miscellaneous stories today

IFJ Shocked at Murder of Female Reporter
04/06/2007 (International Federation of Journalists)

(Don't like female reporters in Afghanistan? Hey, just kill 'em.)

Court: Women who are forced to abort pregnancies can seek asylum in US
PAUL ELIAS Associated Press Writer
(AP) - SAN FRANCISCO-A federal appeals court has ruled that women who are forced to abort their pregnancies by governments such as China's can be awarded asylum in the United States.
Wednesday, June 6, 2007

(I don't like it. Why should your ability to breed yourselves out of house and home be our problem? Oh Yeah, maybe this? )

Lawyer Links Rove to Ala. Investigation
BOB JOHNSON Associated Press Writer

(AP) - MONTGOMERY, Ala.-A lawyer who claims White House aide Karl Rove may have given assurances that federal authorities were investigating a former Alabama governor said Wednesday that she spoke up because she feared justice had not been served.

(Karl Rove linked to political machinations and miscarriage of justice? Who'd a thunk it?)

Voting critics object at county budget opening; patient also asks county to drop medical marijuana challenge
Last modified Tuesday, June 5, 2007 10:02 PM PDT
By: GIG CONAUGHTON - Staff Writer (North County Times)

...Mikel Haas, director of the county's Community Services Group that oversees the registrar of voter's office, said recently that he has asked the county to buy 2,000 more "touch screen" machines because voters had to wait in line to use some machines in the November 2006 elections.

Although those elections ran with few problems, the issue of electronic voting has been a hot one with some groups, who claim that the machines could be rigged to throw elections...

Do you trust electronic voting machines?

Can Voting Machines Work?
Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006 By MICHAEL DUFFY

County's registrar Deborah Seiler says she hopes to win over critics Last modified Thursday, June 7, 2007 12:35 PM PDT

By: GIG CONAUGHTON - Staff Writer

SAN DIEGO -- New Registrar of Voters Deborah Seiler said Wednesday that she wants people to know she's committed to serving voters, and that she hopes to win over critics who say she never should have been hired by the county.

(Deb give it up, you're not trustworthy. Period.)