Huffington Post | by Russell Simmons | Mon, Aug 25
Mon, Aug 25
Democracy is at its best when all eligible people participate in the process. In the past, there have been too many who did not register to vote and stood by and watched others determine America's political and economic future. As a consequence of the last eight years of President George W. Bu...
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