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Article: SEN. KERRY HONORED WITH 100 PERCENT RATING BY CIVIL RIGHTS ADVOCATES

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March 28, 2008
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The office of Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., issued the following news release:

The Leadership Conference on Civil Rights (LCCR) has given Senator John Kerry their highest possible100% rating, citing his work on the minimum wage, immigration reform and his opposition to judicial nominees who disregard basic civil rights.

"LCCR fights every day for civil rights and equal opportunity, and too often has had to claw and scrape to hold on to the gains of the last thirty years in the face of an unprecedented, systematic campaign by the right wing to take us backwards. From extreme judicial nominees to the Alito filibuster to protecting opportunity for women and minorities, I'm proud to have stood ...

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