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news.yahoo.com - 8/27/2008
Obama camp mulls shortened roll call (Politico)
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Politico - The Obama campaign is considering an abbreviated roll call Wednesday that would allow Democratic convention delegates in Hillary Rodham Clinton’s strongest states to support her — and is mulling a plan to let delegates vote by secret ballot, according to those familiar with the planning.

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Obama's new love: The secret ballot
Corrente — Ben Smith, Politico: The Obama campaign is considering an abbreviated roll call Wednesday that would allow Democratic convention delegates in Hillary Rodham Clinton’s strongest states to support her — and is mulling a plan to let delegates vote by secret ballot, according to those familiar with the planning. Gee, so why not have genuine secret ballot elections in the primaries, and get rid of the caucuses?

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