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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 06: U.S. President Barack Obama hugs Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) as Attorney General Loretta Lynch looks on during an event at the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building August 6, 2015 in Washington, DC. President Obama spoke on the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and proclaimed September 22 to be National Voter Registration Day. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 06:  U.S. President Barack Obama hugs Rep. John Lewis (D-GA) as Attorney General Loretta Lynch looks on during an event at the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building August 6, 2015 in Washington, DC. President Obama spoke on the 50th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act and proclaimed September 22 to be National Voter Registration Day.  (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)