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McKinney seems like a great argument for term limits, and I&#8217;d love to see the voters demonstrate the right way to do it.<\/p>\n<p>UPDATE:  And things are getting <a href=\"http:\/\/www.accessatlanta.com\/ajc\/metro\/election2002\/19young.html\">nasty<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Imagine that &#8212; the votors may actually hold a politician responsible for the things she said. Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga) said some of the stupidest things post-9\/11. 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