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W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 09:15AM 27.May.04.PDT
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E-Vote Printers' High-Stakes Test (Machine Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
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This year Nevada may become the first state to use e-voting machines
that produce a paper trail in an election. All eyes are on the machines
and their printers, because election officials in other states are
hoping they will fail. By Kim Zetter.
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A Fiery Death for Dinosaurs? (Technology Wednesday)
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A new study by a team of geophysicists and geologists suggests that
the dinosaurs died within hours after an asteroid impact, not months or
even years later as previously suspected. By Amit Asaravala.
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Alaskans Sue to Stop CAPPS II (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
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Four Alaskans say they want the court to stop the federal government
from imposing essentially secret laws on airline passengers, who
wouldn't be able to challenge the rules in court. By Ryan Singel.
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For Speeders, Hybrids Suck Gas (Autopia 2:00 a.m. PDT)
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One of the biggest selling points for hybrid cars is their fuel-
efficiency, but some disappointed owners still have a case of the gas-
pump blues. They're discovering that, just like with regular cars,
driving styles dictate mileage. By John Gartner.
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Common Pollutant as Bad as PCBs? (Med-Tech Center 2:00 a.m. PDT)
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PDBE contamination is on the rise, but no one's quite sure of the
long-term impact. Also: Methane releases could heat things up....
Activists team up to save boreal forest. By Stephen Leahy.
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California, Here We Come (Again) (Machine Politics Thursday)
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Ten of 14 counties that had their e-voting machines decertified by the
state are close to meeting the secretary of state's stipulations for
recertification. Some touch-screen machines will probably be ready for
November elections after all. By Kim Zetter.
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Are You a Potential Terrorist? (U.S. vs. Them Thursday)
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A Florida company that helped the government launch Matrix also
provided the feds with the names of 120,000 people who, according to
its statistics, were likely terrorists.
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New Dinosaur Stumps Scientists (Technology Thursday)
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A 50-foot-long sauropod recently unearthed in southern Montana has a
mysterious second hole in its skull that leaves researchers baffled.
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EU OKs Import of Canned GMO Corn (Technology Wednesday)
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Breaking its controversial five-year ban on new genetically modified
foods, the European Union opens supermarket shelves to Syngenta's sweet
corn.
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