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Tea Party Leader Backs Proposed Summit on Racism

Tea Party Express leader Mark Williams Kicked out over 'Colored People' Letter

Obama Wishes Nelson Mandela a Happy Birthday

Patrick to Meet with Latino, Brazilian Immigrants

Germany Tries Discrimination-Busting 'Blind' Hiring                                                                           

Opinion: Where were Tea Partiers  During Bush Administration

Opinion: We’re Drinking Tea, Not Kool-Aid

Tea Party Rejects NAACP's Racism Claims

GOP Senators Vow to Stop U.S. Ariz. Suit

Minority Businesses Grew 45.6% from 2002-07

States Legally side with Arizona on Immigration

Court Strikes Challenge to DC Gay Marriage Law

GOP Senator Supports Lawsuits Over Obama Birth Certificate

City Mandates LGBT Training for Workers  

Arizona Warned of 2nd Lawsuit

Federal Diary: Ruling Says Marriage Act Can't Deny Benefits to Same-Sex Spouses

New Black Panther Party Accuses FOX News Of Fueling Racial Tensions, Fear

Violent Protests Erupt After Ex-transit Officer Convicted in Train station Killing

Advocacy Group Won't Back 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Survey Participation

African American Groups Seek ouster of California NAACP Head for Stance on Legalized Marijuana

Pastors Take Stand on Border Security

Obama Condemned for Invoking Race and Religion in Border Dispute

Federal Judge In Boston Rules Gay Marriage Ban

Unconstitutional Minority Issues Fade as Fishermen Focus on Clean-up

The Center for Hispanic Leadership Announces IBM as a Sponsor for 2010 Leadership Summit: Embracing Innovation through Diversity

Opinion: An all-white Senate?

Opinion : Are Sen. Boxer and the other Female Senators Killing Feminism

Justice Department Sues Arizona Over immigration Law

Racial Motive Alleged in a Justice Dept. Decision

Hawaii Governor Vetoes Bill to Allow Same-Sex Unions

Why Democrats will almost always win (even if they lose badly in November

The New Black Panther Case: A Conservative Dissent

Texas AG on Immigration: Obama Needs “to Step Up            

Should U.S. Birth Grant Automatic Citizenship?

RNC Chairman Hangs on to Diminished Post, to Democrats' Delight

Obama mum on Bush's borders for Israel

Democrats hope Obama 2008 Model will Help Stem Midterm Losses

Barack Obama Asked to Pardon First Black Heavyweight Champion Jack Johnson

Obama's Catch and Release program - Fishing for the Hispanic Vote

ACLU Warning Hispanics not to Travel to Arizona

Prop 8 to Judge: Invalidate 18,000 Marriages

Justice Still Reviewing Arizona Immigration Law

Pelosi Remarks at Ceremony Recognizing Contributions of Enslaved African Americans in Construction of U.S. Capitol

Minority Births Drive Growth in U.S. Diversity

NYC councilman Angered by Lack of Diversity Among Democratic Candidates  

Mayors Group Condemns Arizona Immigration Law

Iowa Republican: Obama Favors Blacks Over Whites

Same-Sex Partners of Federal Workers Can Start Applying for Benefits Next Month

Under the Census Microscope: Africans and African Americans in Minnesota

Report finds Black Drivers More Likely to Get Pulled Over on MO Roads

Commission Weighs Creation of National Hispanic Museum

For Republican Women, 2010 Is Already A Huge Year

Census Has Difficulty Tracking Native Americans

Obama to send 1,200 troops to US-Mexico Border

Some Latinos Support Arizona's New Immigration Law

U.S. Says Afghan Peace Deal Must Ensure Women's Rights

Health Insurance in Nonstandard Jobs and Small Firms: Differences for Parents by Race and Ethnicity

Obama Backs 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Compromise  

Supreme Court Allows Black Firefighter Lawsuit

Obama Praises Contributions of Asian-Americans

Gutierrez, Quigley Want Immigration Reforms to Cover Gay Couples

Supreme Court rules for African-Americans in Firefighter Hiring Case

Are Democrats Pulling Back on Faith Outreach?

Steele Uncomfortable' with Paul's Civil Rights Views

Blacks, Hispanics Less Likely Eligible For Medicare Prescription Help

Poll: Hispanic Discrimination High

Arizona Seeks to Reassign Heavily Accented Teachers

EDITORIAL: Go Back to Mexico

Americans Value Both Aspects of Immigration Reform

Obama recognizes 'Los Suns' of Phoenix

More Blacks Run for Congress on GOP ticket

States' Rights Debate Concerns Some African-Americans

Courting Latinos, Democrats  Angle to Keep Issue Alive

Updated Demographic Profiles of U.S. Hispanics by Country of Origin

Opinion: Supreme Court Lacks Geographic Diversity

Opinion: Do Ethnicity and Culture Matter More Than Politics?

Commentary: Latino Giant to Change U.S. Politics

Editorial: Obama's Race-Baiting

Colo. Governor Says He Would Veto Immigration Bill

49% Say White-Hispanic Relations Getting Worse

GOP Sees Obama Rift as Way to Woo Jews

Obama's Census Form Offers Window to Race Views

Former Gov. Jeb Bush, Hispanic groups condemn Arizona immigration law

Boehner: Immigration Legislation Has No Chance of Passing

Hawaii lawmakers OK civil unions, send bill to gov

Obama Jumps Into 2010 Race With Appeal to Latinos, African-Americans, Women and Youth

McCain Defends Arizona's Immigration Law

Latinos, African Americans Willing to Pay More to Slow Climate Change

Poll: Latinos More Upbeat About Economy

Study: Percentage of Latinos in Federal Workforce Remains Flat

GOP chairman: African-Americans not given good reason to vote for party

Immigration Supporters Grow Impatient With Obama

Few Minorities Working as Top Diplomats

Obama’s Moral Failure on Immigration

At 76, Steinem Laments Elusive Equality for Women

Medicaid and Social Security Changes Urged to Help Gay Seniors

Some African-Americans Say Obama Failing to help Black Community

Opinion: Obama on Immigration: Then and Now Rep. Luis Gutierrez

Opinion: The Race Question on the 2010 Census Raises Serious Questions

Obama Still Popular Among African-Americans

Many Americans Mix Multiple Faiths

Analysis: 2009 Transformed US Racial Dynamics

With a Twist, Race is a Factor in Ala. Gov Contest

Obama Quietly Changes U.S. Immigration Policy

Minority Farmers Seek Redress, Claim USDA Discrimination

Health Bill Revives Abortion Issue for Young Women

Uganda: Homosexuality Bill Opposed

Religious Freedom not the Rule for Majority of world: Pew Report

Md. Colleges Deny Bias in Admissions Practices

D.C. Gay Marriage Bill Signed Into Law

Groups Urge Better Census Count of African-Americans in 2010

White Americans' Majority to End by 2050

Reverse Images: The Acrimonious Debate On Race in Cuba

Bill to Provide Undocumented Legal Status

Survey: Low Percentage of African Americans, Hispanics Use Internet Regularly

Surgeon General Says the Nation Needs More Minority Doctors

Senate Backs Preventive Health Care for Women

New York State Senate Votes Down Gay Marriage Bill

President Obama says He won't Put Focus on Blacks' Troubles

NJ Marriage Equality Vote Expected to Happen Soon

Obama Seen as More Friendly Than His Party

Arab Disappointment with Obama

Opinion: We Need a New Women's Health Movement:

Opinion: Political Correctness Revisited: Views From Both Sides

Justices Decline to Review Ruling on Team Nickname

Majority Continues to Support Civil Unions    

Immigration Bill is Promoted for 2010

N.A.A.C.P. Prods Obama on Job Losses

2012 Run not on Pallin’s Radar

Obama: Diversity Strength of United States

African Americans with Four-Year Degrees Reaches New High

Commentary: See Sarah Run

Same-Sex Marriage Foes Vow Court Fight

Haitians press Obama on Immigration Goals

LGBT Americans Think, Act, Vote More Green than Others

Most Mexicans See Better Life in U.S.  

Latino Lobby Wants Lou Dobbs off Air

Appeals Court to Rehear Insurance Race Bias Case

Pro-Con: Would Cap-and-Trade Legislation Minority Groups?

Opinion: Real Reparations for African-Americans: Health Care Reform

Why GOP Leader Opposes Hate Crimes Protections for Gays

Senators Want to Add 'Illegal Immigrant' Question to U.S. Census

Democrats Ponder Drop in Black Voter Turnout

Obama song video prompts N.J. School Protests

Top State Court Hears Cases on Gay Marriage

Black Republicans Say 2010 Will Be Their Year

Census: 150,000 Gay Couples Report They're Married

Paterson to Run for Reelection Despite Discouragement from White House

Bill Clinton: Health Care Battle not About Race

Health Disparities Pose High Cost for American Economy, Researchers Say

Hispanic Evangelicals Push Back on Anti-Immigrant Rhetoric in Health Care Debate

Daily Presidential Tracking Poll

McCain Undecided on Vote for Sotomayor

A New Frontier for Ethnic Media

NRA Opposition Fails to Sway Votes on Sotomayor

Boston Cop Apologizes for Gates Remarks

2008 Surge in Black Voters Nearly Erased Racial Gap

US voter numbers up 5 mln for Obama election: Census

Sotomayor Gains in Court of Public Opinion

Commentary: Why Not Affirmative Action For White Evangelicals?

Commentary: 'Diversity on the High Court

Sessions Blasts Sotomayor as 'Out of the Mainstream

Civil Rights Group Divided Over Gay Marriage

Republican Pundits Open Fire on Sarah Palin

Obama heralds Africa’s ‘Moment of Promise

HHS: Reducing Disparities Should be Part of Health Reform

EDITORIAL: Sotomayor in Review

Commentary: The Real Court Radicals

High Court Ruling Complicates Diversity Efforts

Justices Overrule Governor's Bid for Judicial Diversity

Obama Makes Serious Commitment to Immigration Reform

Poll Reveals Contrasting Views Between Blacks and Whites

Former U.S. labor secretary Aims to Bridge U.S.-China Gaps

Naval Academy Professor Challenges Rising Diversity

Rove Perplexed' by Palin   

Commentary: Make the Ask

Commentary: Now, Sarah’s Folly

Franken Wins Minn. Race After Coleman Concedes

Sotomayor Supporter: Supreme Court's Firefighter Ruling Could Put Chill on Workplace Diversity

African-Americans Want Delay on Climate Legislation National Initiative Launched to Mobilize African Americans Against HIV/AIDS

HRC Losing Cash Donors Because of Don't Ask Don't Tell Strategy

GOP applauds, Dems Criticize Overturning Sotomayor Ruling

Obama Administration Lifts HIV Immigration Ban

Commentary:  On Race, The Slog Goes On

Commentary: Justices Reject Sotomayor Position 9-0 -- But Bigger Battles Loom

Commentary: The Supreme Court's Ricci Decision

Court Reverses Nominee's Ruling In Firefighter Case 

Obama Set for First Step on Immigration Reform

Americans Want Sotomayor on Court                          

Biden Reaches Out to Gay Community

Groups Back Federal Challenge to Gay Marriage Ban

NAACP: Many Challenges Despite Obama Presidency

NY Governor Vows Vote on Gay Marriage

GOP Press Obama to Take Tougher Stance on Iran

Support for Gay Marriage Varies Widely Among Racial and Ethnic Groups

Senate Approves Apology To African-Americans For Slavery

Clinton: Civil Rights Struggle Far From Over

Sotomayor Quits Women-Only Group

Obama Visits Saudi King                          

Dick Cheney Comes Out for Gay Marriage

One in Four American Children Hispanic

Maryland Looks at Gay Marriage

Asian Americans Weigh in on Supreme Court Nominee

Asian-Americans Carve Out A Place In Politics

Minnesota seeks 1863 Law Repeal Banning Two Tribes

Chris Dodd dodges New Haven Firefighter Case

Ronald Takaki, a Scholar on Ethnicity, Dies at 70

Opinion: Sotomayor Critics Just Race-Baiting

Sonia Sotomayor is Obama's Supreme Court Nominee

Conservatives Take Aim At Sonia Sotomayor

California High Court Upholds Same-Sex Marriage Ban

Gay Marriage Fight to Return to California Ballot

Opinion: The New Justice

Opinion: A Judge Too Far

Opinion: In Sotomayor Nod, The Dream Endures

Congress Faces Fight on Affirmative Action

Blacks At Odds Over Scrutiny of President

Obama Appointments Mostly Male

Muslims Suspicion of US Remain

White House Faith-Based Partnerships Council Gets New Members

Iowa Bishops say Gay marriage Will Harm Families

Almost 1 of 2 new Americans Latino

Obama Embraces Muslim World

Native Americans Disappointed in Obama

U.S. to Seek Seat on U.N. Human Rights Council

Marriage Bill Heads to Connecticut Senate

Black Caucus Wants Diversity in Bailouts

Urban League Says Black American Unchanged, Worse Off

Former Coach Invited to Join White House Faith Council

Immigration Reform Tough During Crisis, Biden Says

America 2050

Minority Congressional Districts Narrowed

UVA Center for Politics to Launch International Democracy Initiative

Former President Seeks Aid for Haiti

Religious Divided on Stem Cells  

Hawaii Senators Rescue Civil Unions

Dartmouth College President Target of Email Attack  

Clinton Calls For Gender Equality 

Obama Reverses Limits on Stem Cells

Burris Surviving Calls for Resignation

Republican Lawmakers Oppose Funds for GM

GOP Senators Call for Letting Some Banks Fail

Asian Americans Fastet Growing Ethnic Group

Courts Look at Proposition 8

RNC Members Calls on Steele to Resign

Muslim Americans Diversity

Same Sex Benefits Passed Colorado Senate

Prop 8 Supporters Seek to Nullify Same-Sex marriages

Asian Americans and African Americans Racial Consciousness

Asian Americans and African Americans Racial Consciousness

Gay Rights Groups Respond to Warren  

Asian Americans Expecting Government Work

Obama Approval Rating

Franken takes Lead Over Coleman

Court Sides with Native Americans in Voting Case

Obama Defends Choice of Warren

Final Obama Cabinet Selections

US House Examines Apology For Slavery

Economic Woes Impact Media Diversity   

Californian Republicans Recruits African Americans

Hispanic HIV Infections on the Rise

Edwards Wages War on Poverty

Diversity Gaps in Medical Schools

Asian Americans May Prove Pivotal  

NAACP Corporate Economic Reciprocity Scores 

Congress Looks at Don't Ask, Don't Tell

Obama and Maliki Discuss Troop Withdrawal

FCC Discusses media Diversity

McCain Coutts African American Voters

Latino Voters Crucial to Fall Election

Race Still Divides America

The Myth of the Model Minority

HIV Travel and Immigration Ban Repealed By Senate

Generation Gaps Between Blacks

Asian Women Becoming More Political

Text: Obama’s Speech on Race

Pelosi says Delegates Should Have Final Say

Democrats divided over Race and Gender

Clinton Speaks to African Americans on Ferraro

Hispanics say Immigrants Should learn English

Minorities and Whites see Health Differently

Clinton and Obama Supporters Moderate Tone

Scottsdale Extends Anti-Bias Law

State Pursuing Immigration Issue

Bay Area Asian Americans Showing Political Strength

More Minorities in Grad School

Uruguay Allows Civil Unions

Iowa Looking at Immigration

New Guidelines Soften Immigration Raids

Massachusetts Policy Retrains State Troopers on Immigration

Dayton Passes Anti-Discrimination Law

Native Americans Increase Political Influence in Washington State

Immigration Problem for Democrats

Michigan City Elects Gay Mayor

Pew Polls Indicate Black Pessimism

Class Dividing African Americans

Language Impacts HealthcareDiversity Video Called Anti-White

Immigration Rule Faces Opposition from US Business