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Dukakis Debates Merits of Electoral College

Wed, 9 Jul 2008

Today, the House of Representatives is set to vote on a plan to change the way the state awards its electoral votes. Former Governor Michael Dukakis joins us to discuss the so-called 'national popular vote' plan. A set of ancient Russian bells that have hung in a Harvard University dormitory since the 1930s are on their way back to Moscow.

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