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	<title><![CDATA[Tuesday's Second Biggest Winner: Democracy]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/tuesdays-second-biggest-w_b_142102.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Along with Barack Obama (and the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/the-winners-and-losers-of_b_141885.html">other winners I've written about</a>), there was another big winner on election day: democracy.</p>

<p>Based on initial numbers, it looks like over 133 million people <a href="http://www.jsonline.com/news/president/33947669.html">turned out</a> to vote on Tuesday -- 11 million more than voted in 2004 - producing the highest turnout rate in 44 years (62.5 percent). By way of comparison, the turnout rate in 1996 was just over 49 percent (that's right, less than half of those eligible to...</p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-12-08T05:12:00-05:00</date_published>
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