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Al Jazeera Breaks into U.S. Market with Current TV Deal

By Uchenna Ekwo Editor's Note: Al Jazeera has reportedly purchased Current TV, the left-leaning television network owned by Al Gore, for $500 million. The move promises to expand the Qatar-based network's programming to an American audience. NAM contributor Uchenna Ekwo writes that Al Jazeera and other global networks have faced…

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08

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By MetroLatinoUSA

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New Limited-Stop Bus Service Along New Hampshire Avenue

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett today joined Montgomery County Councilmembers Roger Berliner, Hans Riemer and Valerie Ervin, Metro General Manager Richard Sarles, D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser and WMATA Board Member Kathy Porter to mark the launch of the new MetroExtra bus service along New Hampshire Avenue from Northwest Park to…

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By MetroLatinoUSA

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New Report Shows Record Immigration Enforcement Spending


Government should choose quality over quantity.   Washington, D.C — The Obama administration has made immigration its highest law enforcement priority, according to a report released today by the Migration Policy Institute. The federal government spent nearly $18 billion in immigration enforcement in fiscal year 2012, an amount approximately 24…

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08

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The Kennedy Center Announces Review of Kennedy Center Honors Selection Process

(WASHINGTON, D.C)- Michael M. Kaiser, President of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, today announced a review of the Kennedy Center Honors selection process. This review is part of a thorough and extensive process to improve the process so the Honors program continues to reflect the full…

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08

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By MetroLatinoUSA

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'Django Unchained': The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

EDITOR'S NOTE: The following two film reviews offer competing perspectives on Quentin Tarantino's "Django Unchained," a movie about a former slave who sets out to free his wife from bondage and exact revenge on a sadistic Mississippi slave owner.  The reviewers, Jazmyne Young and Asani Shakur, are both African American…

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End Game Approaches for Towering Venezuelan Visionary and the Future of Washington Ties to Caracas

By COHA Director Larry Birns and COHA Senior Research Fellow Frederick B. Mills   Today, a century and a half since [the death of Bolívar ], here on his native soil, here where his ashes are, I, Bolivarian to the bones, am here to say to you through him, and…

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03

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Dreamers Call for Senator Reid to Fix the Senate for Immigration Reform

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Disappointing news has come down from Judge Sullivan inCommon Cause v. Biden, the lawsuit filed by Common Cause on behalf of DREAMers that were denied the process of government by an aggressively-abused senate filibuster.  The judge has dismissed the case, saying that nobody had standing, and that…

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New Immigration Rule Keeps Families Together, Promotes Legal Immigration

Washington, D.C — This Wednesday, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published the final rule for the family unity waiver, a new process that will allow U.S. citizens’ spouses and children who are eligible for a green card to file their applications for family unity from within the U.S. The…

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Families spared fiscal cliff tax hikes: NCLR, CHC

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Last night, Congress approved a plan to extend tax relief for middle-and working-class families and avert the consequences of the fiscal cliff.  While the deal includes some compromises and leaves sequestration to be dealt with in the next congressional session, NCLR (National Council of La Raza) supports the overall…

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