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Supreme Court to Reconsider Voting Rights Act

November 13, 2012

Ashley Lopez: In a little-reported announcement on Nov. 9, the Supreme Court of the United States announced it would take a second look at the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a law aimed at protecting the voting rights of minorities.

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For GOP’s Outside Spending Groups, Poor Returns on Investment

November 9, 2012

Ashley Lopez: Outside spending groups such as Super PACs spent millions during this election, particularly in swing states including Florida. However, the Sunlight Foundation found that many of the groups helping out Republican candidates received abysmal returns on investment.

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A Politically Divided Florida Bungles Another Presidential Election

November 9, 2012

Ashley Lopez: The presidential election may have been called hours after polls closed in Florida, but the Sunshine State's results weren't called until days later, thanks to a series of problems in South Florida.

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Accuracy Isn’t Priority as VA Battles Disability Claims Backlog

November 9, 2012

Aaron Glantz: Of the 17 Inspector General’s reports analyzed, the highest error rates were in Los Angeles, San Diego, Wichita, Phoenix, Honolulu, Pittsburgh and St. Petersburg, Fla.

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In Amendment Campaigns, More Than $12 Million Spent

November 8, 2012

Ashley Lopez: Only three of the 11 proposed changes to the state constitution passed this week. That's due in part to the fact that most of the money raised for campaigns regarding the constitutional amendments was spent in opposition.

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FCIR-Miami Herald Data Analysis Examines 4.5 Million Absentee, Early Votes

November 6, 2012

The absentee and early votes were cast by 38 percent of Florida's 12 million registered voters.