WSJ: Latinos, Blacks denied for home refinancing more than others

A Federal Reserve report on home mortgage data showed that blacks and Hispanic whites were far more likely than non-Hispanic whites to be denied last year in applying to refinance.

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125434471703353677.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Sotomayor danced and sang Karoke, according to Fox News and DCist

Occurred at Irish Channel in Chinatown, according to DCist.
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Why real journalists cannot be replaced by the blogoshere: L.A. Times reporter fact checks an anti-immigrant email chain worthy of Lou Dobbs

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-tobar7-2009sep07,0,503680,full.column

NYT: Suffolk Co. anti-Latino hate central?

Many Latino immigrants in Suffolk County say they have been beaten with baseball bats and other objects, attacked with BB guns and pepper spray, and have been the victims of arson, the report said. Latinos, it added, are frequently run off the road while riding bicycles or are pelted with objects hurled from cars.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/03/nyregion/03suffolk.html