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Just what would an alien landing in a swing state think if he or she picked up a newspaper? Every day, the same headlines: Gore Smashes Bush Social Security Plan! Bush Accuses Gore of "Scaring" Seniors Into Voting Booth! Gore Kisses Old People! Bush Loves Old People More Than Gore Does, Says Aide! Old People Rock, Declare Candidates! Our friendly Martian could be forgiven for assuming the American electorate is made up entirely of senior citizens...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: No Wonder Young People Don't Vote! We're Ignored! | 11/2/2000 | See Source »

...government does everything it can to get you to vote: it even sets up a curtained booth to trick you into thinking that pulling the lever will cause a naked woman to dance. That first election I voted in, I must have pulled every lever eight times. I alone ensured Perot got his matching funds...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Don't Vote | 10/23/2000 | See Source »

...recognize glaring differences between the two candidates. Sure, we're not talking about socialism versus fascism, or Milosevic versus Kostunica. But we are talking about an important national decision, and if you really are undecided now, with less than three weeks left before you (hopefully) head to the voting booth, you've got some thinking ahead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Attention, Voters: Get Off the Fence, Already | 10/19/2000 | See Source »

...perhaps.) The fact is, people of average intelligence often make excellent presidents (Truman, Reagan, even FDR) while brilliant chief executives like Hoover, Nixon, Carter and Clinton tend to trip over their own feet. Intellectual snobbery is all well and good, but it shouldn't be carried into the voting booth...

Author: By Ross G. Douthat, | Title: Escaping from Bush in Canada | 10/16/2000 | See Source »

...complete with afro, disco threads, and that ridiculous lisp. With a much longer time slot to play with, the filmmakers really got a chance to flesh out the details of Leon's womanizing world, from the love candles, Kama Sutra posters, and bottle of Courvoisier that grace his radio booth when he's on the air, to his bachelor pad-a boat house that he fittingly calls his "Skank-tuary." And of course, we get to hear all the best Leon-isms from the show-lines like "Ooh, it's a lady!" when the caller is a woman...

Author: By Richard Ho, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ladies Man Gets Surefire Laughs | 10/13/2000 | See Source »

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