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Steve Chapman wrote the following for Reason Magazine in his article entitled "The Truth About the Pay Gap: Feminist politics and bad economics" [...] On its face, the evidence in the AAUW study looks damning. "One year out of college," it says, "women working full-time earn only 80 percent as much as their male colleagues earn. Ten years after graduation, women fall farther behind, earning only 69 percent as much as men ...More

Minorities reach 34% of population: Census Bureau The United States grew steadily more diverse last year. Hispanics held on to their rank as the nation's largest and fastest-growing minority group — a trend with far-reaching implications for American politics and immigration policies. Newly released figures from the U.S. Census Bureau show that the nation's Hispanic population grew by 1.4 million in 2007 to reach 45.5 million people, or 15.1 percent of the total ...More

Oprah Winfrey was uncomfortable with Rev. Jeremiah Wright's sermons, Newsweek says Talk-show host left church, didn't want to offend her audience, associates say By Mike Dorning | Tribune reporter Associates of Oprah Winfrey tell Newsweek that she stopped attending the controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr.'s Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago during the 1990s in part because of the tone of his sermons. According to two sources, Winfrey was never comfortable with the ...More

Living here in ground zero of the sour real estate market (Inland Empire), I can tell you that stories like the following are very common. Owners trash, strip their foreclosed homes Fixtures, cabinets, tubs, sinks, even stairways face wrath of dispossessed By Jerry Kronenberg Jack O’Leary has seen foreclosed homes where ex-owners put paint on the carpets, anti-bank graffiti on the walls or took everything but the kitchen sink - then stole that, too. “I’ve ...More

DEMARCUS, DESTINY, DAHLIA, and DELONTE are darling siblings who need to be placed together. Demarcus is very sweet and charming. A very active child who likes typical boys’ toys and loves superheros, he relishes one-on- one time with his significant adults. He is very fond of baby brother, Delonte, and enjoys holding him during sibling visits; he even parents him a bit. Destiny is very sweet. She likes to dress ...More

MALIK HORTON Case Type: Endangered Missing DOB: Sep 8, 1995 Sex: Male Missing Date: Apr 18, 2008 Race: Black Age Now: 12 Height: 5'5" (165 cm) Missing City: SAN BERNARDINO Weight: 138 lbs (63 kg) Missing State : CA Hair Color: Black Missing Country: United States Eye Color: Black Case Number: NCMC1093889 Circumstances: Malik was last seen on April 18, 2008. He may be in need of medical attention. ANYONE HAVING INFORMATION SHOULD CONTACT National Center for Missing & Exploited Children 1-800-843-5678 (1-800-THE-LOST) San Bernardino City ...More