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Arkansas' GOP-led Legislature passes voter ID law

AndrewDeMillo, Associated Press
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas legislators passed a law Monday requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls, overriding Democratic Gov. Mike Beebe's veto of the bill, which he called an expensive solution to a non-existent problem...
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GOP senator defends good grades for welfare bill

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - A Tennessee bill that would reduce welfare benefits to low-income families if their child performs poorly in school has gotten people talking...
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President Barack Obama (C) walks through the Senate Reception Room as he arrives at the U.S. Captiol for his third day of meetings with members of Congress March 14, 2013 in Washington, DC. With tax reform, spending cuts, gun control and immigration on the agenda, Obama will meet with Senate Republicans and House Democrats today. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Obama's background checks proposal challenged

Perry Bacon Jr.
ANALYSIS - In his remarks on gun control on last week, President Obama emphatically highlighted the number 90, the percentage of Americans in polls who say they support background checks for all gun purchases...
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People celebrate early election returns favoring Washington state Referendum 74, which would legalize gay marriage, during a large impromptu street gathering in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood, Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. The re-election of President Barack Obama and Referendum 74 drew the most supporters to the streets. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

Gay marriage movement gains in and out of court

Perry Bacon Jr.
theGRIO REPORT - Advocates of gay marriage appear to have made gains both at the U.S. Supreme Court and in Congress this week, as the court's justices hinted in oral arguments in two different cases this week they would side with same-sex marriage advocates..
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Virginia governor signs bill requiring photo ID to vote

Bob Lewis, Associated Press
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia law will require all voters to have photo IDs beginning next year.
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President Barack Obama greets new US citizens during a naturalization ceremony for active duty service members and civilians, Monday, March 25, 2013, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama calls for April debate on immigration bill

Julia Pace, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama challenged Congress Monday to 'finish the job' of finalizing legislation aimed at overhauling the nation's immigration system...
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Would Frederick Douglass still be a Republican?

Blair L.M. Kelley
OPINION - This week it was sad to see Frederick Douglass’s legacy cheapened as members of the right-wing sought to use his name as some kind of political racial shield...
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Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) listens with other members of Congress as U.S. President Barack Obama delivers his State of the Union speech at the U.S. Capitol February 13, 2013 in Washington, DC. Facing a divided Congress, Obama concentrated his speech on new initiatives designed to stimulate the U.S. economy and said, 'It’s not a bigger government we need, but a smarter government that sets priorities and invests in broad-based growth'. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Bachmann claims Obamacare ‘kills women, children, senior citizens’

Lilly Workneh
theGRIO REPORT - Michele Bachmann was recently front and center on the floor of the House declaring her opposition to Obacamare, yet again...
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President Barack Obama (C) talks with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C, R) as Israeli President Shimon Peres (C, L) looks on during a welcoming ceremony on his arrival at Ben Gurion International Airport on March 20, 2013 near Tel Aviv, Israel. This will be Obama's first visit as President to the region, and his itinerary will include meetings with the Palestinian and Israeli leaders as well as a visit to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. (photo by Ilia Yefimovich/Getty images)

Obama's relationship with Israel: Was it doomed from day 1?

David A. Love
OPINION - Unfortunately, the birther and Tea Party conspiracy theorists—which include members of the radical lunatic fringe and hate groups—have penetrated the mainstream of U.S. public opinion...
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At CPAC, Republicans remain resistant to change

Perry Bacon Jr.
ANALYSIS - Five months after their second straight electoral drubbing, leading Republicans remain reluctant to articulate what the party must change in order to win presidential elections in the future...
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