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President Obama visits Vietnam, some Bernie Sanders supporters sue to extend voter registration deadline, diversity in textbooks
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May 23, 2016
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President Obama visits Vietnam, some Bernie Sanders supporters sue to extend voter registration deadline, diversity in textbooks

Local reactions to the President's Hanoi visit, the lawsuit alleging CA's presidential primary rules are too confusing, California could be updating its history and social studies guidelines soon.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - JULY 25: President Barack Obama meets with President Truong Tan Sang of Vietnam in the Oval Office on July 25, 2013 in Washington, D.C. The visit is seen as an important step in improving U.S.-Vietnam relations. Mr. Sang is the second Vietnamese president to visit the White House since 1995. (Photo by Dennis Brack-Pool/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, D.C. - JULY 25: President Barack Obama meets with President Truong Tan Sang of Vietnam in the Oval Office on July 25, 2013 in Washington, D.C. The visit is seen as an important step in improving U.S.-Vietnam relations. Mr. Sang is the second Vietnamese president to visit the White House since 1995. (Photo by Dennis Brack-Pool/Getty Images)
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Local reactions to the President's Hanoi visit, the federal lawsuit alleging California's presidential primary rules are too confusing and California could be updating its history and social studies guidelines soon.

As Obama visits Vietnam, SoCal community watches for signs of change
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President Obama is in Hanoi today as part of a three-day visit to Vietnam on his way to the G7 summit in Japan.
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Senator Bernie Sanders is in California this week and he's making a big push for the state's Latino voters ahead of the June 7 primary.
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CA moves closer to changing history textbooks to better reflect state's diversity
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CA is moving closer to adopting a new teaching framework for history and social studies that aims to better reflect the state's diverse student population.
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Rebuilding a life after prison
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In 2012, California amended its “Three Strikes” law—one of the harshest criminal sentencing policies in the country.