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      Nancy Pelosi - Hartford Courant

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      A Louisiana congressional seat held by Republicans for more than three decades was up for grabs in Saturday's special election in which Democrats said a conservative, small-town lawyer finally has the... More

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    2. Election + Virginia + West Virginia + Indiana + Bill Clinton

      Sen. John McCain To Campaign In WV Save Email Print - WTAP

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      Charleston, W.VA. (AP) -- John McCain plans to bring his Republican Presidential Campaign to West Virginia on the heels of the state... More

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    3. Nancy Pelosi + Roger Wicker + Election + Vice President + Dick Cheney + Mississippi + Republican Party + John F. Kennedy + Trent Lott + Senate

      Cheney to campaign in north Miss. for GOP candidate - Biloxi Sun Herald

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      Vice President Dick Cheney will be in north Mississippi next week to campaign for a ... More

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    4. Indiana + North Carolina + Election + Primary + Hillary Clinton

      Clinton's Fate Hangs In The Balance - CBS News

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      If she becomes the first woman president, it will be the latest in a lifetime of firsts. If Hillary Rodham Clinton wins in either Indiana or ... More

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    5. Election + Election 2008 + Indiana

      STEPHANIE SALTER: Election 2008: What would the Trilateral Commission ... - Tribune-Star

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      TERRE HAUTE — A friend who teaches in public school here in Indiana was appalled not long ago when an e-mail from a colleague went out to everyone in the school's cyber-address book. The subject of the e-mail was ... More

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    6. Election + Hillary Clinton + Barack Obama + Democratic Party

      Obama Seen As Stronger Candidate Versus McCain

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      Hoping to woo superdelegates, Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign has turned to the argument that she, not Sen. Obama, is the best ... More

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    7. Veterans + San Francisco + PAC + Republican Party + Washington + Donald Rumsfeld + September 11 + Election + Election 2008 + Immigration + California + Oakland

      POLITICS-US: Is Immigration Off the Table in Election 2008? - Inter Press Service

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      OAKLAND, California, May 6 (IPS) - These days, while you can still pick up a newspaper or turn on a radio or television gabfest and read, hear and see the issue of ... More

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    8. Election + Election 2008 + Primary

      ELECTION 2008: Judge Orth wins Superior 1 primary

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      ELECTION 2008: Judge Orth wins Superior 1 primary New Albany Tribune, IN - 2 hours ago By STEPHANIE MOJICA Incumbent Judge Susan L. Orth... More

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    9. Election + Primary + Democratic + Hillary Clinton + Barack Obama

      Obama defeats Clinton in North Carolina

      LOUD3R Score: 911 - May 6, 2008

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      by Mark Silva Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois has carried the North Carolina ... Full Article At The Swamp

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    10. Election + Independent + Minnesota

      O'Connor Discourages Partisan Judicial Elections - WCCO

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      MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ― Minnesota needs only to look at neighboring Wisconsin to see what could result if lawmakers don't act to preserve an ... More

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    11. Election + Lyndon Johnson + John F. Kennedy

      Newly released LBJ tapes reveal a 'nightmarish' '68

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      Newly released LBJ tapes reveal a 'nightmarish' '68 Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 1 hour ago He also sizes up his nemesis, Robert Kennedy, brother of slain President ... More

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    12. Election + Democratic + Susan Collins + Barack Obama

      Maine Sen. Collins: I'm different from Allen - Fosters Daily Democrat

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      AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Sen. Susan Collins took a few pokes at her all-but-certain Democratic re-election challenger and mocked Sen. Barack... More

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    13. Election + Democratic Party

      Bruised Democrats vow to heal wounds for US election

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      AFP Bruised Democrats vow to heal wounds for US election AFP - 13 minutes ago In 1976, Ronald Reagan battled through the ... More

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    14. Election + Poll + Hillary Clinton + Barack Obama + John McCain

      Updated: Our Round-Up of State-by-State Election Match-Ups

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      John McCain holds 47 percent to 43 percent leads over either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, according to a Rasmussen Reports ... Full Article At Poll Tracker (CQ)

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    15. Election + Democratic + Hillary Clinton + Barack Obama + John McCain

      The General Election Campaign Begins: Barack Obama vs. John McCain

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      After last night’s devastating loss for Hillary Clinton, presumptive Democratic nominee Barack Obama can now begin the general ... Full Article At Liberal Values

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    16. Election + Hillary Clinton + Barack Obama + Democratic Party

      Ed Koch: Obama Is A Sure Loser, Clinton Should Fight On

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      As Democrats coalesce around Sen. Barack Obama, one of Hillary Clinton's must outspoken supporters is not mincing words: the party is walking needlessly and unaware into a general election buzzsaw... Full Article At HuffingtonPost

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    17. Election + Primary + Democratic + Hillary Clinton + Barack Obama

      Obama carries Carolina, Clinton Indiana

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      by Mark Silva Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York has narrowly carried Indiana's Democratic presidential ... Full Article At The Swamp

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    18. Election + North Carolina

      Election '08: Democrats target Sen. Dole - Fayetteville Observer

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      RALEIGH — The Democratic Party's bid to knock off Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole began with clumsy courting of a line of officials... More

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      Erecting barriers The Supreme Court upholds Indiana’s voter ID law - Register-Guard

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      Oregon's all-mail balloting system often attracts national attention for its positive features, most notably its proven ability to produce higher turnouts and reduce election costs. In the wake of Monday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling upholding ... More

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    20. Primary + Democratic + Barack Obama + Hillary Clinton + Election

      Still Too Close to Call in Guam

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      In partial returns from Guam, the island territory enjoying unexpected importance in the Democratic primary, Sen. Barack Obama held a slim lead... Full Article At Washington Post - The Trail

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An election is a decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold formal office. This is the usual mechanism by which modern democracy fills offices in the legislature, sometimes in the executive and judiciary, and for regional and local government. This process uis also used in many other private and business organizations, from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations. As Montesquieu pointed out in Book II, Chapter 2 of "The Spirit of Laws," in the case of elections in either a republic or a democracy, voters alternate between being the rulers of the country as well as being the subjects of the government. By the act of voting, the people operate in a sovereign (or ruling) capacity, acting as "masters" to select their government's "servants." The unique characteristic of democracies and republics is the recognition that the only legitimate source of power for a government "of the people, by the...More Election @ wikipedia


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