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Published daily in Bend, Oregon, by Western Communications, Inc. Copyright 2007.
May 8, 2009
The way in which Americans select presidents is certainly Byzantine. First, voters pick a candidate. Most states then award all of their Electoral College votes to their top vote-getters. Finally, the Electoral College picks the president. Occasionally, the candidate who wins the popular vote....