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Minority vote suppression strikes again ahead of midterms
During the 2008 presidential election cycle, various voter suppression schemes emerged aimed at locking minority voters out of the political process. Those efforts included a “Lose Your Home, Lose Your...
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Suppressing the African-American vote in Maryland
From People for the American Way: When a paid campaign consultant presents you with a plan designed to illegally suppress the African American vote, what is the proper response? When this happened last...
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Obama campaign organizing thousands of lawyers for Election Day to combat...
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — President Barack Obama’s campaign has recruited a legion of lawyers to be on standby for this year’s election as legal disputes surrounding the voting process escalate. Thousands...
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Colorado girl cries: ‘I’m tired of Bronco Bama and Mitt Romney’
There are only five days left until Election Day, but 4-year-old Abigael Evans has had enough of all the presidential campaigning. “I’m tired of Bronco Bama and Mitt Romney,” the Fort Collins,...
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Jay-Z, Springsteen to boost Obama on final day
WASHINGTON (AP) — Some big-name celebrities will help President Barack Obama make his closing case to voters in the most competitive states. Rock singer Bruce Springsteen will perform and introduce...
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Will Ferrell for Obama: ‘I’ll do anything’ to get you to vote on November 6th
Beloved oddball comedian Will Ferrell has cut a hilarious new pro-voting ad for the Obama campaign. With the election just two days away, the legendary Anchorman star promises Americans he’ll do...
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5 things to remember on Election Day
The time has come: there are less than 24 hours until Americans cast their votes for the next president. In preparation for Election Day, we’ve compiled a list of five things you need to remember...
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Feverish early-vote effort turns to Election Day
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ever urgent as the clock ran down, Barack Obama’s and Mitt Romney’s teams pressed voters to get to the polls while thousands who were already there waited in long lines for their...
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Black women raise their political voice via Instagram
Whether altered by a vintage filter or posted as they are, images of black women showing their support for President Barack Obama have begun to flood the popular photo-sharing app Instagram. Both black...
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Seen or experienced voter intimidation or problems at the polls? Tell theGrio
With voting already under way nationwide, the focus for many turns to the barrage of voter ID and other restrictive voting laws, which many African-Americans, Hispanics and young voters see as aimed at...
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Planning a last-minute election party? Here are some hot tips
Are you one to wait until the very last minute to do anything that it’s possible to do last-moment? Don’t worry. Many highly-functioning individuals, such as Madonna and even former president Bill...
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Election officials defend special voting for Usher
ROSWELL, Ga. (AP) — Election officials in the Atlanta area are defending their decision to allow singer Usher to bypass long lines and cast his ballot on Election Day, infuriating voters who had to...
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Decision day in accelerated New Jersey US Senate race
TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — Cory Booker, the high-profile Democratic mayor of New Jersey’s largest city, was on the ballot Wednesday for a Senate seat vacated when a Democrat died earlier this year. A...
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New Jersey Senate race a referendum on shutdown
TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — The high-profile Democratic mayor of New Jersey’s largest city was the favorite to win a Senate seat Wednesday in a special election that could make him just the second...
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