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Youth vote is in; says Obama will win
Youth vote is in; says Obama will win
In a poll of a quarter of a million students who are too young to vote, Democratic nominee Barack Obama sailed to victory with 57 percent of the vote while Republican nominee John McCain received 39 percent.
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A Vote For Obama is a Vote For Civility
A Vote For Obama is a Vote For Civility
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Children pick Obama over McCain
WTF Is It Now?!? — ... In a Scholastic poll of a quarter of a million students who are too young to vote, Barack Obama sailed to victory with 57 percent of the vote while John McCain received 39 percent. Students have picked the winning candidate in all but two elections since 1940. ...

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