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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH

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To: ColtonGang who wrote (159904)7/11/2001 9:08:25 AM
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Bushed!
Poll: Bad blood persists between Bush and blacks.

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By Salon staff

July 10, 2001 |

Poll watch: Bush gets nowhere with blacks

The squabble between the White House and the NAACP reflects a deep distrust between blacks and the president that's persisted since the election, suggests the latest Gallup poll. The survey shows strong disparities between the attitudes of blacks and whites toward all branches of government have developed in the last six months.

Bush buzz

President Bush seemed to return to the White House determined to turn around his sagging polls and make Congress pay attention to his policy priorities, citing education reform, patients' rights legislation and federal funding of faith-based initiatives as his top issues.

That, however, was all before an embarrassing White House memo was leaked to the Washington Post. According to the Post, "The White House has made a 'firm commitment' to the Salvation Army to issue a regulation protecting such charities from state and city efforts to prevent discrimination against gays in hiring and domestic-partner benefits, according to the Salvation Army report."
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