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IMPORTANT NEWS FOR AMERICANS ABROAD
Being away from home doesn't mean you can't vote in the USA Presidential election on 4 November 2008.
Americans living outside of America must post their votes at least a week before the postal voting deadline. Deadlines
vary state by state but for most it's 4 October 2008.
Don't delay register today. There's no reason to lose your right to vote just because you're abroad. Click the link
below for full information on state deadlines, how to register and vote.
Nonpartisan Voter Services for US Citizens Overseas and Uniformed Services Members.
Nonpartisan Voter Registration Services
Postal Voting Information for Americans
| Ade Sawyerr |
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Ade Sawyerr
is partner in Equinox Consulting, a management consultancy providing consultancy, training and research that focuses
on strategies for disadvantaged and socially excluded communities..
Ade graduated from the University of Ghana, Legon with a B. Sc. Administration
Management and has an MBA from Manchester Business School. He
comments on political, economic, social and development issues.
| David Mulholland |
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David
Mulholland is a stand-up comic and writer. Before
becoming a stand-up, he was a journalist covering
military affairs for more than a decade for publications such as Jane’s Defence Weekly and the Wall Street Journal.
He has followed political issues in London and Washington, both as a reporter and, early on in his career, as an economic
analyst for the US government.
| Val Guilford |
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Val
Guilford - President and Head Global Trader of MAGNA Securities Corp and Co-CEO of MAGNA Securities
Global Ltd.
Prior to joining the MAGNA Securities Corp., Mr. Guilford had an extensive career in commercial banking
as a lending officer.
| Kate Smurthwaite |
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Kate Smurthwaite is a respected political writer. Her views can be seen at her blog
www.cruellablog.blogspot.com which is listed in the top 100 UK political websites. She is a regular panelist on BBC One, Radio Five
Live and was a presenter on Radio Jackie for a number of years. She can currently be seen on Sky Travel's "Where In The World?"
As a Comedian she is one of the busiest acts and comperes on the London and UK circuit, resident at both
Soho Comedy Club and the Comedy Manifesto. She has also produced and performed two solo shows: Adrenaline, which went from
the Edinburgh festival to be performed in New York and around the UK, and Apes Like Me which received rave reviews at this
year's Edinburgh festival and was a finalist in the Hackney Empire Comedian of the Year 2008.
| JL Ravin |
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JL Ravin
has been involved in journalism and grassroots U.S. politics for the past decade. He has been featured on
C-Span, CNN, and CBS News among other major media outlets and has been a coveted guest speaker on issues of race, politics,
and popular culture in both the U.S. and UK.
J.L. is a former
Presidential Fellow and Ronald E. McNair Scholar and received his formal education from Howard University and The London School
of Economics. He also serves as Editor of Heart of the City (UK).
He is neither
a Democrat or Republican. He is a registered independent who spent from 2000-2005 working for the Green Party of
the United States, including serving as their National Director of African-American Affairs. His stance on the election stands
as a progressive and grassroots activist.
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