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Justices Limit Key Protection of Voting Rights Act

Mar. 9, 2009
The decision touched off a sharp debate among Supreme Court justices about protecting minority voting rights.
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U.S. monitors to observe Western polls

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Observers to monitor San Diego vote

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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler