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ACLU of the Dakotas defends free speech rights. Read more about the MPEACHW license plates controversy:

• Woman with MPEACHW Plates Prevails, Progressive
• State looks to pull anti-Bush license plate, Rapid City Journal
• Republicans trying to be political censors in South Dakota by violating US Constitutional Free Speech rights, Democratic Talk Radio Blog

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