B9 DEMOCRATS SHOW UNITED FRONT California Democrats managed to avoid a public split over affirmative action by promising to defend their programs, but stating that they were not endorsing quotas or preferential treatment.

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But on the other hand, "the problem is that the Court has endorsed preferential treatment," said Michelle Lord, director of the Congressional Caucus for Women's Issues "That approach," she added, "makes women more expensive as employees.

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