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Supreme Court Invalidates Key Sections of Voting Rights Act
The US Supreme Court today struck at the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Is voting discrimination against blacks and other minorities a thing of the past?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenThe US Supreme Court today struck at the heart of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a major achievement of the Civil Rights Movement. Is voting discrimination against blacks and other minorities a thing of the past? We hear the dispute that's already raging. Also, President Obama and climate change.
Banner image: President Lyndon B. Johnson shakes hands with Martin Luther King after signing the Voting Rights Act on August 6, 1965. Photo: Yoichi R. Okamoto
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2 storiesAnother Split Decision, Another Political Firestorm
The President says he is "deeply disappointed" with today's decision by a divided US Supreme Court, this time over the voting rights of blacks and other minority citizens.
Read the story41 minObama Outlines Plans to Combat Climate Change
In a speech much awaited — by environmentalists and the energy industry — President Obama today outlined America's first comprehensive strategy for coping with climate change.
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