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Neighborhoods in the united states that president obama got 97 to 99% of the vote. the turn-out level strikes me as suspicious. philadelphia has been a administration that had irregular election procedures in the past. >> nor is philadelphia the only city where the numbers are raising eyebrows. in st. lucie county, florida, incumbent republican congressman allen west is crying foul over a limited recount of early voting that shrank the total numbers for west and his victorious democratic channel...

There are a host of things the federal government doesnt recognize. most of the courts who look at this have struck it down as unconstitutional. the supreme court is almost sure to take it up. when you have lower courts striking down an act of congress, they feel to step in. well probably hear about that in late november. >> another thing active in front of the court, a ruling that could have an impact on minorities for years to come. >> make a huge change to the voting rights act. the court has...

Overseas. >> no, when i flew this week. they ask for id. >> if you get to an airport and you realize you left your photo id at home you dont need to go home and get it. >> they will let you through. just push hard enough. >> yes, but is it legal? >> tsa says the absence of id will result in additional screening. so in your case, you can leave your id home so you can have a more pleasurable experience. >> things that could have made my life better if i found out about them before i was on "red ey...

Do with huge turnout, 90% of registered voters showed up and no one complained it wasnt fair. there was concern about that. we did talk -- i met with the supreme council of the armed forces, thats the military were talking about. and talked about the slow timetable to election for president in 2013. that timetable has been collapsed to be about half as long. but i think the militarys overreached here and people arent buying it. this could be tragic, i think that reporting you just had on is very...

Close. and therefore, the groundwork matters, the election procedures matter, turnout matters. is the president, does he seem to be worried that the republicans in a close election can take it from him by making it harder for older people and minorities to actually vote and get counted? >> well, if its a game of inches in this election, and i agree with you that it might be, i predicated that question by asking him, are you worried about the goalposts being moved? because, you know, chris, the c...

Wipeout in either direction, but it looks like its going to be close. and thereafter the groundwork matters, the election procedures matter, turnout matters. is the president, does he seem to be worried that the republicans in a close election can take it from him by making it harder for older people and minorities to actually vote and get counted? >> well, if its a game of inches in this election, and i agree with you that it might be, i predicated that question by asking him, are you worried a...

Kind of crowds before. so to answer your question immediately, i dont know if theyre being paid. i havent gone into their accounting books. they dont -- they claim obviously theyre not paid, theyre just showing their loyalty. but i have seen these kind of crowds before. when there are elections in this country that are often been accused of corruption and well documented election fraud, these pro-mubarak supporters that are quickly mobilized are the kind of people in the past that have been used...

You dont want to miss that conversation. we do, in fact, want to begin with breaking news out of the state of texas. public hearings on republicans latest efforts to overhaul the states election procedures are underway. voters are flooding todays proceedings with their own testimonies after the house and senate unveiled their sweeping plans to limit voting access this week. both bills set to be debated over the coming days during the legislatures special session, largely resembling republicans...

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>> im trying to make sure that our voices are heard. there is is a lot of people that turned in ballots that they are not being counted and they are just being disregarded and i feel like thats unfair. >> you get fired up about it because if you are really interested in politics and democracy. you want the system to work. its clear that they t. just didnt work correctly. >> i dont find it hard to believe that there neighborhoods in the united states where president obama got 97 to 97 a% of the v...