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...creating all kinds of new tech that might save us. What will win the race? What will save us? Will it be the wonderful new tech, or will it be the collapse of oil, or will it be the bad environmental conditions that we cause? That's anybody's guess. There is some great new tech, but will it come fast enough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Margaret Atwood | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...That wrinkly, white-haired guy used me in his campaign ad, which I guess means I'm running for President.' PARIS HILTON, mocking McCain in a campaign...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Verbatim | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...It’s really exciting, I guess. It’s kind of a surprise,” Richardson said. “I just tried to do the best I could for my team, and it just turned out that way, which was lucky...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Consistent Effort Paying Off for Richardson | 11/4/2008 | See Source »

...even with years of planning, no one knows for sure what will happen at the precincts on Tuesday. One problem is predicting turnout. Election officials can guess at what will happen based on the number of total registered voters before the election and the rate of early or absentee votes. But they have to order machines and print ballots before voter registration and absentee voting end. This year in Virginia, Suleman and other officials are predicting 80% to 85% turnout, which would be unprecedented...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Secrets of What Makes Your Polling Place Work — Or Not | 11/3/2008 | See Source »

...Even though election officials can't predict the future, they could make a more scientific guess in many places. To predict how many machines they will need, officials could multiply the estimated number of people registered to vote by the amount of time it takes to complete a given ballot at a given machine and then divide that by the number of hours the voting booths will be open, according to Allen and his colleague Mikhail Bernshteyn of Sagata Ltd., a business-statistics firm that consults with election officials...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Secrets of What Makes Your Polling Place Work — Or Not | 11/3/2008 | See Source »

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