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...biggest change in U.S. policy that could follow a Kerry victory is his preference for direct talks with North Korea, although Kerry would also like to continue multilateral negotiations. (In the current round of talks, the U.S., South Korea, China, Japan and Russia join North Korea at the table.) In the presidential debates, Bush argued that for the U.S. to go one-on-one would squander Beijing's influence with Pyongyang. But analysts say China would be content to see bilateral talks between the U.S. and North Korea proceed alongside the six-party confab. All in all, China could hardly...
...lose. We were just short of votes." MEGAWATI SUKARNOPUTRI, former President of Indonesia, on her defeat in Indonesia's first direct presidential elections...
...center of this debate is the issue of Direct Recording Electronic (DRE) type voting machines, much like those currently in use in Florida. Such systems typically do not produce simultaneous paper ballots, meaning that voters do not have the opportunity to physically confirm the content of their vote. And while the 2000 presidential election demonstrated the importance of voter-confirmation, the proposed solution for providing that feedback is more dangerous still: the widespread use of DREs that do not create a physical, human-readable ballot at the time of voting. And as long as the concurrent production of a human...
...renewed direct contact with Beijing three years ago. We're not expecting some major breakthrough--the Tibetan issue is very complicated, and China is oversuspicious and very cautious. It will take time. However, meeting face to face is very, very important...
...Collectors will be more like ambassadors to direct customers to [their] destinations,” she said, although she noted that training has not yet begun, and some employees would likely choose not to continue working...