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From the LA Times:

With more than 500 million users, Facebook is the dominant force in the relatively new and rapidly evolving field of online social networking.  If you’re one of the few who have managed to abstain from the online craze that consumes more than 700 billion minutes of users time each month, don’t assume you’re out of social networking’s grasp. 

From CNN:

From My Desert:

A wave of anti-government, anti-tax, anti-incumbency anger is steadily filling the airwaves, blogs and comment boards as the fall election approaches.... Even in a year like 2010, which boasts a lot of genuine anti-incumbent fervor, there aren't many people with the time, money and networking connections to make a serious run at even local offices, according to University of California, Irvine political science professor Louis DeSipio. "It's hard to get that first step out of the door," DeSipio said.

From the LA Times:

But some in the black community believe he holds a special obligation to advance other black office seekers. "I think Obama can do more for Meek," said Katherine Tate, a political science professor at UC Irvine. "We need more cheerleading from the president for Meek and for Democratic candidates in races in minority communities." History, however, is being made in other ways. This year ironically has seen a surge of African Americans running for office from a more unlikely direction - the right.

From the Inquirer:

Will today’s Latino and Asian immigrants become incorporated into American society like their European predecessors? Or will race remain a stumbling block to full assimilation? UCI sociologists Jennifer Lee and Frank D.

David Smith, sociology professor, has been named co-editor of the International Journal of Comparative Sociology.  Established in 1960, the bi-monthly publication features interdisciplinary research findings in sociology as well as political science, geography, economics, anthropology, and business sciences. Smith will be working with current editor Jeffrey D.

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