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CHARLESTON — Jefferson Elementary School students turned out Friday morning to watch a parade of farm tractors, some wider than a traffic lane and nearly two stories tall.

We understand they have been in the u.s., a resident of cambridge, massachusetts, for more than a year. >> residents of cambridge. that's where they have been? is that right, jennifer? >> that is what mike levine is hearing. that would make sense because both m.i.t. and harvard are obviously located in cambridge. these two young men being 19 years of age appeared very comfortable in a student environment in boston, and they have been here for over a year. >> jennifer, thank you. m.i.t. and harvard, they share a similar town and they share the same river. they are on opposite sides of the river...

The investigation. a hearing will be set. who has the better case here? attorneys here. what do you think? >> she clearly violated the school's policy. she was on the clock when she decided to try to force students to sign a pledge. clearly, i don't know what kind of defense she's going to have. she can't use academic freedom or first amendment rights because this was speech that clearly fell outside of that ambit. there's also the charge that she violated policy when it came to creating a hostile academic student environment. she made students who didn't sign the pledge who maybe didn't agree...

Student environment is it breaks down stereotypes and promotes cross-racial understanding. >> the court is likely to take up another racially charged issue, whether to scale back the landmark voting rights act. it requires states with a history of discrimination to get federal permission before making any changes in elections. but challengers say with more minorities elected nationwide, the law is outdated. >> we have african-americans, representing districts in the deep south that are almost all white. >> and the federal law called the defense of marriage act signed by president clinton. it s...