Tag: Polls
Why I switched from Firefox to Chrome
Sorry if it sounds like I’m drinking the Google Kool-Aid here, but I switched from Mozilla Firefox to Google Chrome as my default browser for the very reason Google’s executives said we should: speed. Years ago, Firefox won me over chiefly with plug-ins, tabbed browsing, and some security advantages. But using Chrome removed a bit [...]
Posted: November 25th, 2008 under Technology Reviews.
Tags: bank, default browser, e mail, firefox, foundation chairman, friction, google, google chrome, images, keyboard, keystroke, kool aid, location bar, mitchell baker, mozilla, new google browser, new web browser, news, photo, plug ins, poll, Polls, search box, search data, subconscious mind, tenths, uploading photos, web addresses, web navigation, web pages
Comments: 2
McCain’s Next Step: Back to the Senate
Strategists and experts say it’s back to Washington for the Arizona Senator. John McCain won’t be standing before the American people on January 20 to be sworn in as the next president. Instead, the longtime Arizona senator will be returning to Congress, where it’s expected he’ll continue to reach across the Senate aisle and remain [...]
Posted: November 6th, 2008 under Political.
Tags: adult life, arizona senator lieutenant senate aisle, barack, campaign strategist, campaigning, caption, democrat, elections, gopac, governor of maryland, john, John McCain, john weaver, margins, Maverick, McCain, mccain whats next, michael steele, Obama, officers, political organization, political science professor, poll, Polls, powerful voice, presidency, professor barbara, republican, republican party, strategists, university of arizona, voices, what next senator mccain, whats next for mccain
Comments: 1
Gay Marriage Ban Protesters, Police Clash in California Streets
LOS ANGELES — Thousands took to the streets of Los Angeles and San Francisco on Wednesday evening to protest California’s passage of Proposition 8, a ban on gay marriage. Demonstrators marched through West Hollywood, Hollywood and Santa Monica where several protesters stopped at busy intersections, blocking traffic and prompting police intervention. An additional group of [...]
Posted: November 6th, 2008 under Political.
Tags: angeles police department, caption, city attorneys, cnn, demonstrators, freedom, gavin newsom, gay marriage, gay marriage ban, gay marriage protest, news, police car, police intervention, poll, poll id, Polls, prop 8 protest, same sex marriage, san francisco mayor, san franciscomayor hollywood hollywood, santa monica, sunset strip, television cameras, video coverage, wednesday evening, west hollywood
Comments: none
Report: Cops Called After Tim Robbins Told He Couldn’t Vote
Actor Tim Robbins was not happy when told he would have to vote by provisional ballot in New York on Tuesday, TMZ.com is reporting. The actor and well-known liberal activist became enraged when officials at his usual polling location in New York informed him that his name was not on the register, the Web site [...]
Posted: November 5th, 2008 under Political.
Tags: altercation, board of polling location, cops, denied voting right, election day, elections, liberal activist, math, news, poll, Polls, proof, provisional ballot, registered voter, shawshank redemption, tim robbins, tmz, Voter Fraud, workers
Comments: 1
Broken Machines, Black Panthers, Shortages Plague Voters Around the Country
DEVELOPING STORY — Intimidation tactics, missing ballots and faulty machinery are plaguing some voters across the country as they go to polling stations to elect either John McCain or Barack Obama to be the next president of the United States. In Philadelphia, FOX News’ Rick Leventhal received a report from Republican poll watcher Chris Hill [...]
Posted: November 4th, 2008 under Political.
Tags: barack obama, black panther, black panther election, brennan center, election black panther, fox news, intimidation tactics, John McCain, McCain, news, nightstick, Obama, paper ballots, poll, poll watcher, polling station, polling stations, Polls, presidency, provisional ballots, record turnout, rick leventhal, voter registration cards, voting list, watchdog group, weisner
Comments: 1