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Tough ID laws could block thousands of 2012 votes

Democrats and voting rights groups fear that ID laws could suppress votes among people who may not typically have a driver's license, and disproportionately affect the elderly, poor and minorities. While the number of votes is a small percentage of the overall total, they have the potential to sway a close election. Remember that the 2000 presidential race was decided by a 537-vote margin in Florida. A Republican leader in Pennsylvania said recently that the state's new ID law would allow Romney to win the state over President Barack Obama.

Senh: Again, Republican lawmakers are always trying to screw the poor and the minorities.

 

Longtime civil rights leader Benjamin Hooks dead at 85

Longtime civil rights leader Benjamin Hooks dead at 85

Benjamin L. Hooks, a champion of minorities and the poor who as executive director of the NAACP increased the group's stature, has died. He was 85.

 

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