U.S.
Problems Found With Diebold Voting Machines in Ohio
July 20, 2006Subtle variations on the paper ballots used in a May primary election in Cuyahoga County made them unreadable to optical scanners, a review released Monday found. It was the county’s first election using Diebold’s touch-screen and...
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House passes Voting Rights Act renewal
July 14, 2006Southern conservative efforts on amendments failRep. Mel Watt, a North Carolina Democrat and chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus, discusses the Voting Rights Act. WASHINGTON (AP) -- The House voted Thursday to renew the 1965 Voting...
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Whos got my number?
July 14, 2006The people on the other end of the line all sound so young and cheery. “NSA Public and Media Affairs, how can I help you?” the young woman says. “I’d like to know if the NSA...
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Truth and a wish for New Orleans
July 14, 2006On a recent visit back to New Orleans I looked out onto Lake Pontchartrain. A dry breeze lifted the water into waves that shimmered in the sun: beautiful, despite the filthy floodwater the lake had devoured....
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Housing bubble threatening to burst
July 14, 2006Fed fights inflation by increasing unemployment and lowering wagesEveryone recognizes that the U.S. economy is slowing, but the question is, how bad will it get? One disturbing sign is that the Federal Reserve is raising interest...
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