Mr Blunkett produced his own ID card to the Commons and said he was "very proud" of it.

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Mr. Holder's voter ID alarums are one more reason he's earning a reputation for politicized, partial justice.

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Two other senators who have backed the ID card in the past, Mr. Schumer and Democrat Dick Durbin of Illinois, said through spokesmen that the new Senate legislation wouldn't necessarily call for a biometric card.

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