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The Corridor “Elite” Vs. the Other America

By Madison Powers and CQ Guest Columnist
Posted March 27, 2009 at 12:00am

Michael Harrington
presidential candidate John Edwards
minority of beneficiaries
Americans of color.
M
dison Powers is Senior Research Scholar, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University. His column appears on Friday in CQ Politics.

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