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...close race between Brown and Coakley led to a high turnout in the polls. Overall, Massachusetts had a 54 percent turnout rate, with 54 percent of eligible Cambridge voters casting their ballot in the special election...

Author: By Rediet T. Abebe and Kerry K. Clark, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERS | Title: Republican Brown Wins Mass. Senate Seat | 1/20/2010 | See Source »

...other news, Christie’s auction house in New York has pulled from its upcoming auction a human skull that previously had been used as a ballot box for Yale’s famously secretive Skull and Bones society. Apparently, there was a title claim issue. Either that or someone finally woke up and realized that no one would pay $10,000-$20,000 for a nasty piece of human remains...

Author: By James K. Mcauley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Around the Ivies Plus | 1/20/2010 | See Source »

Whether this debacle will translate into change at the ballot box is hard to tell, said pollster Terry Madonna of Franklin & Marshall College. Surveys show voters are shocked by the legislative mess, he said, but it's not clear that they are angry and motivated for change. The scandal, he said, "has led to a good bit of cynicism, a good bit of distrust - and almost despair...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Corruption Scandal Scrambles Pennsylvania Politics | 1/18/2010 | See Source »

...finally, if all this hasn’t been bad enough for Yale, the fine art auctioneer Christie’s is apparently selling a human skull that the Skull and Bones Society once used as a ballot box. Now there’s an artifact we wouldn't want...

Author: By James K. Mcauley, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Around the Ivies Plus | 1/13/2010 | See Source »

Blair's star turn is expected to be so heavily subscribed that the inquiry has launched a public ballot for seats. A key question will be at what point the British government gave pledges to Washington about taking part in military action. The inquiry panel's questions to Campbell revealed for the first time the existence of private letters in 2002 from Blair to U.S. President George W. Bush. The "tenor" of these letters, said Campbell, was "We are going to be with you making sure that Saddam Hussein faces up to his obligations and that Iraq is disarmed...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Top Blair Aide Testifies at British Inquiry on Iraq War | 1/12/2010 | See Source »

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