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Justice Department takes action to protect voting rights

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced he will use what’s left of the Voting Rights Act to target Texas and the new legislative and congressional districts drawn by its Republican controlled state legislature. NBC’s Pete Williams and MSNBC’s Ari Melber join MSNBC to explain Holder’s plan.