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Alphonso Jackson, secretary of housing and urban development, says that, during his tenure, "no contract has ever been awarded, rejected or rescinded due to the personal or political beliefs of the recipient".(The Week ...)(Brief article)

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Alphonso Jackson, secretary of housing and urban development, says that, during his tenure, "no contract has ever been awarded, rejected or rescinded due to the personal or political beliefs of the recipient." An admirable state of things. Then why did he tell a business group, two weeks earlier, about a minority publisher who, after winning a contract, trashed President Bush to Jackson? "I thought to myself, 'Brother, you have a disconnect. ... If you have a problem with the president, don't tell the secretary.' He didn't get the contract." Just possibly, this ...

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