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    • 14 Feb 08
    • 4:01 pm

    "It’s been a full-throttle battle since, even through the Clinton years." It's great that people are addressing this issue. But I have to question the use of the word "even" in this statement. It really should read "especially through the Clinton-GORE years." I know liberals like to blame everything on the Republicans, but the fact is that imprisonment for drug use skyrocketed during the Clinton-GORE years, especially for women. And, of course, for people of color, which you'd expect from an administration of two white southerners. Clinton-GORE were even worse than Reagan-Bush in this area. Much worse. It actually has plateaued …

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