...
October 24th, 2012
Written by D. A. Barber in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
President Obama’s electoral victory in 2008 is attributed to not just record numbers of minorities and young voters, but has also been laid at the feet of mostly white Independent voters – the Holy Grail of elections.
But according to Stanford political scientist, Taeku Lee, of the 29 percent of voters who were Independents in 2008 exit polls, only 47 percent of white Independents voted for Obama...
October 23rd, 2012
Written by Matthew Pennington - Associated Press in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and rival Mitt Romney sparred over China during a debate on foreign policy Monday night, but as usual the focus was less the Asian giant's rise as a world power than its the impact on the American economy.
Both candidates said they want America to have a positive relationship with China, but Beijing must play by international trade rules.
China played a...
October 23rd, 2012
Written by Jesse Washington - AP National Writer in Race & Politics, Latest News with 0 Comments
EdITOR'S NOTE: One in a series examining issues at stake in the election and their impact on people.
The issue:
What, exactly, is discrimination, and what should be done to fight it? This election offers choices on the answers.
In areas such as mortgages, voter identification and immigration enforcement, the presidential candidates differ over how to use laws that guarantee equality and how far...
October 23rd, 2012
Written by Rodney Muhumuza - Associated Press in Latest News, Setting It Straight with 0 Comments
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Alfred Kumalo, a South African photographer whose work chronicled the brutalities of apartheid and the rise of Nelson Mandela, died of renal failure in a Johannesburg hospital on Sunday night, the ruling party said Monday.
The African National Congress described Kumalo as a "rare and significant talent that was pivotal in raising social consciousness and exposing the brutality...
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