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Electoral College Turns Presidential Election into State-to-State Combat
While voters might think they're voting for Barack Obama or John McCain on Election Day, they're not. They're voting for a member of the Electoral College — a uniquely American institution responsible for George W. Bush's win in 2000 despite his losing the popular vote to Al Gore, and the reason the campaigns have spent over $25 million on ads in Ohio and nothing in Utah.
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Financial Worries, Credit Crisis Felt Around the Globe
Stock trader, AP photo As the financial crisis continues to ripple around the globe, U.S. stocks plummeted to five-year lows, affecting half of all Americans who have some sort of savings invested in stocks.
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'Fun Biology' Video Game Tinkers with Evolution
Spore creature, courtesy Flickr user guspim The video game Spore allows players to create a tiny organism and evolve it into an entire civilization, transforming the concept of evolution to a playable adventure in an online virtual universe.
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Financial Crisis Tests U.S. Notions of Free Market
Ben Bernanke, President Bush and Henry Paulson As Washington tries to prevent what many fear is the biggest economic meltdown since the Great Depression, the next president will inherit a new era in government intervention in the economy.
Vice Presidential Candidates Lead Attacks
Joe Biden and Sarah Palin, AP photo Vice presidential candidates Senator Joe Biden and Governor Sarah Palin finally met for their one and only debate, sparring over the economic bailout, Iraq, and education.

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Criticism of Flip-Floppers Not Valid
Candidates should not let their desire to win the election interfere with their sense of right and wrong. Changing of opinions in general is not something that should necessarily be discouraged.
Miriam, Silver Spring, Maryland

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the.Vote looks beyond the headlines of the campaign to help explain the issues, and the process of the election. Reports include how campaigns recruit new voters and make sure they get to the polls, and what it takes to win a debate.

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