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Black workers' crisis may linger after upturn
The recession has compounded a decades-long problem facing black workers, leaving experts worried blacks will remain in crisis even in a recovery. Full story
John Brecher / msnbc.com
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9/11 families mixed on surge
Families of some of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks welcome President Obama's plan to deploy thousands more troops to Afghanistan, but others are wary.
Afghan war policy gets an overhaul
‘Cyber Monday’ sales up 20 percent
Senate opens health care debate
Cop-killings suspect eludes police
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Meet Tiana, Disney’s first black princess
Nov. 26: Little girls lining up in New York and Los Angeles for the limited preview of Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” will witness a first: a princess who happens to be African-American. NBC’s Chris Jansing reports.
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  Breaking Barriers: U.S. minority leaders
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