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 | | But two big Bush 2000 states where Kerry pulled close stayed in the red zone: Florida and Ohio, with their less than ethical governors, sleazy secretaries of state, and voter suppression tactics, proved to be insurmountable. |
 | | Liberals and progressives, for the first election cycle ever, showed they could be tough, that they could dish it out to the adversary and not simply turn the other cheek over a confused sense of fair play. |
 | | That's a big reason we are publishing these essays NOW: because the tired old (and boring) menu items of participation in political and social change are falling by the wayside, and the hour has come to rewrite the menu. |
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