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September is approaching and campaigns are picking up the pace. Candidates are starting to roll out their platforms. Pressure groups are lining up debates and releasing platforms of their own. Before we know it, election signs will start popping up… although perhaps not as many we might expect. Larry O’Brien’s campaign says that lawn signsContinue readinghttp://farm5.static.flickr.com/4114/4926016077_fc57ef8098_o.jpg