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Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions and says race cannot be a factor

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, forcing institutions of higher education to look for new ways to achieve diverse student bodies on June 29. The court’s conservative majority overturned admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the nation’s oldest private and public colleges