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WASHINGTON — The Justice Department pledged Monday to send election monitors across the country to help ensure access to the polls in November.
Civil-rights groups fear that an unprecedented minority voter turnout for Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama might be countered by efforts to intimidate or otherwise block people from casting ballots.
Attorney General Michael Mukasey and other Justice officials met with about 35 representatives from voter-access watchdogs, hoping to assure them that having a smooth Nov. 4 election is a priority.
