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  • Senate votes to give DC citizens vote in Congress

    02/26/2009 2:59:26 PM PST · by stevie_d_64 · 229 replies · 8,468+ views
    Associate Press ^ | February 26, 2009 | JIM ABRAMS
    District of Columbia when it became the nation's capital two centuries ago would be granted under legislation the Senate passed Thursday. Congress is "moving to right a centuries-old wrong," said Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid shortly before the 61-37 vote. The House is expected to pass the measure with a strong majority next week and President Barack Obama, a co-sponsor when the bill failed to clear the Senate two years ago, has promised to sign it. The measure is likely to face a court challenge immediately after becoming law; opponents argue that it is unconstitutional because D.C. is not a...