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South Carolina's past is on trial as photo ID case goes to federal court
Charleston :: SC :: USA | 9 months ago
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Dozens of S.C. legislators, officials, professors and interest group leaders will testify for five days under questioning by attorneys from a Washington law firm representing South Carolina and by civil rights lawyers with the Justice Department.
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Under the U.S. Supreme Court: What if Gore vs. Bush becomes Obama vs. Romney?
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 9 months ago
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Bush (R) is joined by former Vice President Al Gore during a photo-op with recipients of the 2007 Nobel Awards in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington on November 26, 2007. Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Will the reputation and persuasive power of the
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Trial to look at voter ID law, discrimination history
Clinton :: SC :: USA | 9 months ago
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A federal trial opening Monday will examine the legality of South Carolina's new voter ID law and also put on display the state's history of racial discrimination. The question: Has that history of racially charged politics faded into irrelevance? Or
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Corporations' ties to voter ID laws
Seattle :: WA :: USA | 9 months ago
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On Friday, just days before the opening of the Republican National Convention , the party's platform committee gave a ringing endorsement to a plethora of voter ID laws passed by state houses in the past few years...The Washington, D.C., nonprofit,
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Rep. Hanna to hold open house at Milesburg office
State College :: PA :: USA | 9 months ago
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State Rep. Mike Hanna will hold an open house Tuesday at his Milesburg office, 102 Turnpike St., to discuss the state's new voter ID law and other issues. Hanna, D-Lock Haven, and his staff will be available from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to discuss state
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Herald News: Letters, Aug. 25, 2012
Ramsey :: NJ :: USA | 9 months ago
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In the name of fighting voter fraud, such laws are designed to make it difficult for many citizens to vote...We don't need to go back to a time when there were no voting rights for many, namely blacks. It's unacceptable for any politician, regardless
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Pre-Election Legal Battles Target Voting Rules
Columbus :: OH :: USA | 9 months ago
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August 24, 2012 If you vote, you might very well be confused about what the rules will be when you go to cast your ballot this fall. There's been a flood of new laws on things such as voter identification and early voting, and many of them are now
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A study suggests voter ID laws aren't addressing the real problem — unless the problem is a Democratic turnout
Memphis :: TN :: USA | 9 months ago
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That's how state House Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh responded to yet more evidence that voter ID laws like Tennessee's, and others around the country, solve a problem that doesn't exist. At a recent press conference, Fitzhugh and House Democratic
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Daily Kos Looking For Donations to "Overcome Pennsylvania's Voter ID Law", Meanwhile Photo ID's Can be Obtained For Free
Philadelphia :: PA :: USA | 9 months ago
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An e-mail from Daily Kos Campaign Manager, Chris Bowers announces 'big news' regarding voter ID laws in Pennsylvania. Bowers explains: A huge coalition of 100+ labor and civil rights groups has come together to do the door knocking, phone banking
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Mediaite Mini-Study: MSNBC Ignores Poll Showing Nearly 3/4ths of Americans Favor Photo ID to Vote
New York City :: NY :: USA | 9 months ago
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A Washington Post poll published on Monday shows that 74 percent of Americans favor requiring photo ID to vote. Significant majorities of African-Americans and the elderly -- two groups liberals claim are likely to be "disenfranchised" by such
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