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...young Americans—have democratic freedoms but don’t use them. According to the web site IDEA (the Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance), in the 26 national elections since 1945, the average voter turnout rate for citizens age 18 to 24 has been only 48.3 percent. This is well below France (67.3 percent), Spain (77 percent), and even Morocco (57.6 percent). (China hasn’t had comparable elections.) Americans in this age group, aptly dubbed “Generation Quiet” by New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman, vote less than any other...
Edwards, meanwhile, sagged back into third place, a disappointing finish given his relentless campaigning in the closing days, crisscrossing the state around the clock. But Edwards urged his supporters to take the long view: only about 1 percent of Americans have voted so far and the other "99 percent deserve to be heard." Get in line, in other words, and keep your hands and feet inside the ride at all times...
...results on the Republican side were similarly surprising, as former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee won with 34 percent...
...closest competitor, former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney received 25 percent, despite spending a significant amount of time in the state and donating millions of his own money to the campaign effort. Romney is a graduate of Harvard Business School and Harvard Law School...
...captain Lindsay Hallion hit a jumper off the opening tip to start the scoring. The Big Green answered right back with a three-pointer from Craft and did not look back. Other than committing an unusual amount of traveling violations, Dartmouth ran its offense very efficiently, shooting 48 percent from the field in a dominant first half. The Crimson, on the other hand, shot just 28 percent and never got into any sort of offensive rhythm as it faced pressure from a stingy Big Green defense. Any time Harvard threatened to make a run, either Craft or Schram would answer...