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Global Electoral College - What if The Whole World Could Vote
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Markets Continue Plunging The Dow Jones index was
off another 679 point yesterday, on top of all...
the other triple-digits drops this month. European and Asian markets were also way down. Oil is down to $87 a barrel, off from a high of $140 a barrel due ...
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We'll always have Macedonia
Greg Mankiw's Blog —
The Economist magazine asks its readers around the world to vote for President.
You too can vote
A Fistful Of Euros » A Fistful Of Euros —
in the American Presidential election!
Well, sort of.
Those 16 votes? Georgia, because McCain has been rather more truculent towards the Russians. Some say there’s not much difference between the candidates, but apparently the Georgians disagree! Macedonia, because Obama has supported a resolution taking Greece’s side in the Great Name Debate. That hasn’t attracted much attention in the US, but it certainly has in Macedonia. (Why? Remember, Obama is from Chicago. Large Greek-American population. Macedonians, not so many.) ...
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