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August 23, 2013

Colin Powell Chides North Carolina Governor on ID Law 
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The Justice Department is expected to file lawsuits against other
states, possibly in North Carolina, which approved sweeping curbs on
voting rights earlier this month. On Thursday, North Carolina's
Republican Gov. Pat Mc Crory heard direct criticism of the state's law
from former Secretary of State Colin Powell at a public event in
Raleigh. Moments after Mc Crory left the stage, Powell said governments
should enact policies that "encourage every American to vote, not make
it more difficult to vote." Powell said the new law sends a message to
minority voters that "we are really sort of punishing you."

 

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