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...Wednesday morning resentment over the Palm Beach screwup was high. The state Democratic Party set up a toll-free number to allow people to call in reports of voting irregularities. If the election was turning into a mystery, then all of Florida would be vacuumed for clues. Questions mounted: When poll workers turned away people with the explanation that there were not enough ballots, when they illegally asked seniors for a Social Security number, was it an innocent mistake or deliberate obstruction? Meanwhile, a statewide recount of the Florida vote was already assured, triggered by a law that requires...
...Wednesday morning resentment over the Palm Beach screwup was high. The state Democratic party set up a toll-free number to allow people to call in reports of voting irregularities. If the election was turning into a mystery, then all of Florida would be vacuumed for clues. Questions mounted: When poll workers turned away people with the explanation that there were not enough ballots, when they illegally asked seniors for a Social Security number, was it an innocent mistake or deliberate obstruction? Meanwhile, a statewide recount of the Florida vote was already assured, triggered by a law that requires...
...time I thought it was a pretty pathetic attempt to whitewash a screwup. Now I live in a Lynchian universe of confusion and conspiracy theories. "Survivor" is a great game, but it's nothing compared with the one CBS is playing with our heads...
...Windows 98, a corrective patch can automatically be delivered to your computer over the Net. If you don't have Windows 98, the company's unspoken message is: Buy it. You can also download the patch manually from the Web, however, without paying Microsoft $89 to fix its screwup (see time.com/personal for instructions). Netscape, which claims the bug is harder to invoke in its software, initially told users to wait for a fix later this month. Now a "smart update" is supposed to be released this week...
...seems like a phenomenal screwup. It concerns me," he said. "I'm very pleased that they've asked students for their input...but if they're going to do that, they'd better take the responsibility of making sure the letters get to the right places...