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Article: Election fiasco looms in Florida.(Viewpoint)
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- National Catholic Reporter
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- September 24, 2004
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On Election Day 2004, everyone's attention will turn toward Florida--the quintessential battleground state that marred the reputation of the electoral system for many voters, especially blacks. But months before the actual casting of ballots, the black media have been reporting that Florida already is embroiled in an electoral controversy rooted in discrimination.
When The Miami Herald broke the story this July of a flawed felon list that mistakenly included a large number of eligible black voters, the state was propelled back into immediate notoriety.
The "newsworthiness" of the story faded in and out for mainstream media, but African-American ...