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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: schrodinger's cat on October 24, 2009, 11:37:28 PM
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The measure - part of a multibillion-dollar authorization bill that passed 385-11 on Friday - was sponsored by Rep. James Oberstar, D-Minn., who argues that congressional nominations are needed to help increase the number of blacks enrolled at the academy and graduate as commissioned officers.
The school is the only service academy that does not have congressional nominations and has no requirements for geographical distribution.
Four blacks graduated in the spring. More recently, five blacks were admitted for the Class of 2013. At present, its four classes include 25 blacks.
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5g1nBWZ3m_A3SpcEDwZNBcPnmeifgD9BGSPIO1
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Ouch.
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I don't care what people says, Blacks should not have high risk jobs.
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But blacks don't know how to swim. Oh wait, its monkeys who are afraid of water. I get confused between the two sometimes
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But blacks don't know how to swim. Oh wait, its monkeys who are afraid of water. I get confused between the two sometimes
It's actually the second more then the first :laugh: The funniest part of the entire picture is the "Island Hopper's are more fearful of water then the American blacks.