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Still, states have a hodgepodge of rules for counting absentee ballots. Edison and Mitofsky sent a memo to analysts in September, warning that dealing with the absentee vote "is a very, very tricky business." In Missouri and Ohio, some counties include mail-in votes in their precinct tabulations and some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign '04: On Election Night...: Will the Networks Get It Right? | 11/1/2004 | See Source »

In Hollywood, broody superheroes are easy to find. The kind without neuroses, that's tricky. After considering nearly every square jaw in show biz, including those of Jude Law, Brendan Fraser and Josh Hartnett, Warner Bros. has finally cast its next Superman--an unknown Iowan named BRANDON ROUTH. Like his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It's a Bird! It's a Plane! It's ... Who? | 11/1/2004 | See Source »

How do pollsters decide who is a "likely voter"? This is tricky. Pollsters assign each surveyed voter a score based on the answers to multiple questions (such as "Did you vote in the last election?") that indicate the likelihood that he or she will vote. The highest-scoring voters are...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Top Line On Polls | 11/1/2004 | See Source »

The turn itself is pretty tricky. Swinging too wide or going too far to starboard (toward the right-hand side) increases the length of the course, costing precious seconds. Collisions are common here, as they are at Weeks, as two or more boats often try to squeeze through the center...

Author: By Lowell K. Chow and Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Just Around the Riverbend | 10/22/2004 | See Source »

But while the success he’s had of late bodes well for the rest of the season, the first few weeks on the turf were a challenge for the former three-year All-Conference player. Bryant came to Harvard from a small high school, accustomed to winning without...

Author: By Aidan E. Tait, CONTRRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Bryant Fills In on Football's Injured Defense | 10/20/2004 | See Source »

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