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Eleanor Holmes Norton: It has not occurred to most countries if they were, in fact, giving the vote not to give it to their capital.

On the recordSeptember 14, 2014
It has not occurred to most countries if they were, in fact, giving the vote not to give it to their capital.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton highlights the uniqueness of the U.S. capital's voting rights issue.

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