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W I R E D N E W S Top Stories - 07:16AM 4.Sep.04.PDT
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Election Overseers Want Big Win (Machine Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/evote/0,2645,64781,00.html/wn_ascii
Administrators are hoping that the victor in this year's presidential
election will win by a wide margin. A close race, they fear, will
result in more charges of voter fraud and demands for recounts. Kim
Zetter reports from Washington.
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Bush Forms Civil Liberties Board (Security Blanket 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/privacy/0,1848,64784,00.html/wn_ascii
An executive order issued Friday night creates an agency to safeguard
privacy and civil rights laws, but critics see problems with the
apointees and the apparent lack of power. By Ryan Singel.
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Astronauts Weigh Acceptable Risk (The Final Frontier 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/space/0,2697,64753,00.html/wn_ascii
In the quest for a cheaper route to space, astronauts competing for
the X Prize are willing to take risks. But some wonder if blasting off
in an untested rocket ship suspended from a giant balloon is taking
things too far. By Dan Brekke.
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Trade Your Wallet for Wireless (Technology 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64778,00.html/wn_ascii
If calling, text messaging, web browsing and video filming aren't
enough for you, your cell phone may soon be able to perform another
function as well: paying for lunch. But is it secure? By Laila Weir.
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Paris Says Bonjour to New IMac (Cult of Mac 8:20 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/mac/0,2125,64787,00.html/wn_ascii
Apple's introduces a new flat-screen iMac in Paris that looks more
like an iPod than a Luxo-lamp. Starting at $1,300, Parisian Mac nuts
say 'oui.'
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Cops Put Brakes on Bike Protest (Culture 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/culture/0,1284,64782,00.html/wn_ascii
The creator of Bikes Against Bush planned to use his Wi-Fi-Bluetooth-
SMS-bike combo to spray anti-Bush messages on city streets. But police
intervene before he could start. Cyrus Farivar reports from New York.
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Game Mixes Racing and Role Play (Joystick 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/games/0,2101,64628,00.html/wn_ascii
In Street Racing Syndicate, a video game scheduled for release at the
end of the month, players can test their role-playing mettle in the
illegal street-racing scene without the nasty risk of going to jail. A
review by Chris Kohler.
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E-Vote Recount Rule in Dispute (Politics 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/politics/0,1283,64783,00.html/wn_ascii
Officials in Florida are once again up in arms over recount
procedures. The latest imbroglio follows a controversial ruling on
touch-screen voting machines that was delivered days before a statewide
primary. By Jacob Ogles.
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The Giants of Anime are Coming (Wired magazine 2:00 a.m. PDT)
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/12.09/anime.html
The three titans of Japanese animation are all about to unleash
monster new films. Watch your back, Shrek. By Charles C. Mann from
Wired magazine.
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Mini Supercomputers, Power Misers (Technology Monday)
http://go.hotwired.com/news/technology/0,1282,64780,00.html/wn_ascii
Using low-power chips, parallel processing and innovative
architecture, Orion Multisystems introduces personal supercomputers
that can plug into a wall socket.
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