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	Special Interest Democracy

baydawg

5-21-2009 9:54 PM

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democracy, special interest groups, change, failure

baydawg says:

capitalism may not be the last word; democracy may not be the last word; things change--they've been ok for a while, but it's silly to think that there may not be something else around the corner

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