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Affirmative Action. The recent departure of Lauro Cavazos as secretary of education was a long time coming, say White House insiders. The original story put out was that Mr. Cavazos resigned, and thus he was exceptionally irritated when the truth leaked out that he was in fact sacked. Desperate for a twist, Mr. Cavazos even considered saying that he was resigning in protest over the decision by Assistant Secretary Michael Williams (which has since been reversed) to bar colleges receiving federal money from awarding scholarships based solely on race. That would have had the secretary resigning over a decision by a subordinate. How’s that for equal opportunity?

Rumbles on the Right. In the wake of the disastrous budget summit, Cato has learned of a number of “Dump Bush” movements around the Republic, now in their formative stages. Frustrated with the Bush Administration, a group of young activists brought together by Ben and Betsy Hart has begun to search for a conservative challenger to the President in the 1992 Republican primaries.

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Affirmative Action. The recent departure of Lauro Cavazos as secretary of education was a long time coming, say White House insiders. The original story put out was that Mr. Cavazos resigned, and thus he was exceptionally irritated when the truth leaked out that he was in fact sacked. Desperate for a twist, Mr. Cavazos even considered saying that he was resigning in protest over the decision by Assistant Secretary Michael Williams (which has since been reversed) to bar colleges receiving federal money from awarding scholarships based solely on race. That would have had the secretary resigning over a decision by a subordinate. How’s that for equal opportunity?

Rumbles on the Right. In the wake of the disastrous budget summit, Cato has learned of a number of “Dump Bush” movements around the Republic, now in their formative stages. Frustrated with the Bush Administration, a group of young activists brought together by Ben and Betsy Hart has begun to search for a conservative challenger to the President in the 1992 Republican primaries.