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Artur Davis, D-Ala., said that in the 2004 presidential race, for exam ple, the same percent age o f eligible black voters as w hites cast ballots in his state. But o f those groups, more blacks over age 60 voted than whites in the same age group. Tanner, w ho said he too is from Alabam a, said he was un aw are o f those statistics. “You engaged in an analysis without know ing the num bers,” Davis told Tanner. “ If you are basing your conclusions on ste reotypes rather than facts, then it suggests to some o f us that som e one else can do this jo b better than you can.” It is w ell docum ented that black A m ericans — particularly Confusion over the change from daylight savings time to standard time may have caused some missed appointments last Sunday. People o f c o lo r f in d a p o litic a l f i t at h« enaapbd Tayat* Caesy fo u n d him g u ilty , M a tth e w She said he asked if he could Kohnke, 33, pleaded no contest search her for drugs or weapons, Friday to official m isconduct and pulled up her blouse expos charges. ing her breasts and reached down He was sentenced to 24 months her pants and touched her sexu o f probation and com m unity ser ally. She was not arrested or cited. vice. Court papers say three other As part o f the deal, he resigned from the force and lost his state women have com plained about K ohnke behaving in a p p ro p ri law enforcem ent certification. In a federal lawsuit filed earlier ately with them. He was on the force nine years. this week, a woman said she was living in a hom eless cam p in As part o f his sentence, he will southeast Portland when Kohnke also pay a $500 fine and perform 40 hours o f com m unity service. m olested her. black m ales — have shorter life e x p e c ta n c ie s than w h ite s. A black person bom in 2004 had an average life expectancy o f 73.1 years, about five years less than for whites, according to the Na tional C enter for Health Statis tics. Rep. John Conyers, chairm an o f the full House Judiciary C om m ittee, and o th e r D em o crats com plained about Tanner's stew a r d s h ip o f th e c iv il rig h ts division’s voting section. Tanner has com e under fire for clearing a G eorgia law that requires voters to show govern m ent-issued photo IDs at the polls. O pponents say photo ID laws will disenfranchise minorities, the poor and the elderly w ho don't have driver’s licenses or other valid governm ent-issued photo IDs. S upporters o f such laws say they are needed to prevent voter fraud. *■ * (© b se r u e r i— Genarlow Wilson co n trib u tio n to acceptable goals o f punishm ent" and that W ilson's crim e did not rise to the "level o f ad ults w ho prey on children." S ta te A tto r n e y G e n e r a l T h urbert B aker said he hopes the ruling w ill “put an end to this issue as a m atter o f contention in the hearts and m inds o f co n ce rn e d G e o rg ia n s and others across the country w ho have taken such a strong interest in this c ase.” Officer Sexually Abused Homeless Woman 7223 SW Macadam Avenue Portland. OR 97219-3076 Bus 503-517 9090 w w w michaelholton.com igton I G enarlow W ilson's 10-year sen tence w as cruel and unusual punishm ent. W ilson, 21, w as con v icted o f aggravated child m olestation fol low ing a 2(X)3 N ew Y ear's Eve party at a D ouglas C ounty hotel room w here he w as videotaped having oral sex w ith a 15-year- old girl. He w as 17 at the tim e. 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