Commission for Civil Rights mired in partisan politics

Fri, 08/07/2009 - 13:53
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President Eisenhower created the US Commission on Civil Rights in 1957, in part, to investigate complaints of citizens denied their right to vote.  When the commission convened on Friday, some members indicated that its activities have now become mired in partisan politics. FSRN´s Sam Greenspan reports.

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