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Conrad Murray Found Guilty
Los Angeles TimesMichael Jackson's personal physician has been found guilty of involuntary manslaughter for causing the pop icon's 2009 death by a powerful surgical anesthetic. The verdict against Dr. Conrad Murray comes after a jury of seven men and five women...Tags: People (magazine), Entertainment, Documentary (genre), Michael Jackson, U.S. Postal Service
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Latino voters are hard to predict
Imperial Valley Press Staff WriterEver since he became of voting age, El Centro resident Joe Nava has looked forward to doing what he considers his duty and privilege. A retired Imperial County sheriff’s deputy, Nava said he considers himself fairly well-informed about local...Tags: Local Elections, Illegal Immigrants, Minority Groups, Primaries, Politics
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Harry Pachon dies at 66; Latino scholar and activist
Harry Pachon, a scholar-activist who helped focus national attention on the needs and traits of a growing Latino population, particularly in politics and education, has died. He was 66.
Pachon, the longtime president of the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute,...Tags: Local Elections, University of California, Irvine, Bill Clinton, Elections, Science
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Hartford Mayor Enters Nominating Convention In Position Of Strength
The Hartford CourantMayor Pedro Segarra has put himself in a comfortable position as he gets ready for Thursday's Democratic nominating convention. His strongest opponent stepped aside three weeks ago in an agreement brokered by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, leaving Segarra a...Tags: Minnie Gonzalez, Shawn Wooden, Republican National Conventions, Democratic Party, Democratic National Conventions
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Texas Seeks Clearance for Political Maps
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Texas bypassed the Obama administration's Department of Justice on Tuesday, opting to ask a panel of federal judges in Washington, D.C., to review the state's new maps for congressional, legislative and State Board of Education districts....Tags: Rick Perry, Trials, Laws, Elections, Judges
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Illinois Republicans sue over Democrat-drawn remap
Clout StreetThe state’s top Republican legislative leaders today led the filing of a federal lawsuit challenging a Democratic-drawn remapping of the state’s House and Senate districts, alleging it unfairly discriminates against African Americans and...Tags: Republican Party, Executive Branch, Illinois, Democratic Party, Trials
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Where Are The Women For City Council?
Hartford Democrats cashiered their antiquated racial quotas for the party's city council slate last Thursday. That development — as well as more robust competition among council candidates — was the best outcome from the party's first...Tags: Local Elections, Shawn Wooden, Democratic Party, Democratic National Conventions, Pedro E. Segarra
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Democrats Change Candidate Formula, But Criticized For Not Including A Woman On Slate
The Hartford CourantFor the first time in years, the city's Democratic Town Committee broke its tradition of endorsing two African-Americans, two Latinos and two white candidates for city council. Instead, the party endorsed three African-Americans, two Latinos and one...Tags: Executive Branch, Republican Party, Local Elections, Shawn Wooden, Republican National Conventions
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Leader of Asian American Institute seeks to unite communities into political bloc
Tribune staff reporterIn many ways, Asian-Americans have done remarkably well in achieving the American dream of going to college, working at a good job and earning a nice living. Take Tuyet Le, who came to the United States as a Vietnamese refugee when she was 3 years...Tags: Local Elections, Entertainment, Cook County Government, Refugee, Hobbies
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City population loss, race issue make council remap tricky
Clout StreetVeteran Ald. Richard Mell laid out the basics of redrawing the lines of Chicago’s 50 wards on Wednesday, saying this go-around will be the most challenging in recent memory. Two of the biggest challenges involve race: The city’s African-...Tags: Minority Groups, Richard F. Mell, Rahm Emanuel, African Americans, Human Interest
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George Ramos dies at 63; former Times reporter and columnist
George Ramos, a longtime reporter, editor and columnist at the Los Angeles Times who played a key role in a groundbreaking series on Latinos in Southern California that won the paper a Pulitzer Prize in 1984, has died. He was 63.
Ramos was found Saturday...Tags: Elections, Mass Media, Kansas (music group), Human Interest, Hispanic and Latino Americans
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Premio: Excelencia Musical de La Academia Latina de la Grabación
El cantante colombiano Joe Arroyo, fallecido el martes en Barranquilla, figura junto a Gal Costa, José Feliciano y Alex Lora, como uno los artistas que serán homenajeados con el Premio a la Excelencia Musical de La Academia Latina de la Grabación este...Tags: Nevada, Linda Ronstadt, Minority Groups, Las Vegas
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