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NATION : Census Could Shift 17 House Seats

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<i> From Times wire services</i>

As many as 17 seats in the House will shift following the 1990 Census and blacks and Latinos could pick up between six and 10 of them, a study by the Population Reference Bureau said today.

According to the nonprofit research group’s projections, 17 seats in Congress will shift following the 1990 Census with seven states--California, Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Texas and Arizona--gaining seats, and 11 states--Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Kansas and Montana--likely to lose one or more seats.

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