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Ban affirmative action? Colorado votes 'nay' but Nebraska votes 'yea'.(NEWSWATCH)

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Colorado became the first state to reject an initiative to eliminate race and gender-based affirmative action programs, while Nebraska voted to end such programs.

Colorado voters turned down the Colorado Civil Rights Initiative by a slim margin. Leading the initiative was California millionaire and former UC regent Ward Connelly, whose initiatives also have had success in California, Washington and Michigan.

"It's a great testament to the people of Colorado that when they understood the truth about the initiative, they rejected it," said Melissa Hart, leader of the "No on 46" campaign. "Coloradoans ...

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