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...ballot box. There would be gains for the U.S., too. More voters means more competition for influence and even bigger piles of cash for the Republicans and the Democrats. (Campaign contributions from foreign nationals, currently illegal, would be part of the deal.) Global voting would create exciting geopolitical swings and counterswings and drive up ratings for America's television networks. Picture the scene on election night: the early results have just started trickling in from the Republican stronghold of Saudi Arabia; hold on a second, though, Germany has started voting and it's looking good for Kerry; wait, Icelandic environmentalists...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Modest Proposal: Global Suffrage | 9/19/2004 | See Source »

...last weekend of August, football preseason practices were in full swing. Weeks before the rest of the student body began to trickle into Cambridge, members of the Crimson were earnestly drilling, running and lifting in preparation for the 2004 season...

Author: By Lisa Kennelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Prized Recruit To Miss Season | 9/15/2004 | See Source »

Defining moment: After college, Lauren, 32, ran his own Gen X magazine, Swing. His first full-fledged project for Ralph Lauren is Polo.com and the site's editorial content reflects his original passion...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The New Luxury Leaders | 9/14/2004 | See Source »

Downer, who has worked on senate and congressional campaigns in Tennessee, plans to travel to Pennsylvania and New Hampshire—two major swing states—in the fall. “We’re going to try to let our resources and the man power we have in Massachusetts work where it counts,” he says...

Author: By Michael M. Grynbaum, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Students Extend a Helping Hand to GOP | 9/13/2004 | See Source »

NEED A LIFT? Shortly after finishing his speech and basking in the spotlight with his family, Bush heads for a heliport. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg rides along. Bush is off to the swing state of Pennsylvania

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A View From The Top | 9/13/2004 | See Source »

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