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the trip and reimbursed the City over two months before the trip began. However, for complicated technical reasons an investigation was triggered by
Illinois State Police for the use of a staff credit card to purchase the plane ticket for Ms. Ehrlich (who was an "official" member of the Sister City delegation based upon the Sister Cities' official report representing University High School and Metcalf Elementary, she also met with administrative officials to further the educational relationships between the two cities).
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African American". This comment referred to Thomas' deciding vote to declare the pre-clearance of the Voting Rights Act unconstitutional (a 5–4 vote). Some considered the comment in poor taste. Several weeks
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