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Connerly Anti-Equal Opportunity Initiative Fails to Make Ballot in Arizona; Initiatives in Remaining States Face Strong Opposition
On August 21, Arizona became the latest state where Ward Connerly has failed in his crusade to end equal opportunity programs. Arizona Secretary of State Jan Brewer disqualified Connerly's anti-equal opportunity ballot initiative due to a lack of valid signatures.

Connerly Suffers Setbacks as Civil Rights Groups Claim Victories in the Fight to Protect Equal Opportunity
Recent setbacks in Oklahoma and Missouri, along with continuing pressure from civil rights groups and other equal opportunity supporters, have begun to turn the tide on Ward Connerly's attempt to ban equal opportunity programs in five states this year.

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