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Diversity is at the heart of affirmative action / Lee Bollinger -- Affirmative action may hurt more than help Blacks and Hispanics / John Fund -- Mainstream media report unfairly on affirmative action / Jacqueline Bacon -- Minority press coverage of affirmative action is not objective / Terri L. Towner, Rosalee A. Clawson, and Eric N. Waltenberg -- The demise of affirmative action is overstated / Scott Jaschik -- Sports is no place for affirmative action / Ari Kaufman -- Affirmative action for men is politically incorrect / Melana Zyla Vickers -- College men are benefiting from affirmative action / Sarah Karnasiewicz -- Cultural affirmative action is alive and well / Selwyn Duke -- Barack Obama's candidacy shows that affirmative action is still needed / Ari Melber -- Affirmative action is an attack on American identity / Roger Kimball -- The Republican party shows growing support for affirmative action / Harry Stein.