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Byline: Chisun Lee and Daniel Weiner Mike Bloomberg's exit from the presidential race Wednesday was another reminder that money isn't everything in politics - even $500 million of it. But [...]

WHEN the history of elections in 2016 is written, one of the central points is likely to be how little voters knew about the donors who influenced the contests. At [...]

AS the Obama administration and Congress try to forge a legal framework for detaining suspected terrorists, they might want to take a close look at what's happening at the federal […]

Details how African American men in the area of Oneonta, New York were interrogated by the police and treated as suspects in a 1992 burglary and attempted rape in the neighborhood where the victim, a 77-year-old woman, described her attacker as a young, black man. Testimony given by the woman that led to the police's decision to interrogate every young, African American male in the neighborhood; Lawsuit filed by several black male residents of the area against the county; Implication of the incident on the status of racial equality in the area.

Focuses on the challenges faced by minorities in the United States in trying to break free of felon voting bans. Move by minorities across the country to file lawsuits to end the state felon disenfranchisement laws they say are reducing the black and Latino vote; Number of adult Americans that have been politically erased by laws that automatically strip the right to vote from people convicted of a felony; Heavy impact of felon disenfranchisement on racial minorities.

Ponders on the use of religion in politics in New York. Perception to vice president nominee Joseph Lieberman; Dominating religion in New York; Significant role of religious affiliations in politics.

Reports on the demonstration against the entry Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in New York City. Issues on employment discrimination faced by the store; Impact of the move on the operations of the retailer; Measure taken by Wal-Mart to address the issue.

Reports on the claim of a Hispanic American family, the Acostas, that Brooklyn, New York, police officers assaulted them over a radio on July 4, 2003. Objections to the way a police officer dealt with a boom box owned by one of the Hispanic American children; Police officers' claim that they were verbally abused; Injuries suffered by the Acostas and arrest of several of them; Significance of the incident to the relationship between the Latino community and the local law enforcement.

Reports that an expose of the U.S. Justice Department's treatment of immigrants detained after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks ha resulted in legal activities that could lead to the summoning of the presence of U.S. attorney general John Ashcroft in a courthouse in Brooklyn, New York. Accusations made by the detainees against top government officials and prison wardens and guards; Details on the case filed by Ibrahim Turkmen against John Ashcroft.

Presents news updates on politics in New York as of July 2, 2003. Preparations to secure U.S. president George W. Bush during the 2004 Republican National Convention; Lawsuit to be filed by activists against the New York Police Department (NYPD) for alleged violations of civil liberties; Authority given to the NYPD to investigate lawful political activity.

Reports on the New York Police Department's (NYPD) proposed set of internal guidelines for spying on New Yorkers who are not suspected of breaking the law. NYPD Intelligence Commissioner David Cohen's plan to create rules for self-monitoring; 1971 class action lawsuit in which activists accused police of routinely violating their privacy and misusing covertly collected information.

Profiles immigration attorney Sin Yen Ling in the U.S. Family history; Career background; Views on the problems encountered by Muslim immigrants in the country.

Relates several experiences of housekeepers on the advocation of basic labor rights in New York. Purpose of engaging in household help; Injustice in remuneration; Passage of a bill concerning labor rights

Reports on the domestic disturbance in New York City. Introduction of the City Council on measures on labor movement of nannies and housekeepers; Definition of proposed law on code of conduct on basic labor rights; Effect of the proposition on understanding the domestic workers rights.

Discusses the conclusion of the trial of Wen Ho Lee, the Los Alamos nuclear scientist accused of spying the United States (U.S.) for China. Potential benefits of the plea agreement of Lee to the U.S. government; Examples of the weaknesses of U.S. case against Lee; Racial profiling issue on Lee's case.

Focuses on the failure of New York City officials to act immediately on the June 11, 2000 attacks on women in Central Park. Public reaction to the alleged police negligence; Possible reason for the inaction of police; Other sex-assaults on large number of women in public setting.

Describes the resemblances between U.S.-based business executive Martha Stewart and criminal-defense lawyer Lynne Stewart. Coincidence of the name; Federal prosecutions; Positive attitude towards life.

Details the solitary confinement of alleged terrorist, Jose Padilla in the U.S. Designation of Padilla as material witness for terrorism acts; Presentation of the family background of Padilla; Deprivation of Padilla from due process of law.

Reports on a plan to enact a household worker protection bill in Washington, D.C. Provisions of the bill.

Examines events on October 10, 2002 that led to the filing of a lawsuit against New York police officers by high school counselors Dennis Flores and Raybblin Vargas. Flores' persistence in taking pictures of the police arresting Afro-American youth Bryce Sanders; Sanders' alleged use of a tampered MetroCard; Allegation of police abuse by Flores and Vargas; Sanders' version of the events; Response of the New York Police Internal Department to the complaint; Criminal charges faced by Flores arising from the event.

Features New York City-based lawyer Donna Newman and her effort to defend Jose Padilla who was jailed for allegedly plotting to explode a radioactive bomb in the U.S. Background of the case; Newman's assertion that U.S. President George W. Bush violated the law by tagging Padilla as an enemy combatant and putting him in a military prison; Implications for civil liberties in the U.S.

Discusses the decision of district court judge Gladys Kessler to give the government a deadline to release the names of people who were arrested and detained for the investigation of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attack in the U.S. Impact of the ruling on the investigation; Reaction of advocacy groups and lawyers to the judge's decision.

The article focuses on the proposal by U.S. President George W. Bush, urging the Congress to earmark U.S.$300 million for experiments in getting women marry out of poverty as it revises the 1996 welfare reform act. President Bush's welfare plan proposes waivers to allow states to spend money meant for child care and job training with unprecedented flexibility. It seeks waivers on child support rules and spend that money on marriage promotion. Poor kids are at the center of the debate about marriage promotion. The children of single mothers have five times the chance of living in poverty and roughly twice the risk of dropping out of school. The proposal got approval from some quarters but is not endorsed by the majority.

Focuses on the restrictions in racial profiling due to the terrorist attacks in the United States. Implementation of profiling by law enforces; Regulation of Muslim sounding names for security checking; Increase of racism issues.

Focuses on the issue of welfare reform in the U.S. Relationship of Families United for Racial and Economic Equality organizer Maribel Soto with senator Hillary Clinton; Possible renewal of the 1996 Welfare Reform Act; Objective of liberals and progressives in releasing proposals on the issue.

Focuses on the prevalence of racial discrimination following the September 11 terrorist attacks in the U.S. Occurrence of bias attacks against Asians and Arabs; Impact of public censure and official scrutiny on immigrants; Role of government authorities in racial profiling.

Interviews Adjoa A. Aiyetoro, founding member of the National Coalition of Blacks for Reparations in America. Purpose of reparations movement; Participation in a United Nations' conference on racism; Details of how reparations work; Scope of the reparations movement.

Provides information on Margarita Lopez, member of the New York City Council who overturned a voter referendum on the term limits of elected officials. Personal background; Political activity; Professional background; Contributions of Lopez in her district and in the council.

Highlights the efforts of immigrant housekeeper Justina Dumpangol to make her employer, psychologist June Spirer, pay for injuries incurred on the job. Accusations of Dumpangol against Spirer; Negotiation between the lawyers of Dumpangol and Spirer; How Dumpangol was employed.

Analyzes the apathy of the United States electorate. Causes of the apathy; Social and economic implications of voters apathy; Assessment of the voting attitudes of the public; Statistics on the voting turnout.

Discusses crimes involving Asian victims in New York City as of October 2000. Implications of the crimes on Asian rights groups; Details on cases of violence in the United States involving Asian victims.

Offers a look at the annual Black August hip-hop benefit concert in New York City. Reason for the change of venue; Information on music performer called dead prez; Reason for staging the concert.

Discusses the issues surrounding the business establishments and the changes along Mulberry Avenue and Mott Street in New York City. Circumstances during the opening of the Mulberry Street Pedestrian Mall; Impact of Chinese merchants on the Mott Street development; Reaction of residents to the multiagency raid of Mott Street businesses on February 22, 2000; Stand of the local government on the issues.

Focuses on issues related to the privacy threat index of Electronic Privacy Information Center in Washington D.C. Usability of the index; Increase in the number of warrants related to the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; Use of biometric identifiers by the U.S. Justice Department.

Focuses on the issues concerning the court rulings over on alleged abusive treatment of muslim immigrant detainees in the U.S. Lack of social space for the detainees; Imprisonment of the detainees for non-criminal violations; Monetary damages for detainees.

Reports that New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced a pact with Korean greengrocer owners who agreed to follow fair labor practices with their predominantly Latino employees in 2002. Background on the picketing campaign against the wage and hour violations among many of New York City's grocers, mostly owned by Koreans; Working conditions in Korean grocers.

Discusses the release in September 2002 of Mohammed Azmath, a suspected terrorist involved in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the U.S. Details of Azmath's arrest and detention; Failure of investigators to link Azmath to the attacks; Deportation proceedings of Azmath who is an illegal alien.

Reports on the investigation on Egyptian student Abdallah Higazy for alleged involvement in the September 11, 2002 terrorist attack in the U.S. Allegation that the Federal Bureau of Investigation coerced Higazy into confession; Belief that the case against Higazy was flawed from the start.

Focuses on an annual rally in memory of an 18-year old boy murdered on March 29, 1991 due to racial bias in Corona, Queens. Race of the victim; Status of the demand for justice by the victim's family; Details of the murder; Views of the police officials on the murder of the boy.

Focuses on the impact of the passage of the Patriot Act in the U.S. on individual's privacy, political expression and other fundamental rights. Revelation that New York Governor George Pataki got his Anti-Terrorism Act passed on September 17, 2001; Details of the bioterror legislative bill of Pataki; Discussion of views of critics of the bioterror legislative bill.

Focuses on the detention of Canadian-Pakistani Shakir Baloch by the U.S. Government. Information on the habeas corpus petition by the legal counsel of Baloch; Reason for the detention; Discussion on the technicalities of the immigration code.

Comments on the voluntary terrorism interviews the U.S. federal Justice Department has ordered for Middle Eastern holders of U.S. visas. Potential for accidental self-incrimination of the interviews; Vulnerability of Middle Eastern visa holders in an investigation; Number of visa violators wanted for deportation.

Focuses on the 5000 visa holders plan of the Justice Department to track noncitizens in the U.S. Response of New York Police Department on the plan; Refusal statement of the West Coast chief police; Explanations of the federal law enforcement on the interview campaign.

Focuses on issues surrounding the five-year lifetime limit on federal cash assistance in New York. Problems faced with Safety Net applications; Complaints on the use of frequent evaluations to fetter welfare recipients with sanctions; Refusal of billionaire Michael Bloomberg to call for the automatic transfer into the Safety Net.

The article reports on the rise of heroin use in the U.S. According to the federal Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), there were an estimated 208,000 users of heroin nationwide in 1999, up 300 percent from the 68,000 in 1993. Special Agent Robert Gagne believed that heroin use will continue to rise as suppliers have been pushing drug demand toward the more profitable heroin sector.

Deals with the efforts of Delia Soto, a young mother and student on welfare in New York City, to secure better welfare benefits from the administration of Mayor Rudolph Giuliani. Criticisms against the Human Resources Administration; Difficulties experienced by Soto in getting her welfare benefits; Information on the passage of a City Council bill aimed at loosening restrictions on the provision of benefits for education.