Word: hispanicism
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At the same time, the political appeal of making his Attorney General, Alberto Gonzales, the first Hispanic Justice may be enough to persuade Bush to push for that, even at the cost of disappointing conservative and Christian groups that fear Gonzales might not be a reliable vote against abortion rights...
Bush's dilemma is complicated by the fact that conservative groups want the President to appoint somebody who has a clear conservative track record, which means the kind of paper trail that will give liberals plenty to go after. "The lesson learned is not to go with people whose history...
That phenomenon was even more pronounced among Hispanic students than among blacks, the authors ascertained.
“A black student with a 4.0 has, on average, 1.5 fewer same-race friends than a white student with a 4.0,” Fryer and Torelli write in their paper. “A Hispanic student with a 4.0 grade point average is the least popular...
Now, President Bush will nominate her replacement, with a Senate vote to confirm. Some of the potential choices: Attorney General Alberto Gonzales (see "Bush's Supreme Challenge", 2003) and federal appeals Judges J. Michael Luttig and John G. Roberts. Gonzales, who would be the first Hispanic justice on the court...