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L.A. Mayoral Race Made History For High Spending, Low Turnout
May 22, 2013 | NPR · Los Angeles has elected a new mayor: Eric Garcetti, a longtime city council member and the son of the district attorney who prosecuted O.J. Simpson. The election Tuesday had a record-low voter turnout. Both Garcetti and his opponent, Wendy Gruel, had trouble getting voters excited.
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Go East, Young Marijuana Dealer
May 22, 2013 | NPR · A San Francisco dealer quadrupled his income by moving to New York after California legalized medical marijuana.
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Army Sgt. Accused Of Filming Female Cadets Without Consent
May 22, 2013 | NPR · The sergeant worked at West Point. The story, first reported by The New York Times, is the latest in a series of embarrassing cases for the military, which has acknowledged it has a significant problem of sexual assault and harassment in the ranks.
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Working Women On Television: A Mixed Bag At Best
May 18, 2013 | NPR · Research shows that prime-time television isn't a bad place to find portrayals of working women. Working moms and working women over 40 are another story.
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Political Takeaways: Headaches For The White House
May 19, 2013 | NPR · Controversies dominated this past week's political headlines, leaving the Obama White House on the defensive, trying to contain any lasting damage. Host Rachel Martin talks with NPR's Mara Liasson.
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U.S' Rising Diversity Will Change Politics, Sometimes Unpredictably
Mar 25, 2011 — The fast growth of Hispanics in the U.S. will change politics in anticipated and unexpected ways.
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Census: Texas Gains 4 House Seats; Ohio, NY Lose 2 Apiece
Dec 21, 2010 — The Census-driven trend of southern and western states getting more House seats continued. The upshot is that states that have trended Republican will get a little more representation while more Democratic states a little less.
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Housing Rebound Continues: Starts Rose 0.8 Percent In February
Mar 19, 2013 — The housing sector, which saw its bubble burst in 2007 and 2008, is now one of the economy's bright spots.
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No More 'Negro' For Census Bureau Forms And Surveys
Feb 25, 2013 — Many African-Americans complained about the bureau's use of the word during the 2010 Census, calling it offensive and outdated. On Monday, officials said they would stop using it.
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Census: U.S. Continues To Get Older And More Diverse; Though More Slowly
Dec 12, 2012 — The nation's population is now projected to become "majority-minority" in 2043, the Census Bureau says. Meanwhile, the average age will continue to rise as Americans live longer, birth rates continue to decline and immigration slows.
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While Poverty Rose Again, Data Hint Economy May Have Found Its Feet
Sep 20, 2012 — The Census also reports that because of the Affordable Care Act more young Americans were insured.
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Latest Sign Of Slowing: Factory Orders Fell In April
Jun 4, 2012 — Orders dropped for the second straight month. The report adds to the evidence of a weaker economy.
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Minorities Are Now Majority Of U.S. Births, Census Says
May 17, 2012 — Last year, for the first time in U.S. history, slightly more than half of the babies born were Hispanic, black, Asian or from another minority.
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Census Bureau's Website Is Coming Back: 1940 Data Now Viewable
Apr 3, 2012 — After being paralyzed on Monday by overwhelming demand, the new online archives from the last census before World War II are now searchable. This blogger found his parents' records.
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90 Is The New 85: 'Oldest Old' Population Is Expanding Rapidly
Nov 17, 2011 — From 720,000 in the year 1980 to more than 1.9 million in 2010, the number of Americans who are 90 years of age or older has nearly tripled, the Census Bureau reports today in its first comprehensive look at the over-90 population.
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