Politics

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Election Observers Watch, Take Notes at Polls

AJ Vicens and Natasha Khan: A conservative initiative called True the Vote trains and dispatches observers to polling places, prompting concerns that voters are being intimidated.
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Freshman Congressmen Follow Washington’s Ways

Ashley Lopez: A new report found that congressional newbies are doing pretty much the same thing their "Washington-insider" predecessors did before them -- taking a lot of money from special interests and the big-business lobby.
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Voting Rights Battles Re-emerge in the South

Nick Andersen, Kassondra Cloos and Caitlin O’Donnell: Photo ID laws and other new voting restrictions in a number of Southern states raise questions about impact on minorities.