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...market for electronic voting machines boomed following the circumstances of the 2000 election in Florida. After the debacle, state officials began searching for new methods to facilitate voting and thus prevent another contentious election. Following California’s lead, many states began the transition from traditional punch card ballots to touch screen systems; yet, since the start of the switchover, many critics have come forth claiming that current systems are insufficiently equipped to stave off the threat of malfunction or manipulation. Therefore, many are calling for a paper trail, or “ballot receipts...
Yang was initially arrested in Kunming on April 26, 2002, after entering China with a friend’s passport and using a fake identification card. Yang had been banned from China after participating in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests for democracy...
...warnings that if he did not back away from his campaign positions, he might be leading Taiwan to disaster. First elected in 2000 on a platform of self-determination for Taiwan, the 53-year-old Chen is a pugnacious former lawyer who doesn't hesitate to play the independence card to boost his political career. But as he stepped up to the podium last Thursday, say U.S. officials, the message from Beijing was that Chen was dangerously close to the red line. That he did not cross it, and indeed vowed not to change the status quo, was a victory...
...railfans find ways to adapt. Some substitute business-casual attire for the usual Slayer T shirt to appear less threatening. Others carry the Diesel Spotters Guide--or their kids--to establish their innocence. As for Almeida, "I make a lot more eye contact," he says. Then he offers his card, which lists his railfan-club affiliations. He estimates that he has given out 500 cards since 9/11. Usually, the matter is quickly resolved. "I have a little A.C.L.U. in me," he admits. "So I say, 'Why can't I stay?' But the cop is the one with...
Even with all the planning, however, there was one wild card: no matter how much they wanted to, the commissioners wouldn't authorize same-sex marriage licenses without an assenting opinion from the county attorney Agnes Sowle. And Sowle was a litigator, not an activist...