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Jan. 4, 2003
U.S. Needs Televised
Forum Column By Bennet Kelley Here is a fact that will get your attention: More Americans participated in the election for Fox's "American Idol" than in the 2002 midterm election. The 2002 election turnout was at an all-time low, with only 39 percent of registered voters turning out. This pitiful result should not be surprising because in California, and other parts of the country that featured a slate of safe incumbents, only the most active voters would have even noticed that it was an
By Bennet Kelley
Here is a fact that will get your attention: More Americans participated in the election for Fox's "American Idol" than in the 2002 midterm election. The 2002 election t...
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