Instruction Of Students Learning English Looks Bleak

Duna Lopez started school in Miami last fall not knowing a single word of English. The 8-year-old girl from Barcelona, Spain, with dark blond hair was placed in the Coral Way Bilingual K-8 Center, the nation’s oldest bilingual school. For half the day, she receives classes in Spanish; it’s English for the rest. During language […]

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Duna Lopez started school in Miami last fall not knowing a single word of English. The 8-year-old girl from Barcelona, Spain, with dark blond hair was placed in the Coral Way Bilingual K-8 Center, the nation's oldest bilingual school. For half the day, she receives classes in Spanish; it's English for the rest. During language arts, she gets

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Can GOP Win Without Hispanics? Look At Arizona

On the political map of the Southwest, Arizona stands out. Most of its neighbors — California, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada — are independent-minded states that once leaned Republican but are trending Democratic, partly because of increasing numbers of Hispanic voters alienated from the GOP by its tough stance on illegal immigration. But not Arizona. […]

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By Associated Press

On the political map of the Southwest, Arizona stands out. Most of its neighbors — California, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada — are independent-minded states that once leaned Republican but are trending Democratic, partly because of increasing numbers of Hispanic voters alienated from the GOP by its tough stance on illegal immigration. But

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Texas DA Slaying May Be Linked To White Supremacist Group, Says Congressman

A Texas prosecutor and his wife were assassinated in a “targeted act” two months after the murder of one his assistants. Officials now believe that this string of killings may be the doing of the Aryan Brotherhood, a White supremacist prison gang. Kaufman County, Texas district attorney Mike McLelland, 63, and his wife, Cynthia, 65, […]

Frederick Reese
By Frederick Reese

A Texas prosecutor and his wife were assassinated in a “targeted act” two months after the murder of one his assistants. Officials now believe that this string of killings may be the doing of the Aryan Brotherhood, a White supremacist prison gang. Kaufman County, Texas district attorney Mike McLelland, 63, and his wife, Cynthia, 65, were fatally

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Kentucky Bill Could Discriminate Against LGBT, Women And Religious Minorities

On Friday, Conservative Democratic Bob Damron sponsored the controversial bill impacting on freedom of speech. Kentucky House of Representatives voted 82-7 in favor of House Bill 279 (HB 279), a piece of legislation clearly stating that the “government shall not burden a person’s or religious organization’s freedom of religion” and that the government must “protect […]

Martin Michaels
By Martin Michaels

On Friday, Conservative Democratic Bob Damron sponsored the controversial bill impacting on freedom of speech. Kentucky House of Representatives voted 82-7 in favor of House Bill 279 (HB 279), a piece of legislation clearly stating that the “government shall not burden a person’s or religious organization’s freedom of religion” and that the

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California Gay Marriage Argument At High Court Tuesday

The Supreme Court is wading into the fight over same-sex marriage at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don’t allow it. The court’s first major examination of gay rights in 10 years begins Tuesday with a hearing on California’s ban […]

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By Associated Press

The Supreme Court is wading into the fight over same-sex marriage at a time when public opinion is shifting rapidly in favor of permitting gay and lesbian couples to wed, but 40 states don't allow it. The court's first major examination of gay rights in 10 years begins Tuesday with a hearing on California's ban on same-sex marriage. On

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Maryland Poised To Be 18th State To Ban Death Penalty

It’s been eight years since Maryland executed a convicted killer, but that could be the last time if the General Assembly, as expected, gives final passage this week to a bill to abolish capital punishment. Gov. Martin O’Malley, a Democrat, has been pushing for the change since his first year in office. Now the Democratic-controlled […]

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It's been eight years since Maryland executed a convicted killer, but that could be the last time if the General Assembly, as expected, gives final passage this week to a bill to abolish capital punishment. Gov. Martin O'Malley, a Democrat, has been pushing for the change since his first year in office. Now the Democratic-controlled legislature

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