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Electoral Challenges and Confidence in Democracy
With more and more races getting closer and closer, lawyers for both parties are ready to challenge various stages of the electoral process. How long will it take before we know who controls the next Congress? Will challenges and delays damage confidence in American democracy? Plus, sectarian response to Saddam's death sentence, and ballot measures challenging judicial independence.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenWith more and more races getting closer and closer, lawyers for both parties are ready to challenge various stages of the electoral process. How long will it take before we know who controls the next Congress? Will challenges and delays damage confidence in American democracy? Plus, sectarian response to Saddam's death sentence, and ballot measures challenging judicial independence.
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The latest polls show Republicans picking up steam among likely voters, meaning that more races for the Senate and Congress could be closer than ever. With the possibility of more challenges at various stages of the electoral process, both parties are mobilizing thousands of lawyers.
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Yesterday's death sentence for Saddam Hussein has outraged Sunnis and led to predictions that sectarian difference might never be resolved. But today, a draft proposal from Iraq's Shiite-dominated government offered what could be a major concession.
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