Word: wakefulness
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...counties certified their new devices in October - and it's not uncommon for multiple types of machines to be used in almost every state - there were reports of glitches, ballot errors, machines communicating in the wrong languages with voters, and continued doubts about chain of custody in the wake of multiple reports that most of the machines can be easily hacked. More than 26 states have adopted some kind of verifiable audit trail so voters can check their choices against the machine, but many states lack a paper trail of any kind, contending that it's not necessary...
...wake up and commute to the MTV studios. And there we are, right in view of the TRL set and the teeming streets of Broadway below...
...song was the titular track on Springsteen’s 1984 album “Born in the U.S.A.,” released to mass commercial and critical appeal in the midst of the 1984 Mondale-Reagan presidential campaign. In the wake of this success, conservative columnist George Will wrote a column entitled “Yankee Doodle Springsteen,” praising the positive attitude of a song where “problems always [seem] punctuated by a grand, cheerful affirmation: ‘Born in the U.S.A.!’” Apparently the Reagan-era deficits...
...song is about as sugary-sweet as they come, but in the wake of Congress’ recent decision on legalizing torture and Bush’s signing of a bill making martial law easier to impose, cynical listeners may get a chuckle out of Greenwood’s “the flag still stands for freedom, and they can’t take that away.” Luckily for rock fans, this song is as bland and forgettable as “Sam’s Town...
...part of HCC leaders and the College Events Board.”“They changed my mind, they really convinced me they can throw really great concert events at Harvard,” Greenfield concludes.YOU’VE BEEN SUCH A LOVELY AUDIENCEIn the wake of all this change, it’s time for a rest, say group leaders.“Right now, for the rest of the fall, we’re going to take a short break and re-evaluate our recent successes and what we’ve done to change...