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Q But does he find a balance? He's changed the word affirmative action to affirmative access. It's still the same thing. Does he find a balance, affirmative action means correcting a wrong to find the balance?
MR. FLEISCHER: Again, when the President has made his judgments about this, these answers I think will become increasingly clear.
Q And a follow-up. How could he have this feeling that race should not be a factor when he is increasing funding for historically black colleges and universities?
MR. FLEISCHER: You keep using the word "a" factor and I keep using the word "the" factor.
Q "The" factor, "a" factor, "the" factor, I'm sorry.
MR. FLEISCHER: Well, it's an important distinction.
Q Well, okay, granted. But why increase the funding for historically black colleges and universities?
MR. FLEISCHER: Because the President believes in diversity and the President believes in education. And he has increased funds sharply for historically black colleges and universities, and done so proudly. He thinks that's a worthy goal.
As an aside - anyone want to look into that funding figure?