Word: havoc
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...voting system is vulnerable to imperfection, abuse and human error. And it should not be forgotten that 12% of voters nationwide (and more than 70% in dead-heat Ohio) will be using the punch-card ballots that caused such havoc in Florida in 2000. But the lack of transparency in electronic voting may be particularly problematic. "The reason people trust elections is that they can see what's going on," says David Dill, a computer-science professor at Stanford University and founder of the Verified Voting Foundation. "With electronic voting, the handling of the ballots, putting ballots in the ballot...
Although the Bush administration has wreaked havoc on numerous levels, and I hope with all my heart that John Kerry is elected (as he is the least-worse candidate, after all), I’ll still be casting my touch-screen Florida vote for the man with the most integrity, intelligence, leadership, and vision—Ralph Nader. And if I knew that my one vote would be the deciding one that enabled President Bush to be elected over Senator Kerry, I’d still vote for Ralph. The movement Mr. Nader is at the forefront of will undoubtedly...
Flanking Barber at back are Odorczyk and freshman Michelle Hull. Each of the three players is adept at using their athleticism to create havoc for opposing teams...
...felt that sinking feeling in my stomach when I read the news of Bigley’s death. I was terribly sad—and I was angry. I was angry at the United States for wreaking enough havoc in Iraq to cause already-mad men to be provoked into mad acts of murder. But mostly, I was angry at the killers. First and foremost because they killed an innocent man. But also because the killers are Muslim, and I’m Muslim. And by committing their heinous act they fueled the belief that my religion, Islam, somehow encourages...
Cornell had no more luck reining in the Crimson’s receivers. While frequent double coverage from the Big Red held Edwards to 48 yards on three catches, Mazza wreaked havoc on the Cornell secondary, catching nine passes for 194 yards and two touchdowns...