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Yes we did.

When I saw him speak in person, I was shocked by his genuine optimism and love for this country and its people. He spoke with a power and a purpose I have never seen in a human being. But what I … Continue reading

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Power to the First People

My article from my summer fellowship, News 21, finally made it into High Country News. Native Americans are poised to swing some Western battleground states by Rebecca Ford ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. The phones are down in Sonny Weahkee’s cluttered office on … Continue reading

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Liar, Liar pants on fire

I’ve been out of the country more times than vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin. And that was BEFORE the news discovered that she’s actually been exaggerating her ONE overseas trip. According to news reports, she actually DID NOT go into Iraq. … Continue reading

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This is our moment

When I talk to my parents and grandparents, They remind me That I never lived in a world Before the internet, Before itunes, iphones and ipods, Before people of all color could go to school together. I missed Martin Luther King … Continue reading

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Obama Talks Health at Latino Convention

  SAN DIEGO, Calif.–During a speech emphasizing his shared values with the Latino community, Barack Obama unveiled another aspect of his health care plan at the annual convention of the National Council of La Raza, the largest Latino civil rights … Continue reading

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Vying for Native American Votes

ALBUQUERQUE — Native American voters, often treated as an afterthought in presidential elections, are receiving an unprecedented amount of attention from both presidential candidates this year in the battleground state of New Mexico. It’s a development nearly two decades in … Continue reading

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Finally…

No one can say that Obama didn’t fight hard for this. And maybe we can be grateful for Hillary’s stubbornness because she made Obama really fight for this. Finally, he has reached 2,158 delegates, and he is the Democratic Party … Continue reading

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