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In our analysis, we examine the relative impact of the minority and partisan makeup of Congress and the level of public discourse on the proportion of bills introduced each year that specifically target minorities. ... "The Effect of Legislative Racial Diversity on Agenda-Setting in Congress: A Three-Decade Analysis"
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However as American demographics have become more diverse, so has the racial makeup of majority-minority districts. ... Redistricting in a Multi-racial Context: Majority-Minority Districts and the Maximization of Substantive Representation for Blacks and Hispanics in Congress Christopher B. Mann and Andra...
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Presumably, members of Congress will hire staffers from their districts and there are different racial distributions in the different districts then we would expect exactly that black members of Congress would have more black staff members.
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thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/black-caucus-stu...
thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/09/black-caucus-studies-racial-makeup-of-house-committee-staffs/
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African, Hispanic (Latino), and Asian American members of Congress ... Minorities in Congress ... Racial Profiling...
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www.ethnicmajority.com/congress.htm
www.ethnicmajority.com/congress.htm
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Content from VDARE.com - A webzine devoted to the National Question. ... "President Bush asked Congress Thursday to renew portions of a landmark voting rights act as he signed a measure championed by Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.) to erect a statue of civil rights icon Rosa Parks in the Capitol.
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Dean's staff mirrored state's racial makeup, but minorities say he tried ; Read more Election 2004 online ; ... Other Democratic presidential candidates serving in Congress say their staffs are far more diverse. A spokesman for Sen. Joe Lieberman said of 64 staffers on his personal, committee and state staffs,
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These numbers show the disparity between the population of the United States and their representation in Congress. The real story is of course complicated by the racial makeup of individual states and districts, which would be a more correct comparison to make with the racial makeup of Congress.
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www.justjackfruit.com/2009/01/28/race-and-the-us-congre...
www.justjackfruit.com/2009/01/28/race-and-the-us-congress/
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"I'll consider the racical makeup of your law firm, but because it's not the only factor, it won't be the decisive factor," which isn't a coherent statement. ... Although a judge could argue that the racial and gender makeup of a law firm should be part of that equation, he said.
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Saturday, August 19, 2006 ... In remarks to the annual meeting of the National Association of Black Journalists, Nagin said the hurricane "exposed the soft underbelly of America as it relates to dealing with race and class." ... Leaving Congress: The Changing Face of the 110th...
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