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Saturday, June 28, 2008

Obama's Support of Affirmative Action in the Face of Success and Logic

ABC News: Obama's Success Fuels Affirmative Action's Foes:
"If Americans make a black person the leading contender for president, as nationwide polls suggest, how can racial prejudice be so prevalent and potent that it justifies special efforts to place minorities in coveted jobs and schools?

"'...So I still believe in affirmative action as a means of overcoming both historic and potentially current discrimination,' Obama said."

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