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Dem senator's hiring announcement sparks GOP eruption over who is encouraged to apply: 'Blatantly illegal'

Ed Markey's internship post encouraging BIPOC and LGBTQ+ applicants sparked accusations of discrimination and claims he violated civil rights law.

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Ed Markey says he wants to hire BIPOC and LGBTQ+ interns — and gets hit with BRUTAL ridiculeDemocratic Sen. Ed Markey of Massachusetts put out the call for interns but added a list of racial and gender requirements that made many people scoff. The 80-year-old has been in Congress since 1976 and is running for re-election against Republican John Deaton, a U.S. Marine veteran and attorney. 'Why does a person need to disclose to you who they have…
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