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CNN Gives Nader a Sympathy Point

Anybody notice that CNN is giving Nader a sympathy percentage point in their final tally of results?

The exact stats are:

CandidateVotesPercentage
Bush59,459,76551.34%
Kerry55,949,40748.31%
Nader400,7060.35%

But CNN presents them rounded as:

CandidateVotesPercentage
Bush59,459,76551%
Kerry55,949,40748%
Nader400,706 1%

If Nader's 0.35% rounds to 1%, why doesn't Bush's 51.34% round to 52%? Did somebody make .345 the mathematically accepted cutoff point for rounding-up while I wasn't paying attention?

PS: Yes, I know this isn't a big deal. I'm taking it easy this week. But a bear has to stay in practice...

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