Politics News & Analysis: Is it possible to pass a Voting Rights Act for the 21st century?

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Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., accompanied by fellow members of the Congressional Black Caucus express disappointment in the Supreme Court's decision on Shelby County v. Holder that invalidates Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act, Tuesday, June 25, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lewis, a prominent activist in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960's, recalled being attacked and beaten trying to help people in Mississippi to register and vote in the 1960's. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Is it possible to pass a Voting Rights Act for the 21st century?

Karen Tumulty and Dan Balz

The Supreme Court put a challenge to Congress on voting rights. But politics may get in the way.

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