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NAACP turning to U.N. as it protests ‘concerted attack’ on minority voting rights

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The NAACP is mounting a counter attack against what it says is a concerted effort to repress the voting rights of poor, predominantly Black and Hispanic voters in America.

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Dem. Rep. Jim Clyburn on Ft. Hood, health care plan

Global Politics

We talk with House Majority Whip Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), Ahead of Saturday’s expected vote, he joins us for a look at what’s in and what’s out in the Democrats’ bill and about the shooting in Fort Hood, Texas.

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Robert McNamara: His Life and Legacy

Robert McNamara, Secretary of Defense during the Vietnam War, died early Monday morning. Joining The Takeaway to discuss the man and his legacy is Larry Korb, a former Assistant Secretary of Defense, who has known McNamara for over two decades.

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