Chinese Translations of Ballot Papers a Tricky Proposition

Boston’s 2008 presidential primary ballot could read like a bad Chinese menu. There might be “Sticky Rice” in column A, “Virtue Soup” in column B and, in column C, “Upset Stomach.”

Those could be choices facing some voters if the names of Mitt Romney, Fred Thompson and Hillary Rodham Clinton were converted into Chinese characters, according to Massachusetts’ top election official.

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