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An estimated 500,000 eligible voters in 10 states could be negatively affected

If no one provides him with a ride, Jose Zuniga, 83-years old and wheelchair-bound, would have to take two or three buses and travel 20 miles to reach the nearest south Texas government office that could issue the new photo ID he will need to vote in upcoming elections.


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These companies don't make religious products but they take their religious sides seriously

(CNN) -- As the controversy over Chick-fil-A's founder publicly opposing same-sex marriage continues -- Mike Huckabee is pushing for a Chick-fil-A day, while the Jim Henson Co. is cutting ties to the chain - we're republishing our list of 10 other religious companies.


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First time offender Clarence Aaron was sentenced to three life terms for a drug offense

The Obama administration has asked for a fresh review of an Alabama federal inmate's commutation request and directed the Justice Department to conduct its first ever in-depth analysis of recommendations for presidential pardons, according to several officials and individuals involved.


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Many Internet users who see these ads may not be aware they're being targeted

Lauren Berns was browsing Talking Points Memo when he saw an ad with President Obama's face. "Stop the Reckless Spending," the ad read, and in smaller print, Paid for by Crossroads GPS.


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Unemployment, voter ID laws, complacency could affect turnoutin Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (CNN) -- Paulette Beale shakes her head at the suggestion, then flashes a contagious smile. "It's still history," she says, to rebut the notion there could be less intensity for President Barack Obama in the African-American community the second time around.


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An estimated 297,000 children have a parent in a California state prison or county jail

OAKLAND – Marianna, who looks older than her 42 years and talks in the rapid-fire, high-pitched staccato of someone who has spent years on crack -- along with heroin and alcohol, those were her drugs of choice -- vividly recalled her then 5-year-old daughter witnessing one of her many arrests.


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High demand has strained the elite forces

(CNN) -- The use of military Special Operations Forces has been a proven success in Iraq, Afghanistan and -- with last year's raid on Osama bin Laden's compound -- in Pakistan, but that success has some people concerned. Will the forces become the tool of choice for a president?


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Registered minority voters and the elderly are less likely to have government ID, says the DOJ

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Congressional Republicans told a top Justice official Thursday his department is wrong to fight state voter ID laws and that the government needs to do more to ensure people serving abroad in the military are able to vote.


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A large majority Americans identify as both 'pro-life' and 'pro-choice'

WASHINGTON, D.C. (CNN) -- A large majority of black and Hispanic Americans identify as both "pro-life" and "pro-choice" when it comes to abortion, according to a survey released Thursday.


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Case represents the first time the sheriff's office has been accused of systematic racial profiling

PHOENIX (AP) -- When Joe Arpaio, the tough-talking Arizona law enforcement official, found himself in the awkward position of having his own words used against him in a discrimination lawsuit, the usually brash sheriff was unusually quiet.


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