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'08 GOP Hopeful Tancredo Calls For End Of Congressional Black Caucus, Race-Based Groups...

First Posted: 3/28/08 Updated: 5/25/11

Associated Press:

White House hopeful Tom Tancredo said Thursday the existence of the Congressional Black Caucus and other race-based groups of lawmakers amounts to segregation and should be abolished.

"It is utterly hypocritical for Congress to extol the virtues of a colorblind society while officially sanctioning caucuses that are based solely on race," said the Colorado Republican, who is most widely

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