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States be doing to make sure that their ability to cast a ballot in 2012 is not compromised? >> well, you know, here's the big challenge. all of these groups that normally are about voter register aix, kind of increasing 9 size of the electorate-v to go back and do voter education to make sure those who want to vote, who normally have been able to vote in the past have the appropriate photo i.d. and so that means that they'll be going back to make sure the rolls stay the same instead of actually increasing them. it's an enormous problem. >> msnbc contributor and writer and mother and just ever...

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>> melissa harris-perry, great to see you. you can always follow the good professor on twitter and read more of her thoughts online at thenation.com. a victim of bullying is fighting back and doing so in a positive way. how the first openly gay student body president at the university of michigan is helping other lgtb students. what red light beare the ber retiring baby boomers? a new survey used criteria that included health care, economy, housing and transportation. coming in at number one was minneapolis-st. paul because of the nearby mayo clinic and cultural venues. ranked second was b...

For these poor and often african-american and native american communities where they sit and pollute. instead, they make that claim. they hold people hostage. what they do is create higher cancer incidents, asthma incidents. this is a horrible decision and one the democratic party ought to be pushing back against. >> thank you. a reminder to our viewers and melissa's followers, be sure to visit her column at thenation.com. fran drescher is still taking care of kids. from the nanny to her new children's book, how she's encouraging kids. i heard your laugh back there. it's nice to see you. w...

Was a person, that in vitro fertilization can be impacted because it would be cruelty to freeze embryos to making it impossible to get iuds and other birth control, which actually reduces the number of abortions when women have access to birth control. this is an absolutely appallingly extreme measure meant to take away women's right to reproductive choice on both ends of the spectrum and to take it to the supreme court. >> it nice to see you this morning. always a pleasure to see you. can you remember to read more of melissa's thoughts on this and other topics at thenation.com. tomorrow we ha...