By the year 2040, there will be 60 million Latinos in the United States. All they had to do was take to the streets, together, this spring to force the question, yet again, in our immigrant history: is it different this time? Is this invasion a threat? Will we become them or will they become us, asks CBS Sunday Morning contributor Martha Teichner. The Barajas family, gathered at their house in East Los Angeles for a birthday party, offered a glimpse into Latino assimilation in America. "Happy Birthday" was sung in English and the name on the cake read "Bobby" not Roberto. Louis Barajas, Bobby's brother, says everyone he knows comes from an immigrant family. "There isn't a friend that I have that doesn't have parents that came from Mexico," he says. ... http://www.cbsnews.com censor News |
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Israel set war plan more than a year ago Strategy was put in motion as Hezbollah began gaining military strength in Lebanon. The so-called kidnapping of the two soldiers was just an excuse |
| Israel set war plan more than a year ago Strategy was put in motion as Hezbollah began gaining military strength in Lebanon. In the six years since Israel ended its military occupation of southern Lebanon, it w.. full News |
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The Secrets Clark Kept: What the General Never Told Us About the Bush Plan for Serial War |
| Wesley Clark, the retired four-star general who is one of 10 candidates for the Democratic nomination for president, has written a new book that is just arriving on bookstore shelves. Called Winning Modern Wars.. full News |
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Army attack breaks Darfur truce |
| The United Nations and African Union have condemned the Sudanese army and Janjaweed militias for attacking rebels in Darfur's Jebel Moon area. They denounced the government violation of a May peace agreement an.. full News |
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Suspected 'Taleban killed' in Afghanistan. If they are suspected, they are killed, and all killed, are labeled as suspected, and who does the labeling? Those that did the killing |
| US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan say they have killed 20 suspected members of the Taleban, in the southern province of Uruzgan. A military statement said the suspected militants were killed after they att.. full News |
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US and Brazil see trade talk hope |
| The US and Brazil, two of the main players in collapsed global trade talks, say they hope an agreement can be reached in the coming months. Long-running World Trade Organization (WTO) talks failed last week wit.. full News |
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