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...personalized precinct-by-precinct. On the back of the hanger, under detailed instructions on how to vote, in a block titled "Where You Vote," is the name of the building, street address and precinct number of the resident's polling place. Getting voters to the correct precinct is no minor issue. In the close 2000 presidential election, more than a million registered voters were turned away from the polls because of clerical and other errors, including voters showing up at the wrong precinct. Democrats believe poor people are often disenfranchised because they move more frequently, thus are less likely...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election Day Dispatches: It's Morning for the Kenyan Obamas | 11/4/2008 | See Source »

...Creates Controversy in Philadelphia, 4:15 p.m. E.T. Poll watchers reported only a scattering of problems with voting machines, mostly in the morning. Otherwise, the election appeared to go smoothly throughout the Philadelphia area. As a result, what problems did develop generated considerable media attention, but they ranged between minor and farcical...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election Day Dispatches: It's Morning for the Kenyan Obamas | 11/4/2008 | See Source »

...composed of friendly recollections, but if anything, George, Being George is a bit too harsh. It may be true that he had a serious drinking problem in his declining years and was a rather horrible person to be married to, but those themes send the book out on a minor chord, particularly as friends recall Plimpton's lingering regret that he never took a proper crack at the great American novel. The rest of George, Being George proves he created something just as valuable: a great American character...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Charmed Life | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...differences among key groups in Ohio and Pennsylvania are minor when compared with the demographic breakdowns in North Carolina. Though Obama leads in North Carolina by 6 points overall, McCain leads Obama among white women by an overwhelming62% to 32%, which is virtually identical to the ratio for white men, who favor McCain...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Obama Holds Leads in Key Swing States as Election Nears | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

...strategic position if the global economic woes hit Mexico hard. "Lopez Obrador is sitting pretty for when things go bad for the economy here - and they will go bad," Estevez said. "If people lose their jobs, they are not going to care that Calderon has managed to get a minor oil reform through. They will turn to more radical options...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Opening Up Mexico's Oil to Foreigners: A First Step | 10/31/2008 | See Source »

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