1.0 link 116380 <![CDATA[Voter Registration for Vets]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/heather-smith/voter-registration-for-ve_b_116380.html In May the Department of Veterans Affairs banned voter registration drives in V.A. hospitals and other government buildings. Last week, the Senate introduced a bill to override the ban.

This ban hurts thousands of young veterans who have been injured while fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Young Americans aged 18-29, make up the largest voting bloc in history, with over 44 million eligible to cast a ballot. Thousands of young people have fought in Iraq or Afghanistan and many of...

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