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...Defense program was relevant. Our establishment of a phone bank to allow students to call Congress about financial aid was relevant. Our support of the recent conference on Ethnic Studies was relevant. Shuttle buses to the Yale game, and the Yale tailgate party, were relevant, or so the student turnout suggests. Our ongoing effort to examine the Core curriculum is relevant, as is our upcoming Concentration Fair. Our decision to support PBHA was relevant. Finally, our stand on Shell and Harvard's connections to the Nigerian military government was relevant, or so at least the Crimson apparently thinks...
...were really blessed to have snow on Wednesday and that increased the turnout," said Choi...
Algeria's military-backed President Liamine Zeroual claimed victory over Islamic militants trying to overthrow his government after the country's Interior Ministry said Zeroual had won more than 61% of the votes cast in Algeria's first multiparty presidential elections. Turnout was reported at 75%, despite a boycott called by the militants, who vowed to "turn voting booths into coffins...
...huge voter turnout was expected in Ireland on a referendum to make divorce legal. TIME's Tony Connelly reports from Dublin: "This has been a passionate and bitter campaign, and the vote should be very, very close. The "No" campaign opposing the legalization of divorce has been gaining momentum in recent months. In May of this year, 72 percent polled were in favor of the referendum; but by last week, that number had been reduced to about 45 percent. The opposition has been based in part on the notion that people could be divorced against their will. In the cities...
...longer we wait, the lower voter turnout is going to be, and without high turnout, we're not going to be any better off than we were before," she said...