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Post by **noreply66** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 8:00 am

Since 1990,the number of Hispanics living in the Southern U.S. has grown from 562,000 to 2.4 million, in many parts of the south,including Georgia and North Carolina,Hispanics are now the largest minority group,eclipsing blacks.

The New York Times

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:53 am

The House of Representatives has quietly changed the name of "freedom fries" and "freedom toast" on the Capitol cafeteria menu back to "French fries" and "French toast" Two Republican committee chaiman ordered the name change in 2003,after France refused to support the U.S.'s decision to invade Iraq.

The Washington Times

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Aug 18, 2006 3:28 pm

This season,about 100 of the National Basketball Association's 450 players will be foreign-born.

Associated Press

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Aug 20, 2006 8:01 am

Louisiana officials have closed the missing persons center established to find missing residents after Hurricane Katrina.About 13,400 people were reported missing after the August 2005 storm;136 remain unaccounted for.

Los Angeles Times

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Aug 22, 2006 8:05 am

The latest New Orleans telephone book lists 100,000 fewer people than the last pre-Katrina phone book,and there are 17 fewer pages of business listing.A dining guide was dropped,in favor of a hurricane and evacuation guide.

New Orleans Time-Picyune

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Aug 23, 2006 7:56 am

Since the U.S. Army in June raised the age limit for enlistees from just under 40 to 42,a total of five 40 somethings have signed up.

Time

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Aug 24, 2006 8:08 am

Just 20% of the nation's 7,382 state legislators are women-a figure that has held steady fot the last decade.

USA Today

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Aug 25, 2006 8:00 am

The U.S. House of Representative is scheduled to meet for 241 days during its current term.The last time the House met for fewer days was during the 1955-56 session.

Harper's

Post by **noreply66** » Sat Aug 26, 2006 7:58 am

The number of immigrants living in the U.S. jumped 16% over the last five years,fueled largely by new arrivals from Mexico,the Census Bureau reported. The biggest increase in immigrants population were not in the traditional "gateway states" of California,Texas,and New York,but rather Indiana, South Dakota,Delaware,and Missouri.

The New York Times

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 7:53 am

Some 30% of Americans are not sure in which year the Sept.11,2001,terrorist attacks took place.

The Washington Post

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:10 am

Mosque attendance in Iraq has plummeted by as much as 90 percent in recent months, due to fears of sectarian attacks.At the same time,sales of cds with religious lectures have boomed,and religious satellite channels featuring bombastic imams are more popular than ever.

The New York Times

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:58 am

eighty% of parents surveyed said they did not think alcohol or marijuana was available at parties attended by their teens.But 50% of teens said that,in fact,they attended parties where both substances were present,the national Center of Addiction and Substance Abuse reported.

Los Angeles Time

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:08 am

In the past two decades,the percentage of adult Americans who accept evolution has fallen from 45% to 40%.Of 33 modern nations surveyed, only Turkey's population is more resitant to the idea that human beings evolved from animals.

Science

Post by **noreply66** » Mon Sep 04, 2006 7:27 pm

President Bush has issued 99 pardons during his five years and seven months in office- the lowest rate for any poatwar president.Bill Clinton issued 457 pardons in eight years.Ronald Reagan granted 406.

Associated Press

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:03 am

In the chaos following Hurricane Katrina,New Orleanians apparently took comfort in one another's arms. The city is experiencing a small baby boom.Last year there were 33 births per 1,000 women in the Big Easy,while this year the number is on track to be 41 per 1,000.

Los Angeles Times

Post by **noreply66** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 9:16 am

A year after Hurricane Katrina,an estimated 298,000 people are still living in government trailers in FEMA-established trailer parks scattered throughout the Gulf Coast. With home rebuilding going slowly,the refugees may be stuck in the trailers for years.

The Boston Globe

Post by **noreply66** » Wed Sep 13, 2006 9:14 am

If elected in 2008 at the age of 72,John McCain would beccome the oldest man to win a first term as president.Ronald Reagan was 69 when he won his first term in 1980,and 73 when he was re-elected.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Post by **noreply66** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 8:35 am

Hawaii's beaches are as dangerous as they are beautiful.Rough surf and powerful currents led to 71 drownings in 2004,and another 77 in 2005.

The New York Times

Post by **noreply66** » Thu Sep 21, 2006 8:53 am

Teenagers in Wyoming,Montana,and the Dakotas do more binge drinking than those in any other part of the country.Up to 30 percent of teens in these rural states regularly down five or more drinks on a night out with friends. Police and the teens themselves blame the boredom of living in the most sparsely populated states in the U.S.

The New York Times

Post by **noreply66** » Sun Sep 24, 2006 9:36 am

The Irag Interior Miniatry,which is trying to purge its forces of rogue elements,recently discovered that more than 1,200 members of the national police force had been convicted of murder,rape,and other violent crimes.Some had even spent time on death row.

The New York Times