U.S.
This week in history: Poll tax abolished 50 years ago
April 4, 2016A three-judge federal court at Jackson, Miss., outlawed Mississippi's $2 poll tax as a voting requirement for state and federal elections.
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Wisconsin primaries: Democrats debate, Republicans fight dirty
April 4, 2016The Republican candidates are all about self-aggrandizement, tearing each other apart like kids in a vicious playground fight.
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Labor ally Donna Edwards leading in Maryland Senate race
April 1, 2016Spring came early in Maryland this year - the pollen count is sky high, a G.I. flu has broken out, and there is a red hot election going on.
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Catholics and Evangelicals not voting as blocs in 2016 elections
April 1, 2016The 2016 presidential campaign has revealed previously submerged splits within two major groups of religiously oriented voters.
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Progressive budget for Illinois would make the super-rich pay
March 31, 2016Two documents on budget priorities and governing presented in recent weeks stress helping everyday people instead of the rich.
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