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...race unspecified rather than choose between the two labels. "African-American," though, seems to have largely won out, at least here. (The Crimson continues to employ the term "black.") It's not so clear what the reception has been in the black community at large or in the wider population; polls in 1989 and 1991 showed that most blacks preferred "black," but that may have changed...
...Economics of CambridgeArea Four is a mere 10 minutes from Harvard Square, yet economic demographics reflect a wider disparity. These statistics represent the median family income, percentage of families below the poverty level and the percentage of labor force unemployed in Area Four and throughout Cambridge.Jenny M. Fu, Joshua J. SchankerCrimsonCity Income Poverty UnemploymentEast Cambridge $37,013 2.8% 6.0%MIT/Area 2 25,000 13.0 3.2Wellington-Herrington 32,615 8.6 6.5Area 4 26,836 18.6 10.8Cambridgeport 32,432 6.9 5.7Mid-Cambridge 50,272 3.5 3.7Riverside 32,746 9.9 4.4Agassiz 55,407 1.1 4.0Area...
...addition, they found that for treatable diseases such as tuberculosis, pneumonia or hypertension, the mortality rate was higher in states where the income gap was wider...
...following morning, Hizballah sent another 40 rockets into Israel. That was just the excuse the Israelis needed to launch a much wider mission. In 60 villages just north of the security zone, residents were told to leave their homes in six hours. Then Israeli tanks and artillery began firing shells on suspected guerrilla targets across the area. By noon, 100,000 Lebanese were streaming north. Those refugees, the Israelis hope, will pressure the Lebanese government and, in turn, the Syrians, who have enormous leverage over Hizballah, to rein in the guerrillas...
...three--China will be at the top rung of American foreign-policy challenges. As a rising nation, like others before it, China is demanding respect in proportion to its strength. That would be reason enough for increased concern in the U.S.--and Asian countries--but Washington has a wider range of interests at stake where China is concerned...