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Sat 08 Aug 2008Clinton supporters urge Democratic Party to act on 'pervasive gender bias'
UNITED STATES:AS HER chances of becoming vice-president recede, some of Senator Hillary Clinton's supporters are pushing for the Democratic Party's new platform to state that the primary elections "exposed pervasive gender bias in the media" and to call on party leaders to take "immediate and public steps" to condemn future perceived instances of bias.
The push for the plank in the party's statement of principles reflects a lingering unhappiness over Mrs Clinton's treatment during the Democratic primary, and over what they say was an inadequate response from party leaders.
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