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A voting penalty after the penalty
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Annette McWashington Pruitt watched her 18-year-old son graduate from high school this May. She proudly tells people that he is going into the Navy, following in the footsteps of his older brother (who is serving in Iraq) and his grandfather (who was in the Air Force). Ms. McWashington Pruitt wants to support and honor her boys by voting this fall, to partake in the freedoms that they are ...

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Stopping Voter Suppression: The Press Gets It Right in Virginia
Open Left - Front Page — ... A voting penalty after the penalty - Birmingham Press-RegisterAnnette McWashington Pruitt watched her 18-year-old son graduate from high school this May. She proudly tells people that he is going into the Navy, following in the footsteps of his older brother (who is serving in Iraq) and his grandfather (who was in the Air Force). ...

Stopping Voter Suppression: The Press Gets It Right in Virginia
Washblog - Diaries — ... A voting penalty after the penalty - Birmingham Press-RegisterAnnette McWashington Pruitt watched her 18-year-old son graduate from high school this May. She proudly tells people that he is going into the Navy, following in the footsteps of his older brother (who is serving in Iraq) and his grandfather (who was in the Air Force). ...

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