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If you think that German voting laws are complicated, take a look at the American System. American voters have to register before voting, are invited to lengthy primaries and in the end don’t even get to vote directly for their President. After this Podcast, the German “overhang seats” (Überhangmandate) will seem a rather trivial issue. US presidential election All the details about voting in the States at Wikipedia Register to Vote! Register to vote for the next presidential election, or just find out what qualifications you have to fulfill (besides being citizen of the US).

Are you already thinking about Christmas gifts? And you have already bought the new video iPod? Well, maybe you want Santa to bring you a new dictionary. We have a new one that you could put on your list. And if you don’t like the one we present in this podcast, listen again to our podcast “More than words” for more suggestions. RoPeCast Ep.13 - More than words Have you been wondering which English dictionary to buy? There are so many on the market that it is very difficult to know which one to choose. This podcast suggests which criteria are important and offers a short-list of four titles. RoPeCast Ep.14 - The word is flat! Everyone can see that dictionaries are helpful books, but is it worth spending more to buy a dictionary with a CD-ROM?

A popular saying goes “things are not what they seem”. This also holds true for a number of quotations. Some really famous ones were probably never said, others are attributed to the wrong person. This podcast will show you that even legendary quotations can be fakes. Not waving, but drowning Here you can find the poem Roger reads in this Episode.