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Voting rights watch: 6 states that just couldn’t wait

July 18, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts, Government, Politics, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Well, that didn’t take long. Within days of the Supreme Court’s decision to kill the longstanding, pre-clearance provision of the Voting Rights Act, six

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Where President Obama’s actions seem to differ from his words

March 20, 2013 Arthur Lieber 2012 Election, Campaigns, Civil Rights, Courts, Democrats, Ethics, Financial reform, Good government, Health care, Obama, Privatization, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

It may be one of those times when President Obama is not receiving the support that he wishes he could have from either liberals

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