Group Seeks Affirmative Action Vote ; Few in Michigan Back Bid to Abolish Policy

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A civil rights group in Michigan will ask voters through a ballot initiative this November to decide whether to abolish affirmative action for college admissions, government hiring and contracting.

The Michigan Civil Rights Initiative (MCRI) has been trying for three years to pose the question to voters, all while fending off lawsuits and other civil rights groups, Gov. Jennifer M. Granholm, a Democrat, and some prominent state lawmakers who oppose it.

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Group Seeks Affirmative Action Vote ; Few in Michigan Back Bid to Abolish Policy

The state's Republican Party chairman, Dick Devos, who is running for governor, has said he...

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