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Is the Mexican Immigration Boom Over?

A new study by the Pew Hispanic Center shows the flood of Mexican immigrants into the U.S. has not only slowed, but apparently reversed.

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Sacre Bleu! French President Nicolas Sarkozy Rids His Diet of Cheese?

A story about French president Nicolas Sarkozy’s banning of cheese at Elysee Palace has been stirring up controversy today.

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Every Dog Has Its Day: Occupy Denver Elects a Canine Leader

Shelby the dog promises to equally distribute smiles and tail wags among 100% of the protesters.

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Helle Thorning-Schmidt: Denmark’s First Female Prime Minister

Helle Thorning-Schmidt led her left-leaning alliance to victory during Denmark’s Sep. 15 election, paving the way for her to become the country’s first female prime minister.

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Words Used to Describe 2012 GOP Field: Unimpressive, Stubborn, Dinosaurs

The Pew Research Center and the Washington Post teamed up to find out how America feels about the current (possible) candidates for the Republican party’s 2012 bid. The top response was unimpressive, perhaps because it was the most polite way to say many of the other words on the list.

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Canadian Twitter Users Break Election Law, Earn Street Cred

Social media-savvy Canadians defied a longstanding ban Monday by broadcasting results from the federal election before every last ballot had been cast. This is about as dangerous as it gets in the Great White North.

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San Francisco May Vote On Male Circumcision Ban

An activist group in San Francisco collected more than the required number of signatures necessary to bring a proposal for a ban on male circumcision to voters.

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Rhymefest: From Grammy-Winning Rapper to Chicago Alderman?

All over Chicago’s 20th Ward, posters featuring a grinning, bearded Che “Rhymefest” Smith read “It’s Our Time.” Smith’s talking to his neighbors in the troubled South Side area, and if things go his way, it just may be.

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Ugandan President May Cut Rap Album After Accidental Smash Hit

You’ve just won a (possibly rigged) election – what’s next? How about cutting a rap album?

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Quotes: Hillary Clinton Will Not Be Running for President Again

“I think I’ll serve as secretary of state as my last public position and then probably go back to advocacy work.” –HILLARY CLINTON to a Bahrain TV interviewer who asked her if she’d be running for president again. (via the Associated Press)