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Racial tension simmers on Martha's Vineyard as Barack Obama arrives

Daily Telegraph | Aug. 20, 2009 (News Report)

When Barack Obama arrives on Martha's Vineyard for his first family holiday as president, he will enjoy the sparkling sea, salty air and fresh fish and clams.

And like others he will probably be unaware of the thousands of illegal immigrants the island relies on during its summer season.
But in the recession, a small army of dishwashers, gardeners and labourers, mostly from Brazil, has created a simmering tension with some locals and amid the ... Full Story »

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 by J.F. Venecia - May. 5, 2011

No. Although the author used two sources, the sources that were used are bias because they are from local mediums. Also, I discovered that the sources used to not have realible sources. It seems all of them could have been searched off of Google. While the author made an attempt to counter the racial relation in Martha's Vineyard stating that it was not the Brazil drivers fault, they could have added more credible sources to balance the story. I also find that even though the title includes Barack Obama, he has little to no relavence to the story.

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