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U.S. Senate Democrats fail in bid to pass voting rights bill

A voting rights demonstrator holds a banner in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., on January 18, 2022. [Reuters]

President Joe Biden and congressional Democrats suffered twin legislative defeats late on Wednesday in their push to toughen voting rights protections in the run-up to this November's mid-term elections that will determine control of Congress in 2023.

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