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WASHINGTON - The Senate voted 98-0 to renew the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act for another quarter-century Thursday, with Democrats joined in praising the once-controversial law by Republicans hoping to improve their party's election-year standing with minority voters.
The legislation, which goes to President Bush for his signature, opened voting booths to millions of minorities after its passage at the height of the nation's civil rights struggle.See the full content of this document
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Senate Renews Voting Rights Act
A centerpiece of the 1960s civil rights movement, the law ended poll taxes, literacy...
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