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Radio 4,08 Nov 2002,15 mins

When the Miraculous Computer Fails

Letter from America by Alistair Cooke

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Alistair Cooke explains why 31 small and rarely mentioned American political parties can be all important in US elections and what happens when the polling computer stops working.

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