by Laura Phelps | Oct 4, 2011 | Politics, Topics
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by Laura Phelps | Oct 4, 2011 | National Security
WASHINGTON – Starting Tuesday, certain qualified passengers will be able to expedite their security clearance at airports in four cities, in a new program being tested by the Transportation Security Administration. Those lucky travelers may not need to remove their...
by Laura Phelps | Oct 3, 2011 | Immigration, Politics
WASHINGTON — The number of Americans declaring their race as both black and white more than doubled between 2000 and 2010, the largest recorded increase among multiracial groups, U.S. Census Bureau officials reported Thursday. People who reported being both black and...
by Laura Phelps | Sep 29, 2011 | Politics
WASHINGTON – Vermont’s percentage of same-sex households ranks among the highest in the country, following a pattern for states that have legalized gay marriage, according to new Census Bureau data released Tuesday. Vermont had 2,143 same-sex households...
by Laura Phelps | Sep 27, 2011 | National Security, Science + Technology
WASHINGTON — An official from the Little Rock Veterans Center said Monday that she and her colleagues are making strides in helping troops reintegrate into civilian life, but they remain concerned that resources are stretched too thin in some parts of Arkansas,...