<p><strong>The Progressive</strong>&nbsp;</p>
<p>Ana Contreras would have been a competitor for the national tai kwon do championship team this year.&nbsp;She’s 14. For six years she’s gone to practice instead of birthday parties, giving up the friendships most teenagers live for. Then two months ago disaster struck.&nbsp;Her mother Dolores lost her job. The money for classes was gone, and not just that.</p>

<p>New America Media</p>
<p>In April 2009, a 10-year-old boy in San Diego became the first known case of H1N1 (“swine flu”) in the United States. Eight months later, as the second wave of the flu appears to be dying down, San Diego health officials said they expect to see more fatalities.</p>

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<p>Aunque parezca insólito e inconcebible, en mi sueño apareció la figura diminuta del perro más famoso del país. Fue como una fábula o un cuento de dibujos animados. Allí estaba Bo, en la Casa Blanca, meneado la cola y saltando de alegría, junto a las dos hijas del Presidente Obama, listo para abrir su regalo de Navidad.</p>

<p><strong>President of the Leadership Conference </strong><strong>on Civil Rights</strong>&nbsp;</p>
<p>In about 100 days, the 2010 Census – the nationwide head count – begins. It is critical for Latinos, the largest minority in the nation – and one that has been historically under-counted – to be counted.</p>
<p>The once-in-a-decade census is vital to the health and well-being of Latino communities. Why?</p>