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Justice Department To Florida: Stop Voter Purge

Posted 06.01.2012

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The Department of Justice demanded that Florida stop purging its voter rolls, Talking Points Memo reported Thursday. In a letter sent to Florida Se...

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Don't Let Them Purge You

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 05.31.2012

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As the nation continues to diversify, and the GOP continues to fail to appeal to racial minorities and young people, they have resorted to their next best option: calculated efforts to block the vote. It's our job to ensure that they don't succeed.

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Why Won't Little Havana Turn Blue?

Casey A. Klofstad | Posted 01.29.2012

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While the Cuban-American vote has been solidly Republican, many observers of Florida politics believe that this portion of the electorate is shifting left. This shift has the potential to be a game changer for the Democratic Party.

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'It's Going To Be Extremely Different'

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 01.05.2012

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WASHINGTON — One year to go until Election Day and the Republican presidential field is deeply unsettled, leaving President Barack Obama only to...

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GOP Candidate Could Be Republicans' Best Bet For Obama Defeat

AP | Posted 11.30.2011

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By PHILIP ELLIOTT, ASSOCIATED PRESS (AP) ORLANDO, Fla. -- Listen to Republican voters and you're likely to hear a reluctance to embrace Mitt Romney...

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Isadore Goldfarb

Norman Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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It is difficult for me to conjure a scenario that could have Obama harm this country in ways comparable to Bush's eight years.

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Florida For Obama

Bill Marovitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Come the evening of November 4th, we will be on a new path to change the direction of our country and tell the whole world that the America they used to respect is back.

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GOP's Last-Minute Hateful Emails and Brochures Swamp Fla.

Ron Levitt | Posted 05.25.2011

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FORT LAUDERDALE -- A last-minute flurry of misleading e-mails -- along with seven pieces of mailed literature -- bombarded vote-rich areas of South F...

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I Am Racist!

Abby L. Ferber | Posted 05.25.2011

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Race will be a factor in this presidential election. It is always a factor in our society. How much race impacts the election will depend on our willingness to consciously strive to be anti-racist.

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Musings, Friday, Around 3 A.M.

Lea Lane | Posted 11.17.2011

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Will Obama really win this thing? And if he does, can he do much about the economy? Am I really losing my funds? I'll have to rent the Florida place. I don't need it. Will I be able to rent it?

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"Great Schlep" Organizers Happy With Turnout

SunSentinel.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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A hundred Schleppers converged on South Florida last weekend, only to find their Jewish grandparents already were voting for Barack Obama. The young ...

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We Can't Afford to Lose a Single Vote

Cheryl Howard Crew | Posted 05.25.2011

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Don't fool yourselves, we may be the good ole' US of A, but we need international election monitors as much as any third-world government today.

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Economic Crisis Helping Obama To Gain Ground In Florida

New York Times | Damien Cave | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jim Piccillo lost his job as a bank vice president in August, applied for food stamps to support his two young daughters and swore off a life of loyal...

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The Hanging Chad of 2008 (Or The Terrible Florida Voter Typo Law)

The Brennan Center for Justice | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Social Security Administration says that it cannot find a "match" for 46 percent of the forms that it processes. In Florida, that means voter registration ends up slightly more reliable than a coin flip.

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Could the Republicans Pick the Democratic Nominee? -- The Untold Story of How the GOP Rigged Florida and Michigan

Wayne Barrett | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michigan and Florida could become the Ralph Nader of 2000, the great regret that delivers the country once again to four years of darkness.

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Florida: Count Our Delegates Or We Won't Vote

The Buzz | Adam Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Howard Dean and Barack Obama may insist Florida's Democratic presidential primary was meaningless, but a new poll shows Florida Democrats aren't buyin...

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NAACP Head Wants Barred Delegates Seated

AP | BETH FOUHY | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON _ A prominent civil rights leader has told the Democratic National Committee that refusing to seat delegates from Florida and Michigan woul...

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