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Biden ready for rare racial justice win with Supreme Court pick

Barriers to separate activists are set up outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, Nov. 30, 2021, ahead of arguments on abortion at the court in Washington. President Biden was thrown a lifeline this week with a chance to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court, giving him a chance to make up for a string of unfulfilled promises on the racial justice front. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

President Biden was thrown a lifeline this week with a chance to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court, giving him a chance to make up for a string of unfulfilled promises on the racial justice front.

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Gov. Greg Abbott speaks on a variety of matters including a border wall, razor wire, critical race theory, election laws, mail-in ballots, voter fraud, and more at the Midland Chapter of the Republican National Hispanic Assembly's Reagan Lunch at the Bush Convention Center Friday, Nov. 5, 2021, in Midland, Texas. (Jacob Ford/Odessa American via AP) ** FILE **

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U.S. Military Police walk past Afghan refugees at the Village at the Ft. McCoy U.S. Army base on Thursday, Sept. 30, 2021 in Ft. McCoy, Wis. The fort is one of eight military installations across the country that are temporarily housing the tens of thousands of Afghans who were forced to flee their homeland in August after the U.S. withdrew its forces from Afghanistan and the Taliban took control. (Barbara Davidson/Pool Photo via AP)

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