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U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

New White House Picks (Almost) Rebalance Civil Rights Commission

Ryan J. Reilly | January 27, 2011, 11:45AM


Roberta Achtenberg and Marty R. Castro

President Barack Obama on Wednesday appointed two new commissioners to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, a federal agency best know recently for its partisan focus on investigating the New Black Panther Party voter intimidation case. The White House's move will rebalance what was intended to be a bipartisan panel which came under conservative control thanks to a move during the Bush administration to "game" the system.

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Topics: Bush Administration, Civil Rights Commission, Commission On Civil Rights, Department of Justice, LGBT, Marty R. Castro, Michael Yaki, New Black Panthers, Obama Administration, Roberta Achtenberg, U.S. Commission on Civil Rights

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