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High-tech voting needs transparency
November 19, 2004Enlisting technology creates a whole new set of problems in the election process. With touch screens, there are no hanging chads, but there is typically no paper trail either. There are glitches, unusual crashes and security...
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Same-sex marriage was not the deciding issue
November 19, 2004News Analysis Even before the polls closed on Nov. 2, the political slings and arrows were being aimed at the movement for marriage equality. Citing the prevalence of “moral values” as the top concern for voters,...
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Election update: Ohio to recount vote
November 19, 2004A statewide recount of the Ohio presidential vote will take place next month, according to the Green Party. Two third-party presidential candidates, David Cobb (Green) and Michael Badnarik (Libertarian), announced their intention to request a recount...
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National Clips
November 19, 2004LOS ANGELES: Council bars sweatshop products In the heart of the “sweatshop capital of world,” LA’s labor leaders, workers and cuty residents demanded the city only buy products made by workers who labor under humane conditions...
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Chicagoans rally against Daley school plan
November 19, 2004News Analysis CHICAGO — If Mayor Richard M. Daley thought he could sneak a new school privatization scheme by the public, he’s had a rude awakening. Vowing to block the mayor’s “Renaissance 2010” plan, over 500...
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