lays down the bass!<\/a><\/p>\nUPDATE September 20th, 10pm<\/b>: The Bush and Kerry campaigns reportedly agree to three presidential debates, on Sept. 30, Oct. 8 and Oct. 13. The Bush campaign denies a deal, but a source familiar with the negotiations says the agreement also calls for one vice presidential debate Oct. 5
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Why do I feel so strongly about this election? Aren’t all politicians the same anyway? Let me sum up my dire concern with this quote from Garrison Keillor: The concentration of wealth and power in the hands of the few is the death knell of democracy. 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