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Looking for info about the candidates and initiatives on your ballot? Search the Grist site. Check out endorsements from the League of Conservation Voters and the Sierra Club and ConservAmerica (formerly Republicans for Environmental Protection). Read up on the positions of Barack Obama and Mitt Romney and Jill Stein.  And get more election enlightenment from the nonpartisan Project Vote Smart.

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