Note: 4/2/03-Title placeholder – can’t find this article online anymore — lr
Secretary of State Colin Powell said Sunday he disagrees with President Bush’s position on an affirmative action case before the Supreme Court, as the White House called for more money for historically black colleges.
Powell, one of two black members of Bush’s Cabinet, said he supports methods the University of Michigan uses to bolster minority enrollments in its undergraduate and law school programs. The policies offer points to minority applicants and set goals for minority admissions.
“Whereas I have expressed my support for the policies used by the University of Michigan, the president, in looking at it, came to the conclusion that it was constitutionally flawed based on the legal advice he received,” Powell said on the CBS program “Face the Nation.”





