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News archive from December 2008

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Wednesday, December 31

Morris Brown College’s Options Dry Up, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Race Card Is Played: Don’t "Hang or Lynch" the Black Man Chosen by Rod Blagojevich, Telegraph (London)
Illegal Baby Boom Hits Big Easy, WorldNetDaily
Denver Axes Mascot ‘Boone’ in Diversity Drive, Washington Times
Influx of Black Renters Raises Tension in Bay Area, AP
Woman Accused of Arranging Fake Marriages,
Ex-Principal Alleges Racial Bias at Norfolk Alternative School, Virginian-Pilot (Hampton Roads, Virginia)
Asia Appetite for Turtles Seen As a Threat to Florida Species, Los Angeles Times
New Immigration System ‘Won’t Work’, Experts Warn, Telegraph (London)
How Sahar Daftary’s Death Fall Exposed Polygamy in Britain, Times of London
Topless Ban to Protect Muslims and Asians, Sydney Morning Herald
Migration Board ‘Putting Pressure on Deportees’, The Local (Färögatan, Sweden)
Obama-Inspired Hope Goes Only So Far in Kenya, Los Angeles Times

Tuesday, December 30

Hispanics Bolster Border Patrol, Houston Chronicle
Immigrant Assimilation Critical, Report Finds, San Bernardino Sun
The Philanthropy Shakedown, Wall Street Journal
Korean Americans Find a Home in Fullerton, Los Angeles Times
Study: Murders Among Black Youths on Rise, AP
AJC Investigation: Many Athletes Lag Far Behind on SAT Scores, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Police: ‘Jena Six’ Teen Shoots Self, Is Treated, AP
White Nationalists Prepare to Oppose Obama Administration, Imagine 2050
Mexicans Return Home for Truck Competition, AP
Race-Based Clubs See Revival in Cuba, Miami Herald
Ireland Too Grey for the Burqa, Times of London
From the Left, a Call to End the Current Dutch Notion of Tolerance, International Herald Tribune

Monday, December 29

Child Maid Trafficking Spreads From Africa to US, AP
D.C. Cops Accused of Stealing From Toys for Tots, DC Examiner
Boy Scouts See Hispanics As Key to Boosting Ranks, Newsmax.com
Marriage Fraud the Latest Front in the Immigration Battle, Congressional Quarterly
Exhibit Chronicles Somalis’ Journey to U.S., Sun Journal (Lewiston, Maine)
Black Women in the U.S. Appear to Be Shrinking, Chicago Tribune
Connerly and Asher Attempt Another Ban of Affirmative Action in Missouri, St. Louis American
Language Called Health Care Barrier, Toronto Star
Armed Gang Holds Up Freight Train in Mexico, AP
Senate Looks at Easing Limits on Muslim Finance, ADNkronos International (Rome)

Wednesday, December 24

Lesbian’s Brutal Gang Rape Investigated in Calif., AP
Is Black Culture the Problem with Education?, Diversity, Inc.
Retailers Catch On to the Buying Power of Immigrants, Los Angeles Times
Immigrants Reshape Post-Disaster New Orleans, AP
Oberlin May Amend Sanctuary Proposal, Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, OH)
Smuggling of Chinese into Texas Is on the Rise, Houston Chronicle
Immigrants Coping with Christmas Culture Shock , Canwest News Service
Christmas Unrest in Stockholm Suburb, The Local (Sweden)
Labour: Tolerance Has Hampered Integration, NIS News Service
5,000 Deported from Botswana Last Week: Report, Sila News Agency

Tuesday, December 23

Black Lawmakers Irked by Obama’s Diverse Cabinet, The Hill
O Was Cig Man on Campus, New York Post
Low-Income Residents Are Losing Out, No Thanks to the Black Pols Who Represent Them, New York Daily News
Star Valley Couple Adds Children From Across World, AP
U.S. Workers Crowding Out Immigrant Laborers, Wall Street Journal
Solis’ House Seat Draws Interest of Prominent Politicians, Los Angeles Times
Article Documents ‘Race War’ After Katrina, WDSU-TV (New Orleans)
Prop. 209 Doesn’t Affect Magnet Schools, Judicial Panel Rules, Los Angeles Times
Move Is On to Get Black Males to Church, Chicago Tribune
Off Track, NASCAR Ensured Racial Pioneer Couldn’t Win, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Racial Tension in a ‘Split Second’, Association for Psychological Science
‘Zimbabwe Is Mine’ Says Mugabe, AFP

Monday, December 22

Bush Claims Civil Rights Gains, Washington Times
African American Flags, Us for Once
Black, White Santas Draw Some Criticism, Post and Courier (Charleston)
Racial Tensions Flare Over School’s Name, AP
Flint Mother Latrica Ryan of 10 Looks to Community for Help, Flint (Michigan) Journal
The Color Bind, Wall Street Journal
Their Year of Buying Black, Chicago Sun-Times
Study Compares the Racial Consciousness of Black and Asian-Americans, PRNewswire-USNewswire
Sex Slavery: Living the American Nightmare, MSNBC
Ethnic Divide in Iraqi City a Test for Nation, Washington Post
Kenya: Govt Gags Obama Family, Nairobi Star

Friday, December 19

Arkansas Family Welcomes 18th Child, a Girl, AP
More Than 700,000 Immigrants to US Detained, 386 Die in One Year, AFP
Southwest Border Fence Hits 500-Mile Mark, AP
Report Finds Some Federal Judges Put Off Swearing-in New Citizens, Washington Post
Latinos’ Deaths Prompt Calls for Hate Crimes Law, AP
Federal Lawsuit Filed Against Treasury Secretary to Stop AIG Bailout Financing of Terrorist Activities, Society for Americans for National Existence (SANE)
NASCAR Settles $225 Million Suit With Ex-Official, AP
After 130 Years Of Fundraising, Sally Army Told to Stop Rattling Collecting Tins Because It Might ‘Offend Other Religions’, Daily Mail (London)
As Expected: European Parliament Bans Wilders’ Movie, The Brussels Journal
White Couple, Black Man Battle for Claim to South Africa Farm, Los Angeles Times
Dispatches from the Go-Slow Zone, AR Classic Article

Thursday, December 18

Activists Working on Solidifying Latino Bloc, San Diego Union-Tribune
Hispanic Immigrants Drop in U.S. Labor Force, Washington Post
2 Nogales Tunnels Found; Group of 17 Bolivians Halted, Arizona Daily Star (Tucson)
Diversity Arises in More Churches, News & Observer (Raleigh)
Labor Department to Make H2-B Changes Permanent, AP
NAACP Report Finds TV Networks Lagging in Diversity, AP
Blacks Are Targeted for Hate Crimes More Than Whites, NY African American Community Examiner
EU Resists Push to Limit Free Speech at UN Meeting, AP
Study Says Immigrants Have Lapped Up Every New Job in UK Since 2001 , ANI (Asian News International—New Delhi)
The Britons With Us in Their Sights, Telegraph (London)
‘Thousands Made Slaves’ in Darfur, BBC News

Wednesday, December 17

Why History Can’t Wait, Time
Authorities See Rise in Fake Passports on Border, AP
Mall of America Moves to Accommodate Minnesota Muslims, Mshale (Minneapolis)
Raelians, Witches and Christians—In Quebec There Is No Difference, National Post (Toronto)
Court Upholds $40,000 Web Defamation Award, Kirk Makin, Globe and Mail (Toronto), December 16, 2008
Mother Told to Take Down Her Christmas Lights … In Case They Offend Her Non-Christian Neighbours, Daily Mail (London)
Blind Man’s Guide Dog Barred From Restaurant for Offending Muslims, Telegraph (London)
Muslims Plan $10m Enclave, The West Australian (Perth)
Sarkozy Acts for Ethnic Diversity, AP
Affirmative Action Will Be Swept Aside to Address Skills Shortage: Mantashe, SABC (South African Broadcasting Corporation) News

Tuesday, December 16

Settlement Opens Up Amnesty for Tens of Thousands of Immigrants, Los Angeles Times
Black Leaders See Senate Seat Being Hijacked, Laura Washington
Superiority Complex?, 16:9, Global TV (Toronto)
Former Woodmere Police Chief Awarded $2 Million-Plus From Village, Mayor, Cleveland Plain Dealer
Black College Students Get Better Grades With White Roommate, Ohio State University
Immigration Scheme Gets Chief 5 Years in Prison, AP
Nicole Kidman Warned After Breaking Aboriginal Taboo, AFP
Us Against the Horde—Some Thoughts for 16 December, praag.co.uk
Germans Debate Place for Language, AP
Japan Moves Carefully Toward Islamic Finance, Asahi (Japan) Shimbun
"Japanese People Taste the Best—Whites Are Too Salty!", Bild.com (Berlin)

Monday, December 15

Some Mexicans Leaving US, Planning Never to Return, AP
Obama’s True Colors: Black, White … Or Neither?, AP
Racial Gap in Colon Cancer Deaths Is Widening, AP
New Haven’s Injustice Shouldn’t Disappear, National Journal Magazine
Merging Colleges a Harmful Measure, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Somalis Leaving U.S. for Jihad, Pajamas Media
Monkey Meat Is Confiscated at Dulles, Washington Post
Any Identifying Tattoos? Well, in Fact, Yes …, Star Tribune (Minneapolis-St. Paul)
Central American Migrants Face More Hurdles, Los Angeles Times
Swiss Prepare to Join European Open Borders Area, New Zealand Herald
Student Receives Damages for Headscarf Slight, The Local (Färögatan, Sweden)
Zimbabwe Says Cholera Crisis Is Result of Western Germ Warfare, AP

Friday, December 12

Powell Says the GOP Tried to Use ‘Polarization for Political Advantage.’, CNN
Weak Economy Could Slow Pace of Immigration Reform, Houston Chronicle
Bush Considering Easing Rules on Foreign Farm Workers, McClatchy Newspapers
‘Si Se Pueda’, Jackson (Mississippi) Free Press
California’s Latinos and Blacks Still Lag in University Eligibility, Los Angeles TimeS
Cleaning Firm Used Illegal Workers at Chertoff Home, Washington Post
Somali Piracy Backed by International Network, AP
Young Muslims Go Amok at Mall, Copenhagen Post
Welcome to Albino Island, The Sun (London)
Blondes Through the Ages, AR Classic Article

Thursday, December 11

The Reverse Brain Drain, Globe and Mail(Toronto)
Well-Educated and Undocumented, Orange County Register
Parents Worldwide Inspired to Name Kids for Obama, AP
Obama Requested to Take Oath Using His Middle Name ‘Hussain’, India Times (Gurgaon, Haryana)
WWII’s Tuskegee Airmen Invited to Inauguration, AP
McCain Discusses Irish Visa Issue, Irish Times (Dublin)
New Census Data Shows City Is More Diverse, NY1
Testing Gap in Puerto Rico Stirs Translation Feud, AP
Study Details the Power of Negative Racial Stereotypes, Los Angeles Times
‘Christmas Is the Pathway to Hell’: Muslim Lawyer’s Extraordinary Rant at ‘Evil’ Celebration, Daily Mail (London)
Quebec’s Christmas Tree Becomes Holiday Tree. Then Back to Christmas Tree., National Post (Toronto)
Schools Suffer As Visa Influx Grows, The West Austrialian (Perth)

Wednesday, December 10

Sources Say Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. Is ‘Senate Candidate No. 5’, ABC News
House Ethics Panel Expands Rangel Investigation, AP
Blackbird Web Browser: Because Firefox Is Too Navajo for Black Web Surfers, Gizmodo
Refugees From Bhutan Settle in Pittsburgh, AP
Report Says Discrimination Against Muslims Still on Rise, Although Down From Post-9/11 Spike, AP
County’s Latinos Leaving?, Arlington Connection
Deputies: Gun Drawn Over ‘Go Gators’ Cheer, WKMG (Orlando)
Westerners Welcome Harems, Washington Times
BNP Landlord Arrested Over ‘Cuttings’, This Is Nottingham
Getting High on HIV Drugs in S Africa, BBC News
Health Groups: Unknown Thousands Dying in Zimbabwe, AP
Rift Widens As the African Union Stands by Robert Mugabe of Zimbabwe, The Zimbabwean

Tuesday, December 9

Kennedy Move Deals Blow to Immigration Reform Plan, The Hill
Black & White View of Crime Is Changing, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
L.A. Sues 18th Street Gang Members, Seeking Cash Damages for Pico-Union and Westlake Neighborhoods, Los Angeles Times
Wright: Obama Made ‘Bad’ Choice to Distance Self, But It’s OK, Chicago Sun-Times
Raids Could Force Meatpackers to Raise Worker Pay, AP
Maywood Mayor, 2 Others Face Recall Vote, Los Angeles Times
‘Idol’ Fantasia’s House in Foreclosure, Charlotte Observer
Immigrants Will Have to Wait 10 Years to Claim Council Housing in Massive Benefits Clampdown, Daily Mail (London)
Discrimination Against White Males Will Soon Be Encouraged, Herald Sun (Melbourne)
Christmas Debate On Again As Another School Goes PC, Herald Sun (Melbourne)
French Headscarf Ban Not Discrimination, Says European Court, Deutsche Welle
Asylum Seekers Riot in Athens, The Press Association

Monday, December 8

1st Vietnamese-American Elected to US Congress, AP
Orange County’s Vietnamese American Political Scene Comes of Age, Los Angeles Times
Why Can’t Cops Enforce Immigration Laws?, Pajamas Media
Teacher Sorry for Binding Girls in Slavery Lesson, AP
Trying to Make Old Negro Spirituals Resonate With the Hip-Hop Generation, Wall Street Journal
Reparations, R.I.P., City Journal
Suspect in Dunkin’ Donuts Robberies Barks Like a Dog at Judge, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Words Associated With Christianity and British History Taken out of Children’s Dictionary, Telegraph (London)
The Next Disaster, Forbes
Miss France Wants to Advertise French Diversity, AP

Friday, December 5

Immigration Experts Predict Fewer Workplace Raids, All Things Considered (NPR)
Texas Officials Ask Obama to Stop Border Fence, AP
What’s Worse for Wal-Mart: Lawsuit or Jesse?, Black & Right
State Says Jesse Jackson Academy Owes $3.2 Million, Houston Chronicle
Pro-Amnesty Activist Joins Obama White House Staff, Cybercast News Service (CNS)
"Islam Is the Light" May Be Woman’s Voice, Moms Ask Mattel for Accountability
Primary School Cancels Nativity Play Because It Interferes With Muslim Festival of Eid, Daily Mail (London)
Party Seeks New Mosque Ban, AFP
Japan Opens Nationality to Kids Born out of Wedlock, AP
The Pygmies’ Plight, Smithsonian Magazine
Never-Ending Guilt, AR Classic Article

Thursday, December 4

County Sets ‘Barack Obama Day’ As New Holiday, AP
Lawmakers Urge Obama to Keep Diversity Vow, Boston Globe and AP
Chinese-American Activists Oppose Any Bill Richardson Cabinet Nomination, Mercury News
The Truth About ‘Hate Crimes’ and the Racial Justice Racket, Baltimore Sun
Possible Gang Link Probed in Arrest of Nuñez’s Son, Los Angeles Times
Oprah Coming to DC for Swearing-In, The Politico
Arrogant and Joyless: Obama’s Take on Britain?, Times of London
Mexican Cartels Send Messages of Death, Washington Post
Lost City of ‘Cloud People’ Found in Peru, London Telegraph
Who Is Worse: Mugabe or His European Paymasters?, praag.co.uk

Wednesday, December 3

The European War on Free Speech, Special to AR News
The Barack Obama Victory Plate, VictoryPlate.com
Playing Defense, SPLC Intelligence Report
Rastafarian Can Sue Over Jiffy Lube Hair Policy, AP
Ex-Assembly Speaker Nunez’s Son Arrested in Slaying, Los Angeles Times
US Says: Illegals Go Home, AP
Mexican Suspected in Police Killings Beheaded, AP
No Jail for Mother Who Admits Swarmings, Lawyer Argues, Ottawa Citizen
Muslim Prayer Rooms Should Be Opened in Catholic Schools, Say Church Leaders , Daily Mail (London)
Increased Immigration Fears as French Charity Sets Up Camp for Illegal Migrants Heading to UK, Daily Mail (London)
Rich World Needs More Foreign Workers: Report, AP

Tuesday, December 2

Civil Rights Complaint Targets Wall Street Rating Firms, Los Angeles Times
Orange County’s Final Vote Tally Puts 2 Vietnamese Americans in Winners’ Seats, Los Angeles Times
Banks Drop Cash-Delivery Used by Somali Immigrants, AP
Starbucks Expands AIDS in Africa Donations Program, Seattle Times
Illegal Immigrants Going Home, and Local Labor Market at Risk, Miami Herald
Fort Dix Informant Says He Was Scared, Philadelphia Inquirer
FLIC [Florida Immigrant Coalition] Members List, Florida Immigrant Coalition
Carleton Students Petition to Impeach Union President Over Cystic Fibrosis Gaffe, National Post
Airport CEO Sees Racial Profiling in Terrorism Fight, Courier Mail (Queensland)
Zimbabwe Faces Water and Cholera Crisis, AP

Monday, December 1

The Anti-Obama Campaign That Didn’t Happen, Time
Minority Advocates Watching Obama, Washington Post
Black Comedians Adapt to Obama Era. Is ‘Angry’ Out?, Christian Science Monitor
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford Arrested on Federal Charges, Birmingham News
Swedish Hip-Hop Star Held in LA Following 'Road-Rage' Incident in Which Pedestrian Died, Daily Mail (London)
Worker Dies at Long Island Wal-Mart After Being Trampled in Black Friday Stampede, New York Daily News
Racism Cuts Both Ways: The Scandal of Our Age, British National Party
9 Headless Bodies Found in Tijuana, AP
The Two Villages Where Mothers Killed Every Baby Born a Boy for Ten Years, Daily Mail (London)
‘No Regrets’: Captured Terrorist’s Account of Mumbai Massacre Reveals Plan Was To Kill 5,000, Daily Mail (London)
Nigeria Death Toll Over 300 in 2nd Day of Riots, AP