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Why do fewer people vote these days? WSJ (paid subsc)
Forget hacking. Vote fraud's real problem is the voter database. MIT Tech Review
Inner city grocery stores, a new tack against obesity. Washington Post
Do: slurp noodles. Don't: point. A mayor's guide to protocol on Asia trade missions. LAT
Should newspapers donate to political campaigns? Seattle Post Intelligencer
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Christopher Swope was GOVERNING's executive editor.
E-mail: mailbox@governing.com 
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