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With Barack Obama officially nominated as the Democrat's Presidential nominee, is it time to re-think affirmative action?This week, NOW on PBS looks at some state ballot measures that would eliminate race or gender considerations in public hiring, contracting and education programs. The controversial initiatives are being spearheaded by Ward Connerly, a long-time affirmative action opponent who some are accusing of ballot fraud. "I think that in some quarters, many parts of the country, a white male is really disadvantaged," Connerly, who considers himself multi-racial, tells NOW. "Because we have developed this notion of women and minorities being so disadvantaged and we have to help them, that we have, in many cases, twisted the thing so that it's no longer a case of equal opportunity. It's a case of putting a fist on the scale." Related Links American Civil Rights Institute: Ward Connerly Ballot Initiative Strategy Center Discrimination Research Center: Free to Compete - Measuring the Impact of Prop 209 on Minority Business Enterprises (pdf) Stop Ballot Fraud: Ward Connerly African American Policy Forum: 13 Myths About Affirmative Action Affirmative Action in the News The Associated Press: McCain backs ban on affirmative action in Arizona Program Resources
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