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Poll clerk Shery Piontkowski fights a yawn about noon. She said turnout at the polling station at the Venice Skills Center was very low, noting, with a roll of the eyes, "We have eight hours left of this."

California special election

( Al Seib / Los Angeles Times / May 19, 2009 )

Poll clerk Shery Piontkowski fights a yawn about noon. She said turnout at the polling station at the Venice Skills Center was very low, noting, with a roll of the eyes, "We have eight hours left of this."

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