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Dear EarthTalk: A few years back a study found over 200 chemicals in the umbilical cords of newborns, particularly African American, Asian and Hispanic babies. (EarthTalk: Questions & Answers About Our Environment. A Weekly Column)

Dear EarthTalk: A few years back a study found over 200 chemicals in the umbilical cord blood of newborns, particularly African American, Asian and Hispanic babies. What are the causes of this phenomenon and what can be done about it?-- Bettina Olsen, New York, NY (Earth Talk)

Congress Set to Continue Rise in Diversity (National Journal)

Eight isn't enough: Congressional Latinas: to date, there have been fewer than 100 Hispanics elected to the United States Congress, only eight of those Latinas. Will this trend continue or will the surging Hispanic population force the needle into the other direction?(LATINAS IN CONGRESS)(Interview) (Latino Leaders)

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund to Host Civic Responsibility Conference (Wireless News)

The Thurgood Marshall College Fund to Host Civic Responsibility Conference.(Conference news) (Entertainment Close-up)

Copyright's Civil Rights Movement (Information Today)

Politics.(Salman Taseer, coal shortage in China and Hungary ) (The Economist (US))

Here's to Haley (National Journal)

CALENDAR (Journal of the National Medical Association)