Tuesday, November 11, 2008

 

Nebraska voters say no to affirmative action.

The presidential race was not the only thing decided at the polls this past Tuesday. A lot of local issues were on the ballots in almost every state. For instance in Nebraska, voters supported the anti-affirmative action initiative on their state ballot by 58 to 42 percent. In doing so, they joined three blue states—California, Washington, and Michigan—which banned race-based preferences in previous years.
But do not worry about the three black families living in Nebraska: They were all adopted by Angelina Jolie and are reportedly very happy.

Original story in the Atlantic.com

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