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...with the help of a walnut cane. He was carrying a heavy metal folding chair, which had helped him through his two-hour wait to vote at St. James United Methodist Church, one of the city's largest "Freedom Ward" polling places. He wore a kufi of African mudcloth design and a watch chain dangled from his trouser pocket. He had a hike of a mile and a half still ahead of him. "People walk further than that to vote in other countries - Americans are too soft," said Harry E. Brown. On the other hand, "the only reason...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election Day Dispatches: It's Morning for the Kenyan Obamas | 11/4/2008 | See Source »

...lawsuit that, McRae says, the mainstream media is ignoring but certain blogs just can't resist. But as even one commenter on the "Citizen Wells" blog notes, the whole thing "does have a Nigerian email scam feel to it." McRae may have succeeded in getting the Shanksville 9/11 memorial design modified, if not eliminated but this effort, whoever may be behind the supposed lawsuit, is certainly a non-starter. - By Marty Levine / Pittsburgh

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election Day Dispatches: It's Morning for the Kenyan Obamas | 11/4/2008 | See Source »

...places across the city, "repeaters" to visit the same polling place more than once, and "plug-uglies" (thugs from Baltimore) to intimidate voters all over the city. The fake voters exploited the names of children, the deceased, even fictional characters. In 1869, 21-year-old Thomas Edison patented the design of a "switch-and-lever" voting machine, but he couldn't find any buyers. The status quo suited politicians just fine...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ballots in America | 11/3/2008 | See Source »

...Asahi at an average convenience store, he has to choose between Super Dry, Premium, Prime Time, Black, Stout, Orion Draft, Northern Style, Clear, Flavorful, Gubi Draft, New Draft 3 and Ginger Draft, among others. And that's just this month's selection. (See pictures of Japanese design's greatest hits...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Pepsi Ice Cucumber, Anyone? | 11/3/2008 | See Source »

...anxious to see how many of their runs were actually passes by design,” Dartmouth coach Buddy Teevens said. “We did get pressure on the quarterback…[Pizzotti] had some times where he got flushed and couldn’t find a place to go with the ball. They ought to appreciate the way that he played; he didn’t throw the ball in the air, didn’t panic, took the hit, was nifty, made some people miss. I’m not sure that running the ball was their...

Author: By Madeleine I. Shapiro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SIDEBAR: Run Game Finds Its Groove | 11/2/2008 | See Source »

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