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...said. “There were a larger number of candidates, which might have increased people’s chances of being confused. But we think that it’s very plausible that this type of effect happens in similar elections.” To fix the problem with miscast votes, Kelly Shue ’06, a doctoral student in economics and the paper’s other co-author, suggests “clearly separating candidates on a ballot, spacing them apart, and moving away from the use of columns on a ballot...
GETTING THEIR FIX...
...Both the PS3 and Xbox 360 have talent beyond their ability to give gamers their fix. Where the PS3 has a remarkable aesthetic elegance, the Xbox 360 has a rugged connectedness. Photographers should lean towards the PS3, while music lovers will want to stick with the Xbox 360. For movie buffs, the confusion is greater: while the Blu-ray format is backed by more studios, the new Xbox Marketplace movie and TV store may well become a paragon of convenience. The one thing I do know for sure is that you better be ready to pay. While both are expensive...
...Arab world," says a British official. Nor does Blair. He's seen as an appendage to Bush, both because of Iraq and because he backed Israel in rejecting a quick cease-fire in Lebanon last summer. Then there are the shopworn policies the Prime Minister is advancing to fix Iraq: "a strong political compact to bring all parties together, with clear commitment to nonsectarian government and to democracy." The international community should also "build Iraqi governing capability" and "plug any gaps in training, equipment and command in control in the Iraqi army." Sure - and while...
...Luce offers some remedies for India's pervasive poverty and uneven development: fix labor laws, improve rural infrastructure and social services, and preserve and strengthen democratic institutions. India also must stop the spread of AIDS, he says, and protect its environment, which is decaying fast as the economy heats up. This is all perfectly sensible, but not all of Luce's arguments are rock solid. For example, he laments the stupidity of labeling all of India's diverse Muslim groups as fundamentalists, yet he brushes off the threat from Islamic fanaticism too casually. Its reach may still be miniscule within...