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November 4, 2008 1:02 PM PST

One final word on the Internet and the '08 elections

by Charles Cooper
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OK. Enough with trying to decipher the existential meaning of even the minutest tic of any of the candidates on the campaign trail. Now it's time to tally the votes. So where can you go online to keep tabs as the ballots get counted? And what conclusions might historians and political professionals draw from the way the Internet intersected with the 2008 presidential race? CNET News' Declan McCullagh drops by for a conversation.


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Today's stories:

Where to get Election Day results

Apple's iPod chief to step down

Core Security finds critical Adobe Reader hole

November 3, 2008 12:02 PM PST

CNET News Daily Podcast: Why e-voting's still a mess

by Charles Cooper
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CNET News' Declan McCullagh calls it an expensive lesson in the law of unintended consequences.

He's talking about widespread adoption of touch-screen machines in the aftermath of the 2000 election debacle. But as the U.S. heads to the polls on Tuesday, there's a lot of anxiousness over the reliability of the e-voting systems which have since been put in place. This, and other headlines of the day, in Monday's podcast.


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Today's stories:

E-voting worries linger as Election Day nears

Ethanol maker VeraSun files for bankruptcy

Tesla Motors secures $40 million in funding

Circuit City to close 155 stores

Obama campaign releases tech policy video

October 15, 2008 10:03 AM PDT

How tech's IT elite see the world shaping up

by Charles Cooper
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As the financial markets continued on their bipolar journey, many of the IT industry's elites gathered for a conference in Orlando, Fla., organized by Gartner. ZDNet Editor in Chief Larry Dignan, who was in attendance, offers a perspective on what's at the top of their agenda for the foreseeable future.


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Today's stories:

YouTube rejects McCain's request for DMCA takedown fix

CBS live Webcast: Presidential debate, round three

Authorities shut down spam ring

New Firefox beta even faster than FF3

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