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As vote nears, John McCain and Barack Obama make claims of dirty … - New York Daily News

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

As vote nears, John McCain and Barack Obama make claims of dirty …
New York Daily News - 34 minutes ago
BY MICHAEL SAUL Political thugs have been known to puncture the tires of vehicles transporting voters to the polls. Click to see other ways they suppress votes.
Obama, McCain campaign volunteers on Long Island Newsday
McCain's task is to switch attention from the economy Baltimore Sun
Los Angeles Times - Houston Chronicle - Philadelphia Inquirer - Minneapolis Star Tribune
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Samsung HT-X710T

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

With the HT-X710T, Samsung attempts to pile a DVD/CD player, FM radio, iPod dock, USB reader, Bluetooth and other goodies into one shiny wonder box, but ends up faltering a bit under the load of so many tasks. While it technically performs everything on the bullet list, we were less than blown away by its sloppy interface, lack of expandability, and the impracticality of its slick-looking new design.

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Sony Adds Touch, LED Light to E-Reader

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Seeking to reestablish itself in e-readers after Amazon’s Kindle stole the thunder from its first model, Sony introduced a new e-reader on Thursday night that features a purely touch-based interface: the PRS-700.

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Death with dignity: approve I-1000 - Seattle Times

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

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Death with dignity: approve I-1000
Seattle Times - 1 hour ago
Initiative 1000 should be approved. Terminally ill people should have the right to death with dignity. The "death with dignity" measure, Initiative 1000, sets up a way for a terminally ill person to order a lethal dose of drugs.
Does Death With Dignity law deserve voters' approval? The Columbian
Yes: It's about compassion at the end of life HeraldNet
Marin Independent-Journal - NewsReleaseWire.com (press release) - The Wenatchee World Online - HeraldNet
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Microsoft Sends Suite Magellan to Portugal

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Microsoft has announced an agreement with Portugal to put WIndows XP, Microsoft Office 2007, and a selection of educational products onto Portugal’s “Magellan” laptops, based on Intel’s Clasmate PC design. The notebooks cost school children just €50, and are aimed at accelerating technology adoption in Portuguese schools.

“For the first time a whole generation will grow up to have strong English and ICT skills,” said Portugal’s prime minister Jose Socrates, in a statement. “This new generation will be better prepared and able to contribute more to the modernization and development of

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Palin hits hard at Obama in California visit - San Francisco Chronicle

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

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Palin hits hard at Obama in California visit
San Francisco Chronicle - 50 minutes ago
(10-05) 04:00 PDT Carson, Los Angeles County — Vowing to "take the gloves off," GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin unleashed an aggressive new attack against Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday, charging at her first public rally in California …
Video: Palin Criticizes Obama's 'Terrorist' Connection AssociatedPress
On stump, Palin likens Obama associate to 'terrorists' San Jose Mercury News
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Senator Urges Google, Yahoo Deal Monitoring

Sunday, October 5th, 2008

Senator Herb Kohl (D. Wisconsin) is the head of the Senate’s antitrust committee, and while he’s not actually coming out against an imminent link-up between Internet giants Google and Yahoo, he is urging the U.S. Justice Department to commit to monitoring the deal if it is approved. Under the arrangement—which Google and Yahoo are looking to launch very shortly—Google will be able to sell advertising on a number of high-traffic Yahoo sites. In his warning, Kohl notes that the amount of advertising Yahoo outsources to Google could be a threat to competition in the online advertising market.