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State OK's priority list for black, Hispanic firefighters

By Shelley Murphy
Globe Staff / October 31, 2006

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After a judge ruled that the state's 2002 and 2004 firefighter exams discriminated against blacks and Hispanics, state officials have agreed to a plan that would give top priority to some of those minority candidates in future hiring. (Full article: 481 words)

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