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...fact that so many states now allow early voting or no-fault absentee voting is a good thing. But as a nation that is the beacon of democracy, we sure make it hard for people to participate. The American registration system is far more local and decentralized than that of almost any other Western democracy, and we pay a price for it. As Michael Scherer's story points out, on Nov. 4 a host of problems could arise from issues such as inaccurate registration databases, badly designed ballots and confusing rules. While those problems may not be determinative or alter...
...Other countries have the Mafia. In Bulgaria, the Mafia has the country.' ATANAS ATANASOV, a member of parliament, on the nation's history of political corruption and violence...
...Maybe life, as it unfolds, will perfect it.' ALEJANDRO COLANZI, of Bolivia's National Unity Party, on the nation's newly ratified draft constitution, which grants rights to the indigenous population but faces opposition from provincial leaders...
...Currently, farmers are entitled to the proceeds from their sales but do not own the land--a system easily exploited by corrupt officials and developers. Beijing hopes the reforms--enabling farmers to lease, swap, subcontract and transfer land-use rights--will help double the average disposable income among the nation's 730 million rural residents, to more than...
...makes sense though. Amid market turmoil, job losses, a discredited Administration and foreign policy meltdown, what could be a better symbol for our depressed and divided nation? Two legendarily awful clubs from economically hurting swing states, battling it out for the championship of a past-its-prime sport while the rest of us watch football highlights. Philadelphia--my city--hasn't won a championship of any kind for 25 years, a record for a four-sport town. Tampa Bay has a shorter history of woe, but this is a city (well, technically, a body of water) whose football team...