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Supporters, opponents of affirmative action turn out in force.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Byline: Alexa Capeloto, Suzette Hackney and Sheryl James
WASHINGTON _ The demonstrators were packed so tightly against barricades near the Supreme Court on Tuesday that some complained they couldn't breathe.
"Did gravity just shift?" wondered one man. "I feel like I'm being held up, not down."
Thousands gathered from around the country as the high court met to debate race-conscious admissions policies at the University of Michigan.
A little girl grimaced from atop her father's shoulders as people pressed closer. Her parents are graduate students at the university in Ann Arbor.
"It's an important part of American history," said ...
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