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    Politician seeks votes in Klingon

    HELSINKI
    Mon Mar 12, 2007 11:34am EDT
    A Klingon mask used as a prop from the television series ''Star Trek'' sits on display at Christie's auction house in New York, September 29, 2006. A Finnish member of parliament is aiming for re-election by campaigning with a translation of his Web site into Klingon, used in the TV series ''Star Trek.'' REUTERS/Keith Bedford

    HELSINKI (Reuters) - A Finnish member of parliament is aiming for re-election by campaigning with a translation of his Web site into Klingon, used in the TV series "Star Trek."

    Oddly Enough

    "Some have thought it is blasphemy to mix politics and Klingon," said Jyrki Kasvi, an ardent Trekkie. "Others say it is good if politicians can laugh at themselves."

    He said his politics posed some translation difficulties, since Klingon does not have words for matters such as tolerance, or for many colors, including green -- the party under whose banner he is running in the national elections on March 18.

    Non-warriors can also access the site, www.kasvi.org, in English, Swedish and Finnish.
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