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If Toyota Sneezes, Will Japan Still Get Pneumonia?
New America Media, Commentary, Robert E. Cole, Feb 09, 2010
Toyota's fall from grace is being viewed in Japan with a mixture of denial and consternation. But for the first time government and media are openly critical of the company that has become a symbol of modern Japan.
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Bushwick Is Dying
El Diario/La Prensa/New America Media, Investigation,  , Eva Sanchis, Feb 09, 2010
Ramona Ortiz is about to lose the home her parents own--where she grew up--in Bushwick, Brooklyn, because of a series of loans her father took out. The Ortiz family is part of an epidemic of foreclosures that is ending an era of Hispanic home ownership in Brooklyn.
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Last Chance for Asians to Join Redistricting Commission
New America Media, Commentary, Judy Chu, Feb 09, 2010
February 16 is the last day for applications to California’s new Citizens Redistricting Commission--a body that will have sweeping powers over the way state legislative and Board of Equalization district lines are drawn for the next 10 years.
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Counting Migrants on Farms a Challenge to Census
New America Media, News Report , Jacob Simas, Feb 08, 2010
In the 2000 census, farmworkers were undercounted in huge numbers, resulting in a loss of federal funding for the rural communities where they live and work. This time, the Census Bureau aims to do it better with the help of migrant advocates and smart planning.
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Prospects for Immigration Reform Legislation
New America Media, Commentary, Doris Meissner, Feb 07, 2010
Continued high unemployment and slow job growth are likely to make some of the main goals of immigration reform even more controversial. But postponing reforms continues to hamper economic growth, writes the Migration Policy Institute senior fellow.
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Study: Immigration Crackdowns Hurt Children
New America Media, News Report , Sarah Damian, Feb 07, 2010
There are 5.5 million children with undocumented parents in the United States, and when it comes to immigration enforcement, they pay a heavy price.
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War on Drugs or War on Mexicans?
New America Media, News analysis, Jose Luis Sierra, Feb 06, 2010
In the wake of the massacre of 16 youths at a birthday party in Ciudad Juarez, Mexican politicos pointed fingers at each other and stonewalled journalists while civilians all over the country reaffirmed their lack of confidence in their government at all levels
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Nightmare at a Bend in the Road
New America Media, Commentary, Chris Clark , Feb 06, 2010
An ordinary road in Iraq presents a nightmarish trip for U.S. Marines who've already seen the horrors of war in this essay from the NAM veterans' writing project.
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Grammys vs. Grannys
YO! Youth Outlook Multimedia,  , Donny Lumpkins and YO!Radio Crew, Feb 05, 2010
This week on YO!Radio --three young women sit down with YO!Radio host Donny Lumpkins to discuss the ineffectiveness of abstinence-only education, this year's fantastical Grammy performances, and the pressure to be supermodel thin.
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