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W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15AM 19.Mar.04.PST
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E-Vote Snafu in California County (Machine Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,62721,00.html/wn_ascii

Election officials say more than 6,000 votes cast during the state's
March 2 primary were missed by an electronic voting machine in Napa
County. By Kim Zetter.
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Pessimism Can't Keep Music Down (DAT's Entertainment 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/digiwood/0,1412,62724,00.html/wn_ascii

Despite what you may hear from the major record labels, music isn't
dead yet. In fact, folks at the South by Southwest conference say it's
alive and kicking. Katie Dean reports from Austin, Texas.
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Hydrogen: Less Bang for the Buck (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,62722,00.html/wn_ascii

As the U.S. government continues to push for using hydrogen as a fuel
for cars, scientists work on technology designed to prevent the gas
from leaking and causing an explosion. By John Gartner.
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Activists Clamor for Paper Trail (Machine Politics Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,62727,00.html/wn_ascii

Electronic voting critics run full-page ads in Maryland and Florida
newspapers calling for paper records of each ballot cast. Meanwhile,
Maryland officials say the machines have never recorded an inaccurate
vote.
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Web Access at 75 Percent (Culture Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,62712,00.html/wn_ascii

Three quarters of the American population now have Internet access,
with women slightly more likely than men to spend time surfing, a new
survey says.
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Native Species Going, Going, Gone (Culture Thursday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,62715,00.html/wn_ascii

Entire populations of butterflies, birds and plants are on the steep
decline, British scientists say, warning that Earth sits on the brink
of its sixth major extinction event.
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