The 2010 U.S. Census is expected to find that Hispanics number more than 50 million in this country, and they command $1 trillion in buying power. Yet 50 percent of U.S. advertisers, who acknowledge the cultural impact of Latinos, do not include Hispanics in their marketing efforts.
Iraq’s relative stability and political progress has lead to a general consensus in America that the effort has achieved moderate success. The first offensive launched as part of the response to the attacks on September 11, 2001, however, is far from over.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates traveled to the Saudi capital yesterday for talks to focus on Iran’s nuclear program and Washington’s push for tough sanctions against Tehran.
President Barack Obama spoke yesterday at a St. Louis high school in order to make his closing argument for a health care overhaul.
At St. Charles High School Obama said: “What we’re proposing is a common sense approach to protecting you from insurance company abuses and saving you money.”
According to the Alzheimer’s Association’s 2010 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, Hispanics are about one and one-half times more likely than whites to have Alzheimer’s and other dementias.
The 2010 Sleep in America poll released yesterday by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF) reveals significant differences in the sleep habits and attitudes of Hispanics, Asians, Blacks/African-Americans, and Whites.
President Barack Obama launched yesterday a new political attempt to move his health care reform bill through Congress. The president continues seeking to build support for his last-ditch bid to pass a very unpopular bill.
Several news agencies are now reporting that during Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Latin American countries this past week, Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez called her the “blonde” version of her predecessor Condoleezza Rice.
In February, the number of unemployed persons in the United States reached 14.9 million. The unemployment rate remained at 9.7 percent but employment dropped by another 36,000.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Friday that nonfarm payroll employment was little changed (-36,000) in February, and the unemployment rate continues at 9.7 percent.
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John McCormack at “The Weekly Standard” informed that on Wednesday night President Barack Obama was going to host ten House Democrats who voted against the health care bill in November at the White House.
