Voting exhibit spotlights Palm Beach butterfly ballot machine
A National Museum of American History exhibit opens with a Palm Beach County Votomatic machine behind glass to show the butterfly ballot and various chads. The display maps U S voting methods, includes a five minute voting booth rule, and features 9 090 political artifacts. Rob Stewart of Detroit is among visitors skeptical about mastering the device in five minutes.
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Florida
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Harry Rubenstein
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New York Historical Society
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Naveer
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Donkey Delegate from Georgia Heads to Kerry
Swifty the donkey, official Democratic donkey delegate, travels from Lookout Mountain Georgia to Boston for the 2004 national convention to rally undecided voters for John Kerry. Security limits nearly kept him from Fleet Center. zoo officials agreed to house Swifty at Franklin Park Zoo.
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Morris Powell
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Franklin Park
Kerry pledges big spending on schools to teachers
Senator Kerry told 3000 delegates at the AFT convention that his first priority is funding for schools, promising to spend at least 27 billion more on No Child Left Behind by undoing parts of tax cuts. He urged higher teacher pay starting in poorer districts and defended education policy against Bush. The AFT endorsed Kerry, signaling strong union support for a White House agenda that expands funding and education reforms.
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American Federation of'Teachers
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