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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 10/15/2008
"Not a single black voter abandoned the long line"
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That's the headline over a dispatch from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on early voting in Cobb. Co., Georgia, yesterday. Just cast an early vote in Cobb County. Only took one hour, forty-five minutes -- exactly three weeks before Election Day. A long line folded itself three times in a ...
ajc.com - 10/15/2008
Early voting in Cobb: Not a single black voter abandoned the long line
— ajc.com — Just cast an early vote in Cobb County. Only took one hour, forty-five minutes — exactly three weeks before Election Day. A long line folded itself three times in a relatively hot October sun, shortly before lunch-time. Perhaps a dozen... (more) Early voting in Cobb: Not a single black voter abandoned ...

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openleft.com - 10/16/2008
Interview Georgia Senate Candidate Jim Martin: A Progressive in the South?
— openleft.com — So last week I asked whether we should endorse Jim Martin, candidate for Senate in Georgia.  Most people said yes, but I wanted to do an interview with him to make sure he's a Better Democrat.  After five days of hard campaigning, he was ... (more) Interview Georgia Senate Candidate Jim Martin: A ...

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reddingnewsreview.com - 10/13/2008
Lewis Says Georgia’s Voter ID Checks are Harassment
— reddingnewsreview.com — Oct. 13, 2008, 4:40 a.m. - Voting rights groups last week filed a suit against the Georgia Secretary of State charging that the voting rights of a Cherokee County citizen had been violated. This suit came one day after concerns were lodged by the U.S. ... (more) Lewis Says Georgia’s Voter ID Checks are Harassment

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Drawing Conclusions from Early Voting (Georgia Edition)
MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — From the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (via Ambinder), a dispatch on early voting in Georgia: Just cast an early vote in Cobb County. Only took one hour, forty-five minutes -- exactly three weeks before Election Day. A long line folded itself three times in a relatively hot October sun, shortly before lunch-time. Perhaps a dozen people couldn't stick it out -- they left before getting to the front of the line. Every one of those who gave up the effort was white. Once in, not a ...

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