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At Lewis funeral, Obama calls for renewing Voting Rights Act

by Associated Press
| July 31, 2020 12:03 AM

ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama used Rep. John Lewis’ funeral on Thursday to issue a stark warning that the voting rights and equal opportunity the late civil rights icon championed are threatened heading into the 2020 election.

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