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28 JAN 09
Sturm und Drang About Pint-Size Neighbors SAVE
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"But advocates of more child care — an uncontroversial goal, perhaps — are facing the hurdle that many Germans, as the lawsuit would indicate, are increasingly allergic to the additional children this change implies."TAGS
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27 JAN 09
NYC Baker who is selling 'Drunken Negro Head' Cookies SAVE
"Ted Kefalinos, the proprietor of a bakery in Greenwich Village (a neighborhood in New York City), can't understand why the media is having such a field day over his Drunken Negro Head cookies."TAGS
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Spotting the Stereotypes: He’s Just Not That Into You SAVE
"... after carefully showing the tortured romantic lives of Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson, Kevin Connolly, and Ginnifer Goodwin, the camera cuts to two heavyset black women sitting on a bench. One woman looks dead at the camera and says (to some unknown listener) “Girl, you better get yourself some ribs and some ice cream because you’ve been dumped!”"TAGS
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25 JAN 09
Study Sees an Obama Effect as Lifting Black Test-Takers SAVE
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"Now researchers have documented what they call an Obama effect, showing that a performance gap between African-Americans and whites on a 20-question test administered before Mr. Obama’s nomination all but disappeared when the exam was administered after his acceptance speech and again after the presidential election."TAGS
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23 JAN 09
10 Tips for African-American College Students SAVE
"Most black college students attend "majority campuses"—schools with whites as a majority of the student body (and faculty and staff).... This week, visiting blogger Charles Robinson, professor of history and director of the African American Studies program at the University of Arkansas, contributes some tips for success for African-American students attending historically white institutions:"TAGS
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Students Covering Bigger Share of Costs of College SAVE
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“College students are covering more of what it costs to educate them, even as most colleges are spending less on students, according to a new study.”TAGS
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Facebook Murder Reflects Cultural Shifts SAVE
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"The integration of new social networking into the lives of hundreds of millions of people around the world is dramatically changing communication and introducing unknown new dynamics into ages old-interpersonal issues, including psychosis and violence. There are new questions to ask."TAGS
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22 JAN 09
a Large Pool of High-Achieving, Low-Income Students Who Do Not Apply to Selective Colleges and Universities SAVE
"JBHE data shows that despite the introduction of generous financial aid programs for low-income students, the percentage of low-income students in the student bodies of the nation’s most selective colleges and universities has declined in recent years. New research shows that there are large numbers of low-income students who are not applying to these schools."TAGS
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17 JAN 09
Report: Over 8 in 10 corporations have tax havens SAVE
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"Eighty-three of the nation's 100 largest corporations, including Citigroup, Bank of America and News Corp., had subsidiaries in offshore tax havens in 2007, and some of the companies received federal bailout funding, a government watchdog said Friday."TAGS