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Mixed-race couples remain a rarity in American politics

Though the latest census data confirms that the number of interracial couples in America has grown significantly in recent years, there is still one place in American society where their numbers remain largely invisible: the campaign trail.


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Asian Americans are the fastest growing minority group in the United States

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Asian Americans can be a force to reckon with only if a majority of them exercise their right to vote in the upcoming election, according to Asian elected officials at the Democratic National Convention.

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Hate crimes against Muslims spiked 50 percent in 2010

(CNN) -- When the nation pauses to remember 9/11 next week, a group of Tennesseans will gather at the Embassy Suites Hotel in Franklin for a commemoration. But it will be more than that.


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Proposition 184 imposed mandatory 25 to life sentence for anyone convicted of a third felony

Supporters of Proposition 36 are optimistic that changing attitudes toward prison reform, coupled with economic considerations, will have Californians voting in favor of tempering their state's controversial repeat offender law, known as "Three Strikes and You're Out," in the upcoming November election.


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Minorities have outnumbered whites since 2004 but state's legislature more than two-thirds white

How does Texas discriminate against minority voters? Federal judges counted the ways.


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The economy added 96,000 jobs while unemployment rate fell to 8.1 percent

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- The labor market lost momentum last month as job growth fell to a disappointingly slow pace. The unemployment rate also fell, as more people stopped looking for jobs.


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Man sent five threatening Twitter messages Monday morning, according to criminal complaint

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- A North Carolina man was arrested Wednesday and accused of threatening to kill President Barack Obama in a series of Twitter messages, including one saying, "The Secret Service is gonna be defenseless once I aim the Assault Rifle at Barack's Forehead."


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John Moreno sits down with the Mutlnomah County Commissioner at the DNC

The Skanner News Freelancer John Moreno caught up with Multnomah County Commissioner Loretta Smith at the Democratic National Convention.

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Group takes undocumented rights bus tour to Democratic National Convention

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (CNN) -- They've traveled for nearly 40 days, risking arrest, or worse, deportation.


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Controversial vote to include 'Jerusalem' and 'God' in the party platform causes stir

(CNN) -- In a rare display of just how quickly a tightly scripted national political convention can unwind, Democrats on Wednesday struggled to complete a voice vote amending their party platform to include language referring to Jerusalem and God.

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