Although Seattle never segregated its schools, it also takes active steps to balance schools racially.

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At present, the court has a very narrow, but highly active, conservative majority which has been working, most notably, to change the balance of power between the federal government and the states.

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With an active force of 7600 Slovenia is a nonfactor in Europe, and even more so in the global balance.

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It should be obvious that such active opposition to a president's policy poses a threat to the health of the civil-military balance in a republic.

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