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Kathy O. Turner, the acting executive directorof Chinese for Affirmative Action, a SanFrancisco-based group, blasted the findings in atelephone interview. She said legacy preferencewas "tantamount to affirmative action for whitesand it perpetuates the white establishment...
...believe the preferences that Harvard uses--in particular the legacy preference and the recruited athlete preference--are tantamount to affirmative action for whites, and it perpetuates the white establishment," said Kathy O. Turner, acting executive director of the San Francisco-based group Chinese for Affirmative Action...
...couple of weeks after this, Khariton told me that Slavsky opposed my return to the Installation. "You're to remain in Moscow for the time being," he said. This was tantamount to being fired...
Many city officials fear that establishing ties only with a Palestinian city would be tantamount to an endorsement of their side of the conflict, said Brian Aull, who heads the city peace commission, which oversees the sister city program...
Admitting sufficient facts is "tantamount to a guilty plea," according to Sherman. But under the terms of the agreement reached yesterday, the defendants will have no criminal record if they obey probation conditions through the end of the year...