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To: UlsterDavy

The first African-American Republican senator in modern times and hes from the south.

Depends on what you consider modern times, I guess. Edward Brooke was a black Republican senator from Massachusetts from 1967 to 1979.

15 posted on 05/13/2004 9:56:52 AM PDT by Doug Loss

To: Doug Loss

This is a technicality. Being from Massachusetts, makes you a Democrat by default.

21 posted on 05/13/2004 10:30:50 AM PDT by edeal

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