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Of the people, by the people ...(Ambrose Bierce )

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From: HRMagazine
Date: 20061001
Author:Meisinger, Susan

 
politics n. 1.) A strife of interests masquerading as a contest of 
principles 2.) The conduct of public affairs for private advantage 
--Ambrose Bierce 
The Devil's Dictionary 

Whether you agree with Ambrose Bierce (I don't), it's hard to deny that the national political discourse has become rancorous and more partisan in recent years. And on Nov. 7, we can do something about it: Show up at the polls and vote.

On the first Tuesday in November, all 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and 33 of the 100 U.S. Senate seats will be contested in the midterm ...

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