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...chance to recapture the center, which I think will be eliminated. That's what gives me a little pep, very little." -By Karen Ball / Kansas City...
...Louis County - a key suburban area outside central St. Louis - three sales tax hikes are among the issues on a ballot that will take informed voters 10 minutes to complete, says Republican consultant Paul Zemitzsch. A novice voter might need 20 minutes to digest it. - By Karen Ball / Kansas City...
...word ballot comes from the Italian word for small ball, ballotta, evoking the bygone practice of using colored shells or beads to cast votes. (The dreaded black ball indicated a "No" vote in ancient Greece). Early American ballots, on the other hand, mostly came in the form of one's voice. Men simply shouted their choice in public, a process known as vica voce. Though it alleviated concerns of illiteracy, the method encouraged intimidation and fraud. One of the most common forms of manipulation involved plying voters with free booze. Even Thomas Jefferson let his campaign dispense liquor on Election...
...pass defense, [and] it really only gave us one option,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. “To tell you the truth, they really did a great job covering us. They did a great job on our routes, and we were forced to run the ball today, and thankfully the guys up front did a good job and all the backs ran hard...
...final whistle, 10 different players had carried the ball for the Crimson, including sophomore quarterback Matt Simpson and senior running back Randy Ojuwku, the No. 4 guys on the depth chart at their respective position...