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Will the Courts Decide Another Presidential Election?
Republicans have cracked down on "voter fraud." Democrats insist it’s “voter suppression.” Will the election be won or lost not in the voting booth but the courts?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenRepublicans around the country have cracked down on what they call "voter fraud." Democrats insist they're violating the voting rights of the poor and minorities. With 32 challenges pending, will the presidential election finally be won or lost not in the voting booth but the courts? Also, day two of the Chicago teachers strike, New York's evolving observance of September 11, 2001.
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3 storiesChicago Teacher Strike, Day Two
Negotiations are back on today in Chicago, one day after the teachers' union went on strike against a public school district with 350,000 students. It's an action with nationwide implications that could impact this year's presidential campaign. Steven Greenhouse is labor and workplace reporter for the New York Times .
Read the story7 min11 Years after September 11, 2001
Last year, President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush attended New York's tenth anniversary observance of September 11. Today, things were much different. In Washington today, President Obama appeared at the Pentagon , 11 years after America's military headquarters was struck by a hijacked jetliner.
Read the story37 minWill the Courts Decide Another Presidential Election?
Remember Bush versus Gore ? That was the Florida case that gave George W. Bush the presidency — on a split decision by the US Supreme Court. Republican fears about "voter fraud" and Democratic accusations of "voter suppression" could make this year's electoral outcome messier still.
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