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Study: Where You Vote Affects How You Vote
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NPR All Things Considered
06-23-2008
Study: Where You Vote Affects How You Vote
Host: ROBERT SIEGEL
Time 21:00-22:00 PM
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ROBERT SIEGEL, host:
When people head to the polls this November, they'll be walking into many kinds of places, from schools to churches to private homes. It turns out where you vote might actually affect how you vote.
NPR's Nell Greenfieldboyce reports....
Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles from HighBeam Research
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MORE THAN A VOTE AT LOCAL POLLING PLACES, YOU HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS AS A SHARED, COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE
The Boston Globe
; ... elbows - a situation that can get it. But I never go to my neighborhood polling place. somewhere else. I vote, to be sure, but by absentee ballot. I miss the best turnout is high or low, or sitting in a newsroom talking about how the paper is going to cover the results when they begin cascading in shortly after ...
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WHY I'LL VOTE; Because I Really Care About You
The Stranger
; ... since it was the last time I voted. I was 22 years old and in an uncompromising state of mind. The race, as you may recall, pitted a whiny-voiced man named George Herbert Walker Bush, so insulated by his privilege he ... man of impeccable wit and wisdom at the helm. I acted accordingly, placing the full force and value ...
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YOUR VOTE 2004; State contests: Profiling the region's candidates; The primary election is Tuesday and The Patriot Ledger has the information you need; Creedon faces opponent in race for Senate seat
The Patriot Ledger Quincy, MA
; ... concerns for most residents. "There's been a lot of shootings this summer," Novak said. "There's a drug problem. This really affects all cities and towns." He said the Legislature needs to study how to deal with crime in the state. Novak said he also supports allowing people to buy prescription drugs from ...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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S.L. vote affects all of Utah
Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
; This goes out to the voters of Salt Lake City: You have a great opportunity and responsibility this Tuesday to make a difference. I am not a resident and will not be able to vote for your mayor, but you will. Please study the candidates carefully. Please choose thoughtfully. As our state's capital, ...
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Study ties campaign giving to votes in 104th Congress
The Boston Globe
; ... barely survived an attempt to phase out its federal subsidy. But the dollars behind the 212-209 House vote weren't anywhere near as close. Lawmakers voting to preserve the subsidy had received an average ... program had received an average of $152 apiece. The numbers, and the outcome, were similar in a Senate ...
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