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...possible closing of some 10% of the polls has raised fears that the elections will not be perceived as fair, particularly among Pashtuns, who make up the majority of Taliban insurgents. The areas where Abdullah is most popular tend to be in the more stable north, where a larger turnout is expected...
...first time, younger blacks voted in greater proportion than their white peers, and black women voted at a higher rate than any other demographic. Overall, though, the number of ballots cast rose only modestly from 2004, as gains in minority voting were offset by stagnant or declining turnout among other groups...
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...simmering since Khamenei was appointed Supreme Leader in 1989, but it is only now that Khomeini's heirs have chosen to finally fight back against a complete takeover of the regime by Khamenei and the Revolutionary Guards. The Khomeinists were mistakenly convinced that if they could muster a 70% turnout and win the elections, Khamenei would not dare throw out the results...
...memorial organizers had feared thousands would descend on Los Angeles to pay tribute to Jackson. "People listened to the warning and just stayed home," Michael Roth, vice president of communications for AEG Live told TIME. "There were less than 1,000 fans down here." Due to the unexpectedly low turnout, extra police officers were dismissed and there was simply less of a mess to clean...