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Democracy Dictionaries

Glossaries of Election, Politics and Government Terms

http://www.pbs.org/election2004/glossary/index.html

http://projects.washingtonpost.com/politicsglossary/

Associated Press Election Styleguide

http://www.opensecrets.org/resources/learn/glossary.php  (Campaign Finance)

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