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Elections, democracy and Afghanistan
October 15, 2004News Analysis In its drive to show the world — and the American people — that Washington can bring “democracy” to areas where it’s deemed lacking around the globe, the Bush administration has set great store...
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Voters face choice on marriage issue
October 15, 2004With less than three weeks until the election, gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) groups are working feverishly to ensure the defeat of ballot initiatives that would bar same-sex marriage in 11 states. Conservatives are hoping...
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Stark contrasts in Illinois race for Senate
October 15, 2004CHICAGO — Right-wing zealot Alan Keyes and Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama, both candidates for this state’s U.S. Senate seat, appeared back-to-back before a panel of community activists and an overflow audience of 1,000 at a...
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Conn. unionists cast wider net for votes
October 15, 2004NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Pat Highsmith spent her day off last Saturday traveling 150 miles to Bethlehem, Pa., to discuss the presidential election with fellow union members. One of 3 million industrial workers whose plants closed...
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National Clips
October 15, 2004ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.: Slackers unite — and vote! It was standing room only as “Fahrenheit 9/11” filmmaker Michael Moore hit town on his 60-city “Slacker Uprising Tour” Oct. 10. Organizers expected 5,000 people, but more than 7,500...
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