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<> on June 16, 2012 in Stratham, New Hampshire.

Obama's campaign is likely to overcome voter ID

Perry Bacon Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - But the provision in Pennsylvania and other key ones around the country, which Attorney General Eric Holder has likened to poll taxes, may not actually be a huge threat to Obama’s chances of winning re-election...
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<> on November 10, 2011 in State College, Pennsylvania.

Judge won't halt Pennsylvania voter ID law

Marc Levy, Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania judge on Wednesday refused to stop a tough new voter identification law from going into effect, which Democrats say will suppress votes among President Barack Obama's supporters...
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Pa. woman accused of killing fiance on wedding day

Associated Press
HOKENDAUQUA, Pa. (AP) - An eastern Pennsylvania woman who was supposed to be spending her first full day as a newlywed was instead in jail Sunday, accused of killing her fiance hours before they were to get married, authorities said....
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Voter ID victim

PA voters with no ID: 'It's a nightmare'

Joy-Ann Reid
A new voter ID law passed by Republicans in Pennsylvania could disenfranchise over three quarters of a million voters, and will likely hit the poor and minorities hardest.
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President Barack Obama returns to the White House on July 18, 2012 in Washington, D.C. Obama was in Texas attending campaign events. (Photo by Jonathan Ernst-Pool/Getty Images)

Teacher who compared Obama to Nazis won't be punished

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ROARING SPRING, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania school district says a teacher was exercising his First Amendment rights during a speech in which he drew parallels between Nazi Germany and the United States under President Barack Obama...
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Demonstrators hold signs at an NAACP-organized rally on the steps of the Pennsylvania Capitol to protest the state's new voter identification law on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in Harrisburg, Pa. The law is being challenged in court as unconstitutional. Democrats say it's an election year stunt to steal the White House. Republicans say it's necessary to prevent voting fraud. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

Election official will not enforce PA voter ID laws

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A Democratic state election official says he will not enforce the Pennsylvania voter ID laws...
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Voters show identification as they sign in to vote during the Republican primary election April 24, 2012 at Bodine High School in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Turnout is expected to be low as Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney continues his campaign as the presumptive GOP candidate. (Photo by Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

Millions of PA voters unaware they lack valid ID

Mara Schiavocampo
theGRIO REPORT - A new report commissioned by the ACLU finds that many Pennsylvania residents who would not have the proper identification to vote in the general election are unaware that they could be turned away at the polls...
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The Rev. Benjamin T. Hailey, the president of the Pennsylvania Baptist State Convention, speaks during an NAACP-organized rally on the Capitol steps protesting the state's tough, new voter identification law on Tuesday, July 24, 2012 in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy)

Protest rally sets stage for Pa. voter ID hearing

Peter Jackson, Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Hundreds of demonstrators descended on Pennsylvania's Capitol on Tuesday to protest a tough new voter ID law...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett, a Republican, is a strong defender of his state's voter ID provision. (Mario Tama/Getty Images News)

Justice Dept investigating PA voter ID law

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theGRIO REPORT - The Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Justice Department has opened an investigation of Pennsylvania's new voter-ID law, which would bar anyone with a photo identification from casting a ballot in this year's elections...
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Global Fusion Festival unites cultural groups across Philadelphia

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
theGRIO REPORT - This past weekend Global Fusion Festival (GFF) in Philadelphia tried to bring together as many cultural groups represented in Philadelphia as they could fit together...
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