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12:01 pm
Wed October 31, 2012

DACA Applicants Deterred By Romney's Immigration Stance

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Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign rally at the Red Rocks Amphitheatre on October 23, 2012 in Morrison, Colorado.

Young immigrants are watching the presidential election closely. There’s a lot at stake with two candidates who have widely differing views on the subject of immigration.

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4:00 am
Mon October 29, 2012

Navajo Nation To Preserve Dinosaur Tracks

Travel east of Grand Canyon and take in the windswept mesas of Indian Country, and you might feel like you’re traveling back in time.

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4:40 pm
Thu October 18, 2012

USDA Trying to Resolve Lawsuits With Women, Hispanics

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A Navajo woman shows the long fleece of her Navajo-Churro sheep to a Navajo child

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is holding meetings across the country with women and Hispanic farmers who believe they were discriminated against when applying for farm loans.

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4:32 pm
Wed October 17, 2012

Researchers To Study Uranium Impacts On Navajo Children

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Carmen Bia asks for more information about the Navajo Birth Cohort Study at the Chinle Indian Health Services.

The University of New Mexico, along with the federal and Navajo government have launched a health study 30 years after uranium mines were shut down on the Navajo Nation. Researchers plan to determine whether ongoing exposure to contaminated sites may be affecting pregnant women and children.

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