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Top 10 states to watch in redistricting
The decennial re-mapping of all 435 congressional districts in the country (aka redistricting) is a very complicated process. What happens over the next year will set congressional maps for the next decade.
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- Slight shifts for Fairfax supervisor districts
- Pr. William Chairman Corey Stewart blasts Virginia Senate’s redistricting plan
- Contest judges review Virginia redistricting maps drawn by college students
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- Legislative redistricting in Virginia
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- Fairfax County supervisor McKay formally kicks off reelection campaign Saturday
- A veto on Va. legislative redistricting
- Md. redistricting has element of racial friction
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Former IRS commissioner testifies on agency’s targeting
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Obama hosts Burmese President Thein Sein
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Senior White House aides knew about IRS probe
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Obama endorses federal shield law for media
White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said on Monday that President Obama is endorsing a federal shield law for reporters seeking to protect their confidential sources, and “is very happy to see the Senate take it up again."
Obama at Morehouse College: ‘Some things as black men we can only do for ourselves’
President Obama told graduates of Morehouse College Sunday to take the power of their example — as black men graduating from college — and use it to improve people's lives.
Sen. Cornyn condemns ‘culture of cover-ups’ at White House
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AP CEO: Justice Department's seizure of records ‘unconstitutional’
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White House aide: IRS scandal will not distract from policy agenda
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After meeting with President Obama and military leaders about sexual assault in the military, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he is committed to fixing the issue.
Michelle Obama decries ‘slander’ that educated blacks are ‘trying to act white’
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Obama sits down with elementary kids
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