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Affirmative Action in College Admissions and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. The U.S. Supreme Court today jumped back into the issue of fairness in college

admissions, if not affirmative action based on race, then what? What about economic class? Or should

academic merit be the only standard for deciding who gets in, especially to more selective

institutions? The court today returned to the issue in the

case of a white woman who claimed reverse discrimination when she was rejected by the University

of Texas at Austin. We'll hear arguments with far-reaching implications about guaranteeing equal

opportunity in an increasingly diverse society. Later on reporter's notebook, what really happened

at the consulate in Benghazi?

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warminolny, back with To The Poet. Once again today, the U.S. Supreme Court took up affirmative action and the effort to equalize educational

opportunity in a diverse society with a history of racial discrimination. We'll hear what the court

heard about race-based and race-neutral strategies. On reporter's notebook, would a thicker wall or

more armed guards have saved the lives of American diplomats in Libya? Is Hillary Clinton's

legacy on the line.

First is news update. In the Greta case, almost 10 years ago, a divided U.S. Supreme Court

rejected racial quotas in college admissions. But it said race could be one factor in the effort

to diversify student bodies and make up for the history of racial discrimination. It was a

divided decision, and the court said it would take up the issue again. Today, in the case of Abigail

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