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Actions on voting rights and climate change show increasing polarization that stymies govt
2013-06-29 10:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: In one four-hour stretch, the nation's political polarization was on stark display. Just after 10 o'clock Tuesday morning, the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. Republicans in several Southern states moved to impose voter identification laws that had been delayed under the law -- and blamed by some for helping energize minority communities against the GOP. The court's decision devastated Democrats. Hours later, President Barack Obama announced a series of executive...
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