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States Clamp Down with New Voter ID Laws
Frustration with New York's closed primary and a record number of complaints about voting glitches yesterday raise questions about the health of our election system. Fair voting advocates are predicting even more cases of voters being shut out of the polls in November by strict new voter ID laws We look at the myriad fears about access to the ballot.
By Barbara Bogaev • • 52m ListenFrustration with New York's closed primary and a record number of complaints about voting glitches yesterday raise questions about the health of our election system. Fair voting advocates are predicting even more cases of voters being shut out of the polls in November by strict new voter ID laws Guest host Barbara Bogaev looks at the myriad fears about access to the ballot.
Later on the program, President Obama lands in Saudi Arabia amid snubs, feuds and resurrected tensions over 9/11.
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3 storiesFirst Criminal Charges Announced for Flint Water Crisis
Michigan's Attorney General announced criminal charges today against city and state officials for their alleged role in the lead contamination of Flint Michigan's water. The charges include misconduct, neglect of duty and tampering with evidence.
Read the story6 minChaos and Disenfranchisement at the Polls
In yesterday's primaries, party frontrunners won. Many voters lost. A record number of New Yorkers complained about delays and glitches, not to mention anger at closed primary rules. Four times as many calls about voting problems poured into the national voter hotline than did in 2012.
Read the story33 minObama in Riyadh amid Increasing US-Saudi Tensions
President Obama is in Saudi Arabia today at a tense moment in USSaudi relations. The long-standing alliance is based on oil and security concerns, but now is being frayed by diverging goals in Middle East conflicts, by Obama's recent reference to the Saudis as "free riders" and renewed calls from Congress to allow Americans sue them for 9/11.
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