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...study aimed to investigate whether the well-known racial disparities in heart attack treatments were the result of bias or some other factor—a lack of treatment options for hospitals frequented by blacks or individual patient preference, for example...
...Iraqi security forces. The checkpoints are an improvement over the open roads that previously prevailed, but they are only as effective as the soldiers manning them. In Madain, as elsewhere in Iraq, the security forces are dominated by Shi'ites. Grigsby is aware of the danger of sectarian bias in their operations...
...G.O.P. contenders succeed in making the case that technology is only incidental to their objections, they will have a precedent: The major Democratic candidates have pledged to boycott a debate sponsored by Fox News, citing the network's conservative bias as their reason. Right-wing commentators mocked the Democrats for their decision, but the netroots applauded. And whether Republicans can make the case to a general audience that CNN is biased to the left hardly matters - their base voters likely already believe...
...blame Zimbabweans who fled their country's implosion - there are between 1 and 2 million here - for a recent surge in crime. Nigerians escaping violence and corruption are viewed as a nation of drug dealers. They, and Congolese, Angolans, Rwandans and Burundians, have been among the victims of deadly bias attacks in recent years. Black poverty in South Africa may be fueling resentment against immigrants: Unemployment levels run close to 30%, and at more than 50% for people aged 15-24, according to a 2006 survey. With so few jobs to go around, outsiders seeking opportunities find little welcome...
...live-action]. You're dealing with close-ups and editing and when to not cut and when to cut rapidly and was the music engaging and how do we know what the characters are thinking. [But] people disregard it. It's sort of an unspoken prejudice." Bird sees the bias in official film history: "I read articles about great first films. I have never seen Toy Story listed. Is that not as impressive as, say [Spielberg's] Sugarland Express?" He also feels animators are ignored at Oscar time: "An animation director has never been nominated for best director. Ever. People...