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"This is an incredibly troubling selection that contradicts the administration’s assurances that the census process would not be used to advance an ulterior political agenda," said Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., the top Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97AG7201&show_article=1&catnum=0</ref>
 
"This is an incredibly troubling selection that contradicts the administration’s assurances that the census process would not be used to advance an ulterior political agenda," said Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., the top Republican on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee.<ref>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97AG7201&show_article=1&catnum=0</ref>
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According to Hope Yen, "When he was the bureau's associate director, Groves recommended that the 1990 census be statistically adjusted to make up for an undercount of roughly 5 million people, many of them minorities in dense urban areas who tend to vote for Democrats. " <ref>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97AG7201&show_article=1&catnum=0</ref>
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"When he was the bureau's associate director, Groves recommended that the 1990 census be statistically adjusted to make up for an undercount of roughly 5 million people, many of them minorities in dense urban areas who tend to vote for Democrats. " <ref>http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D97AG7201&show_article=1&catnum=0</ref> Thankfully, this "political tampering" was overruled by Republican Commerce Secretary Robert Mosbacher.  It is very likely that Groves will attempt to use these tricks again in 2010.
    
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