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February 22, 2012
Ford eNews - Feb. 22, 2012
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NBA and Sprint Host NBA All-Star E-Recycling Day
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At Cardiology 2012 Conference, Experts in Pediatric Heart Disease Share the Latest Treatments and Hot Topics
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UnitedHealthcare Invests Nearly $23 Million in Three Health Centers in Los Angeles to Help Improve Access to Quality Care
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Universal Care Dental Group Partners with Health Net and LAUSD Healthy Start to Celebrate National Children’s Dental Healt
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Academy Award-Nominated Movies Lack Females, Racial Diversity
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Window World to Unveil Third Orange County Chopper on Hit Television Show American Chopper
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Registration Opens for the Master's Program in Spanish-Language Journalism
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Comcast Announces Agreements with Four New Minority-Owned Independent Networks
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Kimberly Edmunds Named Senior Vice President of Customer Care for Comcast Cable Central Division
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SC Johnson Named as a 2011 Corporate Social Responsibility Company by Shanghai Pudong Government
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CPSC Adopts New Federal Standard for Portable Bed Rails
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USHCC Recognizes Corporate Partner Chase for Providing Access to Capital to America's Small Businesses
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AJC: Iran Again Stymies the IAEA
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Entravision Communications Corporation to Present at Deutsche Bank 2012 Media & Telecom Conference
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Cristiano Ronaldo Launches Official Mobile Application Giving Fans Unprecedented Access to the Superstar Athlete
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Integra Group Real Estate Expands Short Sale Capabilities By Creating Dedicated Department
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The Prostate Cancer Foundation Builds Momentum in China
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International Arbitration Panel Orders Ecuador to Take “All Measures Necessary” to Suspend Enforcement of the Lago A
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Grupo Elektra and Western Union Enter into New Money Transfer Agreement
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BLACKS EYE OBAMA'S JOBS SPEECH
Ahead of President Obama's speech to a joint session of Congress tonight, Black California Congresswoman Maxine Water's is putting the pressure on the president to make clear just what it is he plans to do to help the communities suffering the most in this bad economy. In a statement issued today, Waters challenged the president to, "spend as much energy working to create jobs in the black community as he is campaigning for votes in one of the whitest states in the nation." ...
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Despite Bleak Jobs Market Minorities Still Optimistic
- Findings from the Blair-Rockefeller Poll challenge long-held assumptions about the impact of the economy on political attitudes and voting behaviors, according to a new report released today by political scientist Todd Shields. The report, “The Economy Across Race and Region: Unemployment Fails to Dampen Positive Outlook Among African Americans ...
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CA Gov Vetoes Bill Prohibiting "English Only"
California Governor Jerry Brown has vetoed SB 111, a language rights bill authored by San Francisco Congressman Leland Yee. According to Yee's office, SB 111 was landmark legislation that would have prohibited businesses from denying service to a patron because of the language he or she speaks. ...
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Obama Black Approval Hits New Low
President Barack Obama earned the lowest monthly job approval rating of his presidency to date in August, with 41% of U.S. adults approving of his overall job performance, down from 44% in July. He also received term-low monthly job approval ...
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NAACP Intervenes In Florida Minority Voting Rights Case
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) has filed a motion seeking to intervene in a lawsuit on behalf of the Florida State Conference of the NAACP and Black voters to prevent the State of Florida from implementing discriminatory voting laws. In the lawsuit, Florida v. United States, Florida asks a federal court to approve, under Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, voting measures that would significantly alter Florida's voting process. ...
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Latinos Eye Texas Redistricting Trial
Texas Republicans will face off against Democrats and minority advocacy groups this week in the first trial related to contested redistricting maps approved by the Legislature earlier this year. The trial will combine several federal lawsuits, The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) will present its case seeking equal representation for Texas Latinos in the congressional and State House redistricting plans. ...
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Sharpton Aide To Black Journalists: Get On Board
Tamika Mallory, executive director of Al Sharpton’s National Action Network, has some words of warning for Black reporters. In a column for NewsOne.com titled, “Time For Black Journalists To Stop Criticizing Rev. Sharpton,” Mallory addresses her open letter style column “to all the Black journalists out there.” "Whenever I hear people question Reverend Sharpton’s new show, ‘Politics Nation’ on MSNBC, I find myself thinking ...
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Latino Voting Advocates Object To Texas Redistricting
Advocates for LULAC that included former Congressman Ciro D. Rodriguez, National LULAC Counsel Luis Roberto Vera, Jr., Maverick County Judge David Saucedo and John Tanner, former Department of Justice Voting Rights Section ...
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