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Tuesday is election day! Here's what DU members need to know. [View all]
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We are about to make some changes to our configuration which could result in errors (UPDATED)
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We are going to be deleting some DU Groups. And we need your help to figure out which ones. [View all]
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We are now accepting new volunteers to serve on the MIR Team from April - July 2013 [View all]
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We are now accepting new volunteers to serve on the MIR Team from July - October 2020 [View all]
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We are now accepting new volunteers to serve on the MIR Team from May - August 2019 [View all]
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We had a loss of data in our General Discussion forum at approximately 3:30 PM ET, 12/22.
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We have added the full list of 24 candidates in the Democratic Primaries forum
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We have made an adjustment to DU's "No bigotry/insensitivity" rule: please read [View all]
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We will be making software changes today that may create some minor glitches
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We're back! But you may experience some temporary issues -- here's what you need to know right now
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