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1 May 2008 05:01 Africa/Lagos U.S. Hispanic Population Surpasses 45 Million Now 15 Percent of Total WASHINGTON, May 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following was released today by the U.S. Census Bureau: The nation's Hispanic population increased 1.4 million to reach 45.5 million on July 1, 2007, or 15.1 percent of the estimated total U.S. population of 301.6 million. National and state estimates by race, Hispanic origin, sex and age released today by the U.S. Census Bureau also show that the Hispanic population exceeded 500,000 in 16 states. Hispanics remained the largest minority group, with blacks (single race or multiracial) second at 40.7 million in 2007. The black population exceeded 500,000 in 20 states. Blacks were the largest minority group in 24 states, compared with 20 states in which Hispanics were the largest minority group. Blacks were followed by Asians, who totaled 15.2 million; American Indians and Alaska Natives, who totaled 4.5 million; and Native Hawaiia...

The February 25, 2008 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, February 18), "The Real Michelle Obama," looks at how the aspiring First Lady is coping with the scrutiny, balancing work and family life, and making sure her husband is "keeping it real" on the campaign trail. Plus: How Latinos may save Hillary Clinton's campaign; What the assassination of Imad Mugniyah means to Hezbollah; How Second Life avatars may one day serve therapeutic purposes; and new ways of fighting male infertility. (PRNewsFoto/NEWSWEEK) NEW YORK, NY UNITED STATES 02/16/2008 17 Feb 2008 17:42 Africa/Lagos NEWSWEEK: Cover: The Real Michelle Obama BARACK OBAMA'S 'ROCK,' MICHELLE OBAMA MAKES SURE HE'S 'KEEPING IT REAL' ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL THE ASPIRING FIRST LADY SHARES THOUGHTS ON BALANCING FAMILY, WORK AND ACCEPTING PUBLIC SCRUTINY NEW YORK, Feb. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Michelle Obama was never much interested in calling attention to herself. Now a very pub...

The hallmarks of leadership are not judged by political stump speeches or designer suits, but by the demonstration of bravery and wisdom in the service of humanity. I have noticed undemocratic political rancor among the Democrats and I am disappointed that Senator Barack Obama is acting more like a Republican in his press statements and his wife Michelle Obama has been using subtle tirade against Senator Hillary Clinton. The Obamas’ look more desperate than the Clintons, because they have staked so much on winning the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party and losing it could be devastating to their egos. Barack Obama does not want to contest for the presidency when he is over 50 years, because his egocentric ambition is to become the first “Black” President of America before he clocks 50 and he is most likely to give up if he fails to make it in 2008. I am impressed by the spirit of endurance of Senator John McCain who has not given up since he lost in 2000 and 2004 and eve...

Beyond Nevada: Beware of Barack Obama « on: Today at 06:13:31 AM » “¿Cómo-Se-Llama?” or “What’s-His-Name?,” ~ Dolores Huerta, farm-worker heroine whilst talking to reporters why the Latinos supported Hillary Clinton to win the Nevada Caucuses Saturday, January 19, 2007. Hillary Clinton won and she was quite humble about it. Barack Obama is a bad loser. I doubt whether he is truly a Democrat or just trying to take the Democrats for a ride to fulfill his ego-centric African American Dream to become the first black president of the United States. He lies that he is a "Uniter", but was privy to a Memo to blackmail the Clintons as "racist" in South Carolina and has divided the Democratic Party into blacks for Obama and blacks against the Clintons. I am a black African and I read the malicious Memo, signed by the Obama camp in South Carolina. They even lied that Bill Clinton was disrespecting Nelson Mandela of South Africa. I was involved in the mobilization of the Africa...