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The document features photos and information about current world leaders from different countries. Some of the leaders pictured and mentioned include US President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, Mexican President Felipe Calderón, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko. The document also shows group photos from international summits featuring additional world leaders from countries such as South Korea
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This document provides an outline and overview of topics related to elections, voting, and voter behavior in the United States. It discusses how candidates are nominated, the primary election process, general elections and campaigns, laws around voting rights, and factors that influence voter behavior. Key points covered include the caucus and convention system, different types of primary elections, campaign financing from various public and private sources, and laws regulating elections and campaign finance.
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Ch 5 Political Parties
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