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...away everyone but hard-core party activists and the pitifully lonely, but it can actually lead to an informed decision. And while three hours seems like a lot to give up for democracy, it's shorter than that last Lord of the Rings movie. The lack of a secret ballot does make some people nervous, but having to declare your political opinion in public probably keeps people from voting for things they should be ashamed of, such as liking cats. Plus there's something nice about getting together with your neighbors to eat cookies and talk about politics. Once every...
VLADIMIR PUTIN He has been called a "bureaucrat thrust forward in history." If so, in 2003 the Russian President compensated. He seized effective control of both the media and the ballot box. Putin's party swept the December elections, leading some observers to cry foul at the margin of victory. His regime also arrested a tycoon who just happens to fund Putin's political rivals. How does one spell "undemocratic" in Russian...
...youth will not bring down the debt, and politicians will continue to pass the buck to youth as long as they’re not looking. It’s time that American youth learned to approach good citizenship with a will for service in one hand and a ballot in the other; their checkbooks will thank them later...
Around 110 students squeezed into Littauer 150 at the Kennedy School of Government last Thursday, with about an additional 30 students voting by absentee ballot, according to outgoing IOP Treasurer Emily L. Nielson...
...Katherine will energize certain forces in the electorate when the President is on the ballot that may not need to be reminded of what happened in 2000." MARK FOLEY, Republican Congressman, on the possibility that Katherine Harris--Florida's secretary of state during the disputed 2000 election recount--will enter the race for the U.S. Senate...