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Invalid votes do not cause an election to be invalid

Monday, November 17th, 2008

OBS: This is an automatic Google translation from the original post in Portuguese
It is being spread on the Internet a hoax, an urban legend, this time on the outcome of Brazilian municipal elections and the vote invalid. Says the email:

An example for Brazil
Bom Jesus de Itabapoana - RJ: 89.23% of votes in [...]

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Unamuno versa sobre Iraque

Friday, June 11th, 2004

>”At times to be silent is to lie. You will win because you have enough
>brute force. But you will not convince. For to convince you need to
>persuade. And in order to persuade you would need what you lack: Reason
>and Right.”
>
>Unamuno in a confrontation with fascist General Milan-Astray
> at the University of Salamanca on [...]

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