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Street Artist Supports Ron Gochez For City Council

Voters come to one polling station in South Central LA on March.5./Shunqi Lin

Shunqi Lin
Staff Reporter

One resident expressed his political opinion on the District 9 council seat.

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Ghana's President Wins Reelection

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Dawn Megli
Executive Producer

Ghana reelected John Dramani Mahama to be president for a four-year term on Sunday. But despite high-voter turnout and modern voting technology, the failure of the biometric identification system led to widespread accusations of rigging the election. Does Sunday's election signal the next era of peace in West Africa's most stable democracy or will a contested election mean that Ghana's peace will go the way of Mali and the Ivory Coast?

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Supreme Court To Review Key Element Of Voting Rights Act

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

Section 5 requires states with a history of discrimination to obtain federal approval before changing their voting laws.

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Obama Declared Winner In Florida After Ballot Count Deadline Reached

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Cara Palmer
Executive Producer

Florida's counties had to submit their final ballot counts to the secretary of state Saturday.

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Celebrities React To Obama Victory On Twitter

Beyonce shows her support on Instagram.

Elizabeth Johnson
Senior Entertainment Editor

STORIFY: Celebrities take to Twitter after President Obama's re-election was announced.

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