FOSTER PLAYS THE RACE CARD

Surgeon General nominee Henry Foster asserted today that minorities nominated for high Clinton administration jobs are being singled out for attack because of their race. "I cannot say that there's an orchestrated effort to pick out minorities, but I can tell you it certainly looks fishy," Foster told a Black Press of America luncheon, after he was asked about the issue. Foster said he believed the climate had arisen because Clinton had nominated more African-American, Hispanic and other minority candidates than any previous president.

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