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Demonstrators gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court as the justices hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, a case about a Mississippi law that bans most abortions after 15 weeks, on December 01, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

The state behind Roe’s likely demise also does the least for new parents in need

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FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2016 file photo, a cyclist rides past a sign directing voters to a primary election voting station early, in Phoenix. Early voting kicks off next week in North Carolina, the first in a two-month run of voting through key swing states where non-whites and young adults could give one of the presidential campaigns a decisive advantage before Election Day. (AP Photo/Matt York, File) (AP Photo/Matt York, File)

Early voting increases turnout 2 to 4 percent, boosts voting among minorities

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A member of the Red Cross distributes food to residents of Coney Island affected by Superstorm Sandy, Nov. 9, 2012. (AP/John Minchillo)

The Red Cross is its own disaster: Relief agency stumbles again after Mississippi flood

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President Obama (Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)

Federal prisoners left to twist: Obama isn’t following through on pardons promise

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This crisis is bigger than Arizona: Behold the travesty that is Wisconsin’s new voter ID law

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