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>>   Black interest
Why African-American Art Is So Hot 
Forbes.com - 65 Minutes ago
Work by these artists is controversial and sizzling. Robert Johnson explains why. In Pictures: Where To See African-American Art Hanging in Robert Johnson's den is an oil from the 1930s by an African-American     Add Comment

Bush signs off on commemorative civil rights coin 
CNBC - 3 Hours ago
WASHINGTON - President George W. Bush has signed legislation to mint a commemorative silver dollar marking the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act. Sponsors of the measure include President-elect     Add Comment

NAACP Celebrates Its 100th Anniversary in 2009: Mark Calendar for Year-Long Centennial  
Forbes.com - 3 Hours ago
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In February 2009, the NAACP will mark its 100th anniversary. Celebratory events will kick off on January 20 with the NAACP Inaugural Ball, the first in the     Add Comment

Cervical cancer chemo easier on black women: study 
Reuters UK - 6 Hours ago
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black women with advanced and recurrent cervical cancer tolerate 'platinum-based' chemotherapy drugs better than do their white counterparts, according to a pooled data from
Cervical cancer chemo easier on black women: study (Reuters) Yahoo!
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>>   UK black interest
'Racist joke texts are no laughing matter' 
The Asian News - 6 Hours ago
HORRIFIED ... students Imran Shah and Kameron Abbas who received the racist texts from directory inquiry service 118 118. Kate Watkins AN ACCRINGTON student was shocked when a directory inquiry service     Add Comment

Race Of Champions: Lewis Hamilton, Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, Jenson  
Ents24.com - 11 Hours ago
The battle to decide the world's fastest motorsport star will take place at Wembley Stadium this December, when the 2008 Race Of Champions returns for its second successive year. The Race of Champions
F1 champion Lewis Hamilton on BBC Sports Personality shortlist : 09:18 - 02 December  Hitchin Comet
F1 champion Lewis Hamilton on BBC Sports Personality shortlist Hitchin Comet
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Lewis Hamilton asked by Gordon Brown to help road deaths 
Mirror.co.uk - 12 Hours ago
Gordon Brown wants Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton to help drive down deaths on the roads. Hamilton is being lined up to lead a campaign against accidents caused by boy racers. He is expected to visit     Add Comment

BBC Sports Personality of the Year 
Yachts and Yachting Online - 12/3/2008
He has already become Britain's most successful ever Olympic sailor and been named ISAF Male World Sailor of the Year. Now you can help Ben Ainslie bring the curtain down on his history-making 2008 in
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Betting: Olympians gaining on Hamilton? Betfair
BBC Sports Personality of the Year shortlist announced Liverpool Echo
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>>   Human rights
As genocide raged, general's pleas... 
CNN - 112 Minutes ago
In 1993, Romeo Dallaire was full of hope for the future of Rwanda. The Canadian lieutenant general and son of a soldier was about to take up the biggest command of his career -- leading United Nations     Add Comment

Darfur genocide continues: ICC prosecutor 
The Age - 62 Minutes ago
Sudan's government is still supporting genocide in Darfur, including through rape and holding up humanitarian aid, the International Criminal Court prosecutor said Wednesday. 'Genocide continues,' Luis     Add Comment

Super funds fight for human rights 
Financial Standard - 45 Minutes ago
Can super funds join forces to stop human rights abuses, improve the lives and rights of hundreds of people in just over a year? According to four Swedish pension funds, nothing is impossible. The Ethical     Add Comment

Zimbabwean authorities target activists and trade unionists 
Amnesty International - 67 Minutes ago
A Zimbabwean human rights activist was abducted from her home at dawn on Wednesday by a group of armed plain-clothes men who identified themselves as policemen. Jestina Mukoko is the director of the Zimbabwe     Add Comment
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>>   International development
RI, Kenya promote cooperation among developing nations to address crisis 
Antara Interactive - 114 Minutes ago
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - Indonesia and Kenya have agreed to step up cooperation among developing countries in addressing the current global financial crisis, a minister said. The two countries also discussed     Add Comment

"The Real Estate and Financial Crisis: Causes, Effects and Impacts on Development,"  
AEC News Room - 61 Minutes ago
'The Real Estate and Financial Crisis: Causes, Effects and Impacts on Development,' a Seminar Organized by the Secretariat and the Real Estate Market Advisory Group (REM) of the United Nations Economic
Food Price Crisis And Financial Crisis Present Double Threat For Poor People Medical News Today
"The Real Estate and Financial Crisis: Causes, Effects and Impacts on Development,"  Street Insider
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Release: Call on Donors to Boost Aid 
World Bank - 8 Hours ago
- As development experts prepare for the International Conference on Financing for Development in Doha, Qatar, the World Bank is calling on donors to further boost aid as investment in developing countries
China calls for assistance to developing countries in UN meeting on financial crisis China Economic Net
Release: Bank Calls on Donors to Boost Aid World Bank
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Sasha Abramsky: Obama should appoint a 'poverty tsar' to his cabinet 
Guardian Unlimited - 10 Hours ago
As President-elect Obama shapes his administration, it strikes me that of all the challenges confronting America, three are particularly critical. The first is tackling international terrorism effectively.     Add Comment
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>>   Latino
Optimum Online Launches Optimum Latino, New Website That Delivers Unique Spanish  
Hispanic PR Wire - 2 Hours ago
Optimum Latino Is an Innovative Website That Gives Spanish-Speaking Customers Access to a Wide Array of Content Including News, Entertainment, and Sports BETHPAGE, N.Y., Dec. 3 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR
Optimum Online Launches Optimum Latino, New Website That Delivers PR Newswire via MSN Money
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Cablevision Says Hola to Optimum Latino 
Broadcast Newsroom - 2 Hours ago
Cablevision Systems Wednesday announced the launch of Optimum Latino, a Web channel providing news, sports and entertainment content in Spanish. The site can be accessed via Optimum Onlines consumer Web     Add Comment

GRAMMY(R) Winner Natalie Cole Will Now Join Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Adam Carolla,  
Street Insider - 2 Hours ago
L.A. LIVE is a $2.5 billion / four million square-foot sports, residential, dining and entertainment district located across from STAPLES Center in downtown Los Angeles. Throughout the month of December,     Add Comment

Hispanic engineers group at ASU is top chapter for 2008 
Arizona State University - 2 Hours ago
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers at Arizona State University (SHPE de ASU) has been recognized by SHPEâ??s national leadership with both the Regional Outstanding Chapter Award and the National     Add Comment
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>>   Religion
Episcopal Conservatives to Split 
Washington Post - 92 Minutes ago
Conservatives from the Episcopal Church voted today to form their own branch of Anglicanism in the United States and said they would seek new recognition in the worldwide church because of their growing
Conservatives expected to split Episcopal church International Herald Tribune
Conservatives cause split in Episcopal Church WVPI Philadelphia
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Rice arrives in India 
Times of Oman - 119 Minutes ago
NEW DELHI: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived in New Delhi on Wednesday as part of urgent U.S. efforts to ease tension between India and Pakistan that has surged over the Mumbai attacks. Pakistan
Police defuse explosives at Mumbai railway station Antara Interactive
Questions as Rice visits India Channel 4 News
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Dalai Lama urges EU to stand firm 
BBC - 40 Minutes ago
By Oana Lungescu BBC News, Brussels The Dalai Lama insists his goal is meaningful autonomy for his homeland The Dalai Lama has urged the EU to stand firm on the issue of human rights in order to protect     Add Comment

Detroit Archbishop Convenes Interfaith Leaders on Economy 
MarketWatch - 108 Minutes ago
/PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ -- At the invitation of Detroit's Catholic archbishop, Cardinal Adam Maida, 12 Christian, Jewish and Muslim leaders will gather at Sacred Heart Major Seminary in Detroit
Archbishop Says Clashes a Threat to Interfaith Harmony AllAfrica.com
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>>   US social policy
Insurers Group Proposes Universal Health Care 
Wall Street Journal Online - 52 Minutes ago
By JANE ZHANG WASHINGTON -- The trade group for health insurers on Wednesday offered its own universal-coverage     Add Comment

Improving Social Services, Privacy and Project Management Top 2008 Watch List 
Government Technology - 44 Minutes ago
Most of the projects highlighted here were selected because they involved strategies many state and local governments are still deciding whether or not to try. Industry observers are watching for the     Add Comment

Bad Economy, CIO Transitions, Improving Social Services: 2008 -- The Year in Review 
Government Technology - 105 Minutes ago
By Chad Vander Veen, Associate Editor In the waning weeks of 2008, with holiday parties, New Year's resolutions and visions of sugarplums dancing in our heads, it's easy to forget what a momentous year     Add Comment

FACTBOX-US President-elect Obama to face distressed economy 
CNBC - 3 Hours ago
Dec 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will take office at a time when the U.S. economy is in recession, with many analysts warning of the potential for a protracted downturn. The following
CHICAGO - President-elect Barack Obama named New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson as  Sympatico
Where President-Elect Barack Obama Stands on Indonesia and East Timor (Timor-Leste) ETAN
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>>   Mens News