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Colorado Lawmaker Rep. Richard Holtorf, Who Used Racially Charged Term 'Buckwheat,' Reprimanded

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Colorado Lawmaker Rep. Richard Holtorf, Who Used Racially Charged Term 'Buckwheat,' Reprimanded

Colorado Lawmaker Rep. Richard Holtorf, Who Used Racially Charged Term 'Buckwheat,' Reprimanded

A Republican lawmaker in Colorado was reprimanded Thursday after calling a colleague "Buckwheat" during debate on legislation -- a racist term that provoked outcry from Democrats at a time when America is confronting its history of discrimination.


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