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Earlier this month, the House ofRepresentatives defeated the Riggs Amendment tothe Higher Education Act, which would have endedfederal funding to schools which continued to useaffirmative action in admissions. Rudenstine waswidely cited for playing a role in the amendment'sdefeat. He used a number of mechanisms, includingHarvard's institutional weight, to combat themeasure...
...according to another supporter, Rufo'sdefeat may have been caused by poor campaignstrategy. The supporter, who requested anonymity,said that Rufo failed to track down those no-showvoters who had promised their support--and couldhave swung the vote in his favor...
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