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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 19, 2014
Singh seeks India votes with 29th state as opponents vow fight
India's lower house moved to create a new state in the south to resolve a 50-year dispute, risking unrest where Google Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have their offices as the ruling Congress party seeks votes before elections.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 13, 2013
Court battle looms after North Carolina governor signs strict voter-ID law
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory on Monday signed into law one of the nation's most wide-ranging voter-identification laws, just a few weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court opened the door for such changes by striking down a key portion of the Voting Rights Act.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 21, 2013
U.S. state officials balk at defending 'unconstitutional' laws
Once state legislation is passed, it's usually up to the governor and attorney general to see that the law is implemented. But in a number of high-profile cases around the U.S., top state officials are balking at defending laws on gay marriage, immigration and other socially divisive issues, saying the...

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