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Bill Clinton: Deval took to heart my admonition to mend affirmative action, not end it.

On the recordNovember 13, 1996
Deval took to heart my admonition to mend affirmative action, not end it.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

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Statement on the Resignation of Deval Patrick as Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights

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