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Published: February 21, 2008
Petition drive draws criticism
By Devona Walker
The backers of an anti-affirmative action petition drive in Oklahoma were accused Wednesday of voter fraud.

Tactics used to gather signatures of black and Hispanic voters by the Oklahoma Civil Rights Initiative went beyond political spin, critics said at a news conference Wednesday. They said petition-gatherers lied to voters about what they were signing.

"We think we can and will stop it from going on the ball...

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