The U.S. House of Representatives failed to pass a measure condemning “all those who practice or promote racism, anti-Semitism, ethnic prejudice or religious intolerance.” In what was viewed as a partisan political dispute, House Democrats voted Tuesday against the measure after their Republican colleagues blocked a different measure condemning a racist political group that had hosted members of Congress. Republicans had argued that Democrats were trying to embarrass two of their members, including Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott (R-Miss.), for appearing before the Council of Conservative Citizens.
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