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	<title><![CDATA[Full Enfranchisement Not in Political Parties' Interest]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/katy-chevigny-and-maggie-bowman/full-enfranchisement-not-_b_58897.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>Democratic leaders in the House and Senate announced the week before last that they are <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/20/washington/20vote.html?ex=1186027200&amp;en=f60e130e6cf934f1&amp;ei=5070">slowing down their push to implement electoral reform before the 2008 election</a>, preferring to wait until 2012. Their logic of "let's wait until we've got it just right before we change it at all" serves as a reminder that waiting for politicians to reform our election system is going to be a long wait. </p>

<p>Although there are legitimate issues complicating the debate -- </p>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Politics]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-03-28T02:47:00-04:00</date_published>
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