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VIDEO:  I Voted Today!
 
 
Aside from finally learning the results of an election that Street Team 08 has been covering around the country since January, the biggest excitement for me today was casting my first vote in person.
by  Kristen_Teraila  on Nov 04,2008
 
 
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