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Published: October 31, 2008
This election could be worse than 2000 Florida
BY JOHN FUND
From registration fraud by the community group ACORN to long lines at early voting sites, we’ve seen all sides of the vulnerability of our election system. How do we restore and preserve its integrity, especially at a time when so many people have become disenchanted with it?

Our leaders are unlikely to change their habits or the rules they lay down for others unless pressured to do so by the people. If corruptio...

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