Affirmative action foes propose ban

150,000 signatures are needed to put the anti-affirmative action measure on the 2008 ballot.
Wednesday, April 25, 2007 | 12:00 a.m. CDT; updated 5:25 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 21, 2008

KANSAS CITY — Missouri opponents of affirmative action announced Tuesday they will launch plans for a November 2008 ballot measure that would ban government-sponsored race and gender preferences in the state.

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