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Daily Briefing A look at the day's top stories News Obama's Climate Strategy Doesn't Require Congressional Approval The sweeping plan calls for the Environmental Protection Agency to tighten carbon dioxide emissions on power plants and is designed to foster cleaner forms of electricity. The initiative also aims to help the nation cope with droughts and other weather related changes that are already happening. Read this story Supreme Court Strikes Down Key Provision Of Voting Rights Law While the decision does not do away with the landmark law entirely, it rendered an enforcement mechanism moot unless Congress acts. Read this story Democrats Want Answers On 'Progressives' Targeted By IRS Democrats say Tea Party groups weren't the only ones being targeted by the IRS. And they have released documents that show "progressives" was on the lists of terms that IRS employees used to decide which groups got extra scrutiny. That wasn't mentioned in the IRS inspector general's report. Read this story Health Exchange Outreach Targets Latinos States and the federal government have a big job to do when it comes to explaining to the uninsured how to buy health insurance under the Affordable Care Act. The success of the law will be judged in part by how many Latinos sign up. Read this story How Well Do You Know Your Fish Fillet? Even Chefs Can Be Fooled Oceana, a conservation group, has been beating the drum about seafood mislabeling. An interactive dinner hosted by the group helped prove how easy it is for anyone to become a victim of seafood fraud. Read this story more news stories

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