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Another U.S. surge - this time of new voters

Oct. 9, 2008
Keen interest in the presidential election - and plenty of old-fashioned grassroots organizing - is translating into a surge in voter registration across the country, including large numbers of first-time voters. Voter registration closed in two dozen states...
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