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...future, perhaps it would be useful to do a companion article on what steps are being taken by states, counties, political campaigns and independent groups to mitigate some of these potential problems. That ought to include information on what a voter can do on the spot when a problem is encountered at a polling place. Are there officials who can be contacted in case of a problem? Are there people from each campaign standing by ready to help? Gail Goldey, SANTA...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Battling Election Day Glitches | 11/12/2008 | See Source »

...been close to 140 years since Weir & Sons began trading jewelry on Grafton Street, a hot spot for Dublin shoppers. The business has weathered the years well. "We've seen ups and downs, wars and rebellions," says Neville McDowell, jewelry buyer for the family-run company. The latest downturn will test it again. After a "phenomenal" decade, McDowell says, a squeeze on spending means sales this year are expected to dip by 10%. Even for a hardy company, says McDowell, "business is tough...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ireland's Economy: Celtic Crunch Time | 11/12/2008 | See Source »

...think people used to look at themselves in the mirror and think, ‘I look presidential.’” I had called Dershowitz to ask about Chris, who had gotten into Harvard, sure enough, and then managed to land a spot in Dershowitz’s highly selective freshman seminar on law and morality. It hadn’t been hard to find Chris; he had a YouTube clip of his talk show interview on his Facebook profile. When I showed up at his Matthews dorm room for an interview in mid-October...

Author: By Lois E. Beckett | Title: Kids Who Would Be King | 11/12/2008 | See Source »

...juicy fillet or beef winking up at you from the plate, next to it a decent bottle of Bordeaux. Think healthy meat, if you must, and it's a small portion of free-range chicken breast...Whatever your criterion, there's always something outgunning pork for the top spot: aristocratic meat (venison, swan), cruel meat (dog, suckling anything), underrated (rabbit), overrated (veal), fashionable (ostrich), unfashionable (horse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Eat a Whole Spanish Hog | 11/10/2008 | See Source »

...spot in one of Passim’s “New Faces” shows, invited as one of the best of the club’s open-mic nights...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Alum Dazzles in Show | 11/9/2008 | See Source »

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