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American electors back moderation at the ballot box
Every now and then America dishes up an unforeseen, unscripted spasm of moderation. This is what happened in a slate of state elections and ballot initiatives yesterday, which amounted to a collective cold shoulder to some feverish issues pushed mainly by the hard right. In Mississippi voters overwhelmingly rejected an initiative which would have redefined…