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Details: Written by Nancy Pelosi, U.S. House Speaker; Published: 24 October 2007

Every year, some 200,000 students do not go to college in America solely because they can't…

Details: Written by Bernie Foster, Publisher of The Skanner; Published: 24 October 2007

When City Hall was gearing up to name a Portland street after the Mexican American hero, Cesar…

Details: Written by The Skanner; Published: 24 October 2007

Measure 49: Yes The Skanner supports individual property rights, and we believe many current…

Details: Written by Harry C. Alford of the National Black Chamber of Commerce; Published: 17 October 2007

America, aka The United States, came out of World War II as a new world leader. It has been a…

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 17 October 2007

Ever thought about that? Many of us have heard that recording telling us the call is coming from a…

Details: Written by Marian Wright Edelman of the Children; Published: 17 October 2007

Children around the world face life-threatening nutrition problems. The international child relief…

Details: Written by The Rev. Jesse Jackson of Raibow/Push Coalition; Published: 17 October 2007

Nine million children go without health insurance in this country. A broad bipartisan majority in…

Details: Written by Bishop T. Jakes of the Potter's House, Dallas Tx; Published: 17 October 2007

The problem of HIV/AIDS in the African American community has rapidly progressed beyond just an…

Details: Written by Danny Glover, Actor and Activist; Published: 10 October 2007

I happen to be part of a generation that came up in San Francisco at an important time in the…

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Details: Written by Malik Bell, Guset Commentary; Published: 10 October 2007

It is ironically fitting that during this week's 50th anniversary of the inception of the…

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An accomplished Air Force pilot, Dwight was groomed by John F. Kennedy's White House to be the first Black astronaut. But in training, he faced discrimination that detoured his path.
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State governments across the U.S. are adopting or considering laws that would block the sale of personal health data or information about who visits sensitive sites such as sexual health facilities. Medical records are protected by a federal privacy law, but information collected by a lot of apps is not and state legislation is trying to close that gap. Data privacy ihas been a growing concern since the.Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and state abortion bans started kicking in. The Federal Trade Commission has also been using a ban on deceptive practices to sue data brokers
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