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Puerto Rican Activist Blames Jews for Unwanted Facility

Says monkey-breeding facility is Israeli (actually, it’s Mauritian)
By Marc Tracy | 12:00 PM Dec 14, 2009

The Anti-Defamation League has accused a Puerto Rican activist named Robert Brito of penning articles that blame “Jewish economic interests” for trying to impose a monkey-breeding facility on the island, which Brito opposes. Brito alleged that an “Israeli company” is behind the facility (the company in question is listed as being based in Mauritius) for ...

Who Is First Hispanic Justice?

Sotomayor or Cardozo?
By Michael Weiss | 2:00 PM Jul 14, 2009

When Sonia Sotomayor was named as President Barack Obama’s first appointee to the United States Supreme Court back in May, every major newspaper declared her the first “Hispanic” justice to reside on that esteemed bench. As Sotomayor’s confirmation hearings got underway before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday, the New York Times again recycled a ...