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  • Brownback to pitch proposal apologizing for slavery

    10/16/2007 7:08:55 PM PDT · by Lucius Cornelius Sulla · 144 replies · 147+ views
    The Boston Globe ^ | October 16, 2007 | Jenn Abelson
    Senator Sam Brownback, a Republican trying to inject new life into his beleaguered presidential campaign, plans to offer a resolution this week for Congress to apologize for slavery and segregation. Brownback, of Kansas, told The Boston Globe's editorial board yesterday he will join an unnamed Democrat in sponsoring the proposal. He said he expects a tough fight on the resolution, even though it will not include any call for reparations. "They were federal policies," he said. "They were wrong. The only way for us to move forward . . . is at the end of day acknowledging those, taking ownership...