Word: caucasians
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...likely as an African American in the White House. But Stanton's ascendancy reflects the slowly changing face of America's Jews. According to Diane Tobin, a demographer with the San Francisco-based Institute for Jewish and Community Research (IJCR), some 20% of American Jewry is now non-Caucasian. While there is no data specifically on black Jews, "a large percentage [of nonwhite Jews] are African American," Tobin says. "Most arrive via conversion, adoption or mixed Jewish-black marriages," she adds, "and are far from Judaism's fringes and part of traditional communities...
...funds to fix their homes. Many other locals spent the winter in roofless apartments, or even camped in their courtyards. "The region has always been an economic black hole," said Malashenko. "Its future has nothing to do with Kokoity, but with Russia and its relationship with the other Caucasian territories." (Read: "Russia and Ukraine Battle Over Their Shared History...
...that using images and videos of advanced dementia could be particularly helpful for educating populations that have traditionally low levels of health literacy in the U.S., including African Americans and the elderly. Previous studies have suggested that minorities typically opt for more aggressive end-of-life care than their Caucasian counterparts - "but what we've found in this study is that health literacy is the driving force in this discrepancy, not culture," says Volandes...
Meet the Press •ratings of continue to plunge, possibly because God is punishing the smug moderator of for his 2007 prancing around on stage at one of those incestuous Washington correspondents dinners while Karl Rove "rapped," a performance widely believed to be the nadir of Caucasian entertainment...
...major issue in NATO-Russia relations has been the conflict between NATO and Russia over control in several parts of the post-Soviet sphere, especially the Caucasian state of Georgia. Indeed, many security analysts have concurred that former President Bush’s declaration of support for Georgia’s NATO membership bid was a major factor in last August’s war between Georgia and Russia. Since then, Georgia, which still hopes to join the alliance, has been a sticking point in NATO-Russia relations. NATO’s recent decision to go ahead with planned military...