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Reagan defends Reynolds as fighter for civil rights
President Reagan urged Senate approval of William Bradford Reynolds for associate attorney general, calling him a tireless fighter against discrimination. Democrats oppose his four year civil rights record, while Sen. Mathias seeks new hearings after civil rights lawyers disputed Reynolds' testimony on meetings with opponents in two Voting Rights Act cases in Louisiana and Mississippi.
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