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    Which Way, L.A.?

    Is There a War on Voting Rights?

    Democrats and Republicans know that every vote counts, especially in a divided nation.  All over the country, Republicans in state capitols are passing laws to limit what they call rampant voter fraud. Democrats say the GOP has declared war on the rights of voters who want to re-elect Barack Obama.

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

    Democrats and Republicans know that every vote counts, especially in a divided nation. All over the country, Republicans in state capitols are passing laws to limit what they call rampant voter fraud. Democrats say the GOP has declared war on the rights of voters who want to re-elect Barack Obama. We hear about a dispute that's fundamental to American democracy.

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    'Pacific Standard Time' Getting Ready to Launch
    1. 0:00Expo Line Starts Its Journey to Santa Monica
    2. 0:00Is There a War on Voting Rights? You’re reading this
    3. 6:47A City Transfixed by the Future Looks Back at the Past
    4. 25:25Follow-up from the Power Outage in San Diego
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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      Karen Radziner

      Managing Producer, To the Point & Which Way LA?

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      Ari Berman

      voting rights reporter for Mother Jones, author of “Minority Rule: The Right-Wing Attack on the Will of the People ― and the Fight to Resist It”

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      Kris Kobach

      Kansas Secretary of State

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      Rick Hasen

      professor of law and the director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    'Pacific Standard Time' Getting Ready to Launch
    1. 0:00Expo Line Starts Its Journey to Santa Monica
    2. 0:00Is There a War on Voting Rights? You’re reading this
    3. 6:47A City Transfixed by the Future Looks Back at the Past
    4. 25:25Follow-up from the Power Outage in San Diego
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