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		<title>Obama: &#8216;Narrow&#8217; Supreme Court ruling for white firefighters leaves room for affirmative action</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:24:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama said Thursday the Supreme Court is &#8220;moving the ball&#8221; to limit affirmative action, but he stressed that its ruling in favor of white firefighters still allows employers and educators to take race into account in hiring, promotions and admissions.

The president, a former constitutional law professor, avoided criticizing this week&#8217;s 5-4 .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-narrow-supreme-court-ruling-for-white-firefighters-leaves-room-for-affirmative-action-98185/">Obama: &#8216;Narrow&#8217; Supreme Court ruling for white firefighters leaves room for affirmative action</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says on &#8216;level playing field,&#8217; affirmative action can be &#8216;afterthought&#8217;</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he&#8217;s never believed that affirmative action is as much of an issue as it&#8217;s been made out to be.

He says it hasn&#8217;t been as &#8220;potent a force for racial progress&#8221; as its supporters have said, and that it hasn&#8217;t been as bad for white students or job applicants as ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-on-level-playing-field-affirmative-action-can-be-afterthought-98046/">Obama says on &#8216;level playing field,&#8217; affirmative action can be &#8216;afterthought&#8217;</a>.]]></description>
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