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Campaign '08 ignites young Long Islanders' interest

From get-out-the-vote drives on college campuses to student blogs from the campaign trail, this presidential election unleashed a wave of enthusiasm among young voters.

Exit polls across the country Tuesday showed a surge of first-time voters under age 30. Long Island followed the trend, as long lines snaked out of polling places near colleges.

"Like a lot of people my age, I felt...

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