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Evolution Slate Outpolls Rivals
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By LAURIE GOODSTEIN
Published: November 9, 2005
All eight members up for re-election to the Pennsylvania school board that had been sued for introducing the teaching of intelligent design as an alternative to evolution in biology class were swept out of office yesterday by a slate of challengers who campaigned against the intelligent design policy.
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The school board in Dover, Pa., called for teaching intelligent design.
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/09/national/09dover.html... Forum: Human Origins
Among the losing incumbents on the Dover, Pa., board were two members who testified in favor of the intelligent design policy at a recently concluded federal trial on the Dover policy: the chairwoman, Sheila Harkins, and Alan Bonsell.