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Theoretically, interviewers are supposed to stop voters at random - choosing, for example, every ninth voter to survey. But that is easier said than done when you are standing outside a crowded polling place desperately searching for a friendly face...
...doesn't help that President Bush seems bent on dismantling as many of the nation's environmental regulations as possible before his time runs out. With less than three months to go, the White House is looking to tweak regulations that will make mountaintop mining easier, ease catch limits for certain kinds of fish, lighten the regulation of drinking water and potentially allow power plants to emit more greenhouse gases. "We already know this Administration has a deep, unwavering ideology of deregulation," said Representative Edward Markey, the chairman of the select committee on energy independence and global warming. "With scant...
...checked failed miserably in 2000, when thousands of appropriately registered voters, especially African Americans, were turned away at polling sites. (Many were mistakenly pegged as convicted felons, who at that time were ineligible to vote in Florida even after serving their sentences; Crist has since made it easier to restore felons' voting rights.) Controversy arose again in 2004, when secretary of state Glenda Hood tried to purge 47,000 names from voter rolls - because the database, again mistakenly, told her that many people were ineligible - before county supervisors intervened...
Though the president will not become a lame duck until tomorrow, hunting season has already begun. The recent economic disaster has made it easier than ever to take potshots at Bush. While many of the critiques are exaggerated and unfair, one in particular hits the mark: Though certainly not the worst president in history, Bush is undoubtedly the most anti-science President in recent memory...
...Buesser charged in and forced the puck into the net. The game’s first period was uneventful, as Harvard managed eight shots and did not score, despite having two power-plays early in the game.“I think it’s a lot easier to start in your home rink where you’re comfortable, where you know the fans are going to be cheering for you,” Kessler said. Quinnipiac jumped out to a 1-0 lead 1:19 into the second period. Freshman forward Stacey Kmill deflected senior defenseman Trudy...