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Why 8 Million (or More) African-Americans are Unregistered

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.07.2008 | Politics

Read More: Census, Presidential Elections, Barack Obama, Voter Registration, Voters, Ex Felon Voting Ban, Democrats, African-Americans, Republicans, Politics News

By not voting, the critics say, blacks betray the struggle and sacrifice of those who fought and in some cases died for their rights to vote. This guilt laden reprimand is much too simplistic.

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Births Up -- No, Down!: Stats and the Politics of Fertility Anxiety

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 08.27.2008 | Style

Read More: Family Friendly Policy, Census, Sex, Breaking News, Birth Rates, Cdc, Fertility, Fertility Anxiety, Living Childfree, Teen Birth Rise, Women's Work, Women's Education, Style News

Anxiety helps put pressure on women to have babies now, at whatever age -- along with the recent highly politicized decreases in access to birth control, especially for younger women.

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Why Care About Projected U.S. Ethnicity and Age?

Robert Engelman | Posted 08.14.2008 | Media

Read More: 2050, Census, Aging, Race, Ethnicity, Population, Census Bureau, Demographics, Changing Demographics, Us Population Projections, Media News

It's pretty curious, given the country's aspiration to be unbiased by race or ethnicity, that the topic of our ethnic mix fascinates the Census Bureau and the news media so much.

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Census Data Reveals The Changing Face Of America

CBS News | Posted 08.07.2008 | Home

Read More: Census Data, Census, Census Date America, Census Date Minorities, Home News

Census figures reveal a new reality in America's classrooms, reports CBS News correspondent Nancy Cordes. Minority populations are climbing everywhere...

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Gay Marriages Won't Count In 2010 Census

AP | STEPHEN OHLEMACHER | Posted 07.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Census, 2010 Census, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Defense Against Marriage Act, Census Gay Marriage, Census Same-Sex Couples, Politics News

WASHINGTON — Same-sex marriage is legal in two states, but not a single one will show up in the 2010 census. The Census Bureau says the federal...

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Should The Census Count Illegal Immigrants?

Chris Weigant | Posted 10.03.2007 | Politics

Read More: Census, 1890 Census, House of Representatives, Redistricting, Constitution, Three-Fifths, US Census, Illegal Immigration, Immigration, Apportionment, Japanese Internment, Slave, Fourteenth Amendment, Indian, Hollerith, Ibm, Politics News