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It's interesting to ask why many Americans register to vote, but rarely cast a ballot. A 2006 Pew Research survey found that 42 percent of these individuals were "bored by what goes on in Washington," 14 percent were "angry at the government," 32 percent said "issues in D.C. don't affect me," and 30 percent said "voting doesn't change things."
"I want our democracy to be as good as [Christina-Taylor Green] imagined it," [Barack Obama] said. "All of us - we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations.""All of us" don't have to do jack. It's not our job to take an interest in politicians. It's the politicians' job to take an interest in us.See the full content of this document
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Killing Our Inner Child
LOS ANGELES - I can't stop thinking about what President Barack Obama said about Christina-Taylor Green, the 9-year-old girl killed in Tucson, Ariz.
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