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$Dems Do Their Math on Feb. 5 Primary States$

Dems Do Their Math on Feb. 5 Primary States

Jan 23, 2008 4:39 PM CST

Dems Do Their Math on Feb. 5 Primary States

Candidates pay heed to delegates, not just overall state wins

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is all but ceding Saturday's South Carolina primary to Barack Obama, just one variation of the political calculus Democratic presidential candidates are using ahead of Super Tuesday primaries February 5, the Washington Post reports. Clinton will spotlight states with personal history—Arkansas and New York—and two with...

Democrats Rush to Silver State

Jan 9, 2008 4:37 PM CST

Democrats Rush to Silver State

Nevada's Jan. 19 caucus being recast as Obama-Clinton tiebreaker

(Newser) - With the Democratic race tied at a victory apiece for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, a new front-runner will be crowned in Nevada's Jan. 19 caucus—and both campaigns are charging in. Health care, the foreclosure crisis and the environment are big issues; both teams are running Spanish-language radio spots...

Immigrant Kids Talk the Talk: 90% Master English

Nov 30, 2007 5:40 AM CST

Immigrant Kids Talk the Talk: 90% Master English

Fluency makes dramatic leaps across generations

(Newser) - Although many Spanish-speaking immigrants who moved to America know little English, that's not true of their children and grandchildren, according to a new Pew survey. Only 23% of first-generation immigrants said they were competent in English, but 88% of second-generation and 94% of third-generation residents said they can carry on...

Garcias Catching Up With Smiths

Nov 18, 2007 3:46 PM CST

Garcias Catching Up With Smiths

Hispanics rising in latest surame survey

(Newser) - Smith is still the most common US surname, but Garcia and Rodriguez are hot on its tail, the New York Times says. Those two Hispanic names cracked the Census Bureau’s latest top 10, likely marking the first time a non-Anglo name has been so prevalent. After seeing their ranks...

Boy Scouts
Reach Out to Latinos

Aug 13, 2007 12:03 PM CDT

Boy Scouts Reach Out to Latinos

Soccer, Spanish lighting the spark for a new class of scouts

(Newser) - With enrollment down almost 10% in the last 10 years, the Boy Scouts are reaching out to Latinos to fill their ranks. Handbooks, advertisements and bumper stickers are now available in Spanish, and the “be prepared” group has even had permission from ministers to recruit in Hispanic churches, the...