Affirmative action ban heads for ballot


	Affirmative action ban heads for ballot

wiccantexan

3-8-2008 6:16 PM

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race, government, affirmative action, education, school

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3-9-2008 12:55 PM

Rustee

I have a feeling Martin Luther King Jr. would be leading this with him.

4-15-2008 2:59 PM

zizzy

Your feeling could be wrong.

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