Republican National Committee (RNC) Chairman Michael Steele released the following statement: “Watching President Obama address our nation — and feeling the pride that is in every American’s heart — it’s worth pausing to celebrate our nation’s achievements. Yet even as we mark this historic event, we recognize the deep problems that continue to face our nation. Republicans are eager to work with President Obama on the challenges he discussed, especially restoring fiscal responsibility and growing our economy. “After last year’s State of the Union, then-candidate Barack Obama asked the nation to imagine a time when a President’s agenda would...
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What Men and Women Really Want, Sort Of
Researchers at the University of Iowa have some new answers to the perennial question of what men and women want in a partner. Men are increasingly interested in an educated woman who is a good financial prospect and less interested in chastity. Women are increasingly interested in a man who wants a family and less picky about whether he’s always Mr. Nice Guy. That’s according to a study by University of Iowa sociologists Christine Whelan and Christie Boxer. They analyzed results of a 2008 survey of more than 1,100 undergraduates at the UI, the University of Washington, the University...
Crazy News
Torvald Alexander, 38, arrived home from a costume party and surprised a burglar in his Edinburgh, Scotland, house. “As soon as he saw me his eyes went wide with terror,” Alexander said, perhaps because he was dressed as Thor. “He looked like he had had a few drinks and decided to do a late night break in, but he hadn’t counted on the God of Thunder living here.” The burglar dove through a window to escape. (London Telegraph) Jason Viles had just gotten settled in a tanning bed in a salon in Regina, Sask., Canada, when he realized it...
Obama Set Tone :: It is Time for Change
Obama’s campaign was about change. Some changes will take more than policy, political hand-holding, but some are quite simple. It is about time the United States has a President that appreciates and understand technology. I personally think that Obama should have put up a fight to keep his Blackberry . . . Four years is a long time. By the time Obama leaves office his personal technology will be outdated. It will be equivalent to President Bush getting a cassette player on exit. SMS will be an essential tool in keeping in touch with his family . . ....
Solution to Voter Privacy :: Invisible Ink
Approximately two-thirds of Americans voting in the November Presidential election will cast their votes on paper ballots. How can voters be assured their votes are counted and kept private? GW Assistant Professor of Computer Science Poorvi Vora and doctoral student Stefan Popoveniuc found a solution called Scantegrity, their newly developed “voter-verifiable” voting system, which involves optical scan ballots, invisible ink, and a fool-proof way for voters to ensure their ballots are correctly tallied. Dr. Vora and Popoveniuc introduces a vote-counting system that enables individuals to verify that their ballots have been collected and accurately tabulated. Scantegrity is the only...