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Michigan Students Debate Affirmative Action

By Claudio Sanchez

Published April 2, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

As the U.S. Supreme Court reviews challenges to the University of Michigan's affirmative action policies, law students at the Ann Arbor campus follow the debate with mixed reactions. NPR's Claudio Sanchez reports.

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