Investigation: Suicide Rates Soaring Among WWII Vets
New America Media/The Bay Citizen, News Report, Posted: Nov 11, 2010
Older veterans are twice as likely to take their own lives as those returning from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Tags: IraqWar, seniors, veterandeaths, veteransuicides, WorldWarII
Latino Voters Deserting Brown, But Governor's Race Still Tied
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 23, 2010
Republican Meg Whitman's ad blitz on Spanish-language media—largely unanswered by Brown—has narrowed his lead among Latinos to just 3 percentage points.
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Tags: California, governor, JerryBrown, Latinovoters, MegWhitman
Unclaimed Millions in Tax-Credit Refunds Hurt California County
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 16, 2010
Residents in one California county fail to file for Earned Income Tax Credit—and lose big-time for their families and the local economy.
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Desperate Homeowners Line Up for Help at HUD Event
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 13, 2010
Dozens of troubled homeowners and renters showed up in Oakland to get free advice from housing counselors.
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Tags: banks, forclosure, frauds, housing crisis, mortgage, scammers
Bay Area Vets Cheer Ruling Against "Don't Ask, Don't Tell"
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Sep 10, 2010
Federal judge calls military policy on gays and lesbians unconstitutional
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Tags: don't ask, don't tell, gay and lesbian, military, unconstitutional
Did Oakland Police Go Overboard After Mehserle's Verdict?
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 12, 2010
Of the 78 arrests during the protest, 57 were for misdemeanor charges and a handful of people were booked on serious crimes.
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Tags: bart, cops, justice, law, mesherle, oakland, oscar grant, riot
Federal Reserve Hears Homeowners' Woes
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Aug 06, 2010
Federal Reserve officials consider beefing up mortgage disclosure laws.
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Tags: bankers, Banks, federal reserve, feds, forclosure crisis, homeowners, housing, mortgage, Wells Fargo
Dead Vets’ Families Accuse Insurer of $100 Million Scam
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 30, 2010
Lawsuit says Prudential pocketed interest on death benefits that should have gone to soldiers’ survivors.
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Tags: insurance, Iraq war, Prudential, veterans
Majority of Arrested Mehserle Protestors Were White
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 23, 2010
Newly released data from Oakland police show the racial breakdown of those arrested.
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Ethnic Voters Strongly Support CA Death Penalty
New America Media, News Report, Posted: Jul 22, 2010
Chinese Americans are even more likely to favor capital punishment than whites.
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Tags: california, chinese, death penalty, ethnic, voters