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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (131113)	3/10/2001 10:58:33 AM
From: greenspirit	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Correct me if I am wrong. But wasn't Democratic Senator Robert Byrd (former KKK member) extolled by the press a year or so ago, and considered the "conscience of the Democratic Party", after speaking out on the floor regarding Clinton's behavior? If so, some conscience...

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (131113)	3/10/2001 11:34:54 AM
From: Tom Clarke	Respond to of 769667

More bad news for the Dems: The days of identitarian politics are over. (almost) THE BIGGEST CENSUS STORY YET: Fascinating nugget in the latest docu-dump from the U.S. Census Bureau. Around 8 percent of blacks under the age of 18 cited themselves as multi-racial, compared to 2 percent of blacks over 50. Could be a function of the end of miscegenation laws in the 1960s; or more evidence that Robert Byrd was onto something; or, better still, a shift away from rigid racial identities in the younger generation. Here's hoping it's the latter. andrewsullivan.com