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Bush aims to help minorities, if they'll let him

Published Friday, January 19, 2001

Throughout the fall campaign, the Democrats paid great lip service to the ideal of inclusion. Al Gore planned to create a big tent under which all minority groups could unite (with the established elite) and work together toward greater understanding of each other and policies that benefit everyone.

Gore lost the election. But his message obviously wasn't lost on the black population, 90 percent of which voted for him in the general election. Unfortunately, prominent leaders in the black community are now rejecting President-elect George W. Bush's attempt to erect his own tent,...

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