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Yet Agnew did contribute to Nixon's victory by simultaneously appealing to the center, given his moderate record as governor in most policy areas, and to Southerners, given his increasingly hard line on racial issues such as school busing and law and order.
CNN: How Ryan could help Romney
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But now McCain's goal is to inoculate himself, I think, against charges that he would play racial politics anywhere down the line.
NPR: Analysis: Candidates' Minority Outreach
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Although Mr Johnson said that his numerous rulings on racial cases were simply in line with the law, inevitably they were touched by political considerations.
ECONOMIST: Frank Johnson