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03.09.2009 5:32 pm

Court ruling limits scope of Voting Rights Act

The U.S. Supreme Court today rejected a claim of voting discrimination, sticking with what the Christian Science Monitor calls a “narrow” reading of the Voting Rights Act.

The Los Angeles Times said:

In a 5-4 decision, the court said officials need not consider…

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11.20.2008 11:24 am

An Editorial Notebook: Impossible expectations of Obama

Barack and Michelle Obama speak with Steve Kroft of CBS' "60 Minutes." (Photo by CBS)

Barack and Michelle Obama on CBS' "60 Minutes"

When a man or a woman shatters a racial, ethnic or gender barrier, the “pioneer” or “groundbreaker” or shatterer of “glass ceilings” inherits the weight of great expectations.

The title “First Black This” or “First…

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08.22.2008 9:00 pm

Sunday Editorial: The new American majority

The U.S. Census Bureau has revised its forecast of when America’s “minority” population will overtake the “majority” white population. It now says we’ll have a “minority majority” in 33 years, in the year 2042, not 2050 as previously projected.

The country…

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