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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hi,</span></font>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Good
news: in a decision announced this morning, the Supreme Court upheld the 1965
Voting Rights Act -- a law that has done more to expand and strengthen our
democracy than any other. </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>I
just watched a video of Donna Brazile, Al Gore's campaign manager in 2000,
talking about the importance of protecting voting rights. Check it out:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="http://www.democrats.org/votingrights">http://www.democrats.org/votingrights</a></span></font>
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<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Despite
today's good news, it's clear that this isn't the end of the legal attacks on
the Voting Rights Act -- so please pass the video on.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Thanks!</span></font>
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