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Netcraft

July 16, 2011

Diebold, whose electronic voting systems will be widely used in the U.S. presidential election on Nov. 2, continues to run its public web site on Windows NT4, forgoing newer Microsoft operating systems.

Windows NT4 was officially retired in 2001, and Microsoft is scheduled to discontinue security patches and all other support on Dec. 31. As a result, the number of holdouts running web sites on NT4 is dwindling.

Netcraft

July 16, 2011

The official campaign web site for U.S. President George W. Bush appears to be rejecting visitors from most points outside the United States, while allowing access from U.S. locations.

Media Matters for America

July 16, 2011

One day before the presidential election, FOX News Channel host Sean Hannity falsely suggested Democrats were guilty of voter fraud in the states of Florida, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.

Hannity claimed that it is "necessary" for observers to monitor the presidential election in Ohio because "for example, in Franklin County [Ohio], there were more people registered than there were actual adults in the exact county."

Media Matters for America

July 16, 2011

Six states allow Election Day registration: Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.

McCall.com

July 16, 2011

Protesters outside the Republican Convention at Madison Square Garden last week didn't get anywhere near the degree of attention they sought for their anti-Bush messages.

Meanwhile, Republicans who anticipated chaos in the streets, similar to Chicago riots during the 1968 Democratic Convention, didn't get the ammunition they anticipated with which to blame the Kerry campaign.

Dean for America

July 16, 2011

Dean Calls for New Social Contract

The Governor also calls for tax reform and repeal of the "Bush Tax," which is the price ordinary Americans have paid for the President's tax cuts in higher national deficits, higher state and local taxes, and reduced services. Governor Dean would replace the Bush Tax with a real tax reform plan to make the code fairer and simpler, based on a few simple principles:

CNN

July 16, 2011

11 states have constitutional amendments up for approval

Six months after gay and lesbian couples won the right to marry in Massachusetts, opponents of same-sex marriage struck back Tuesday as voters in at least six states were projected to approve constitutional amendments codifying marriage as an exclusively heterosexual institution.

Clark 2004

July 16, 2011

Clark Responds To Governor Dean's Comments On The Economy

General Wes Clark announced Friday he will lead a "True Grits Tour" through the South, starting Monday, December 29th. To demonstrate his strength in the region, Clark will travel to states across the South, discussing our nation's safety and security.

Black Box Voting

July 16, 2011

Freedom of Information requests have unearthed two Ciber certification reports indicating that security and tamperability was not tested.

The most important test on the ITA report is called the "penetration analysis." This test is supposed to tell us whether anyone can break into the system to tamper with the votes. "Not applicable," wrote Shawn Southworth, of Ciber Labs, the ITA that tested the Diebold GEMS central tabulator software. "Did not test."

Ballot Access News

July 16, 2011

In Madison County, Ohio, elections officials used a marking pen on all ballots to blacken out the Libertarian and Constitution Party candidates for president.

      
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