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    Justice Department Files Suit to Stop NC's Voter ID Law

    North Carolina recently passed the toughest voting laws in the country, reducing early voting and same-day registration and limiting the types of voter identification that can be used at polling places. Today, US Attorney General Eric Holder filed suit to revoke such provisions.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    North Carolina recently passed the toughest voting laws in the country, reducing early voting and same-day registration and limiting the types of voter identification that can be used at polling places. Today, US Attorney General Eric Holder filed suit to revoke such provisions. Ned Barnett is editorial page editor at the Raleigh News and Observer.

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    With Shutdown Looming, Congress Plays the Blame Game
    1. 0:00Justice Department Files Suit to Stop NC's Voter ID LawYou’re reading this
    2. 8:06Brinksmanship and the Blame Game
    3. 42:06US and Iran Talk after Three Decades of Silence
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Anna Scott

      Former KCRW Housing and Homelessness Reporter

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      Christian Bordal

      Managing Producer, Greater LA

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      Kerry Cavanaugh

      editorial writer at the Los Angeles Times

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      Ned Barnett

      Raleigh News and Observer

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    With Shutdown Looming, Congress Plays the Blame Game
    1. 0:00Justice Department Files Suit to Stop NC's Voter ID LawYou’re reading this
    2. 8:06Brinksmanship and the Blame Game
    3. 42:06US and Iran Talk after Three Decades of Silence
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