Word: poore
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...that "I am not a racist. I did not intend any racial bigotry, harm or prejudice," leaving observers to ponder the actual intention of when mass e-mail was sent by describing Henry Louis Gates Jr. as a "banana-eating jungle monkey" - a phrase acknowledged by as a "poor choice of words" • pondering by observers can stop, as attorney for explains that intention of was not "to malign [Gates] racially" but was merely "a characterization of the actions of that...
...Under the proposed legislation, schools would continue to operate with those special concessions. But Sibal plans to make it mandatory for foreign universities to reserve seats for the underprivileged - a requirement that has not gone down well with many academicians. "If a country's aim is to educate the poor, then many foreign universities are not going to do that because [those students will] survive on grants and not fees," says the IIE's Goodman...
...affect most black people. We too easily conflate the words disproportionate and majority. While a disproportionate number of black males are in prison, the majority of us have no experience with hard time. Black people are overrepresented in the ranks of impoverished Americans - but most of us are not poor. Affirmative action may ignite all sorts of racial tensions - but a lot of black people will never apply to a college where such a program exists. What we often term "black issues" are really "American issues" that affect an uncomfortably large number of black people. For activists looking to rally...
...might begin to wonder if the rest of America actually sees you as fellow citizens. A popular bumper sticker even declares, “Louisiana: Third World and Proud of It”. And there are those inescapable issues of race and class: Many of the residents are poor and black, while the do-gooders are white and college-educated...
...getting health insurance through your employer there are going to be some criteria that would allow you to switch off. If the deductibles are so high or the premiums are so high or the levels of insurance are so poor that you are effectively underinsured, then we want you to be able to access other options through the exchange. If on the other hand your employer's health insurance is good then you're still going to benefit from the insurance regulatory rules on preexisting conditions, but you probably don't need the mechanism of the exchange and the subsidies...