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07/15/2005 |
| Three 'musts' for retirement planning |
Where are you on the road to a comfortable retirement? Are you nearing the exit sign to a retirement you've dreamed about, or is retirement still a long drive away?
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07/01/2005 |
| Are minorities cannon fodder? |
| Recent data has proved what so far was mere anecdotical evidence: Hispanics in particular, and minorities in general are military targets... for recruitment, and their deaths are disproportionate not with their number in society, but with their number in the armed forces. |
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06/24/2005 |
In health, some are
more equal than others |
| Health disparities are the result of a complex mix of factors, but in essence they are defined by the answer to a simple question: why medical treatment is different for minorities and non-minorities when all other factors are the same? |
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06/17/2005 |
| Food Stamps, a children's life saver |
| While there has been an increase in the number of hungry families in US, a recent proposal on the House of Representatives, overwhelming defeated, attempted to cut immigrant access to food stamps, a program that is a life saver alternative to, among many other, the 22.5 percent of Hispanics in poverty. |
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06/10/2005 |
AIDS and Hispanics: Silence kills |
| The HIV/AIDS epidemic is a serious threat to the Hispanic community. In addition to being a population seriously affected by HIV, Hispanics continue to face challenges in accessing health care, prevention services, and treatment. |
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06/03/2005 |
| Predators eat away
Hispanics' American dream |
| Predatory lending is a chronic disease of the homebuying market, but Hispanics seem to be catching at a noticeably higher rate than others, according to a May study by the National Council of La Raza. |
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05/27/2005 |
Abortion: Where do Latinos stand? |
| A migrant farm worker from Mexico has been charged with illegal abortion after taking misoprostol to self-induce an abortion in South Carolina. |
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05/13/2005 |
| REAL ID pushed through strong opposition |
| Riding on a supplemental appropriations bill for Afghanistan and Irak, the White House backed REAL ID Act became law this Wednesday, after President Bush signed the measure. |
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05/06/2005 |
The Federal Budget: A matter of priorities |
| By a vote along party lines, the House and Senate passed last week the federal budget for fiscal year 2006 which resembles pretty closely the one proposed by the Administration of $2.6 trillion dollars. " |
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05/06/2005 |
| CAFTA: Unilateral Free Trade? |
| Más de mil trabajadores de Estados Unidos y República Dominicana y líderes sindicales y políticos se unieron este martes, 10 de mayo, en una manifestación y conferencia de prensa para expresar su oposición al CAFTA y a otros acuerdos de libre comercio que, ellos dicen, afectan el mercado de trabajo en Estados Unidos y no benefician a las economías latinoamericanas. |
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