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For a Washington Job, Be Prepared to Tell All - NYTimes.com

2008 Nov 18, 1:10"...Just in case the previous 62 questions do not ferret out any potential controversy, the 63rd is all-encompassing: 'Please provide any other information, including information about other members of your family, that could suggest a conflict of interest or be a possible source of embarrassment to you, your family, or the president-elect.' ... For those who clear all the hurdles, the reward could be the job they wanted. But first there will be more forms, for security and ethics clearances from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Office of Government Ethics."PermalinkCommentsgovernment obama fbi privacy

I Voted

2008 Nov 9, 11:18

I Voted 2008 - Farewell to Polls by RedRaspusThis past Tuesday I voted in my first presidential election. Of course I was eligible twice before so don't tell my social studies teacher. I read about folks who stood in line for twelve hours waiting to vote but I personally had no issues. I found the voting location around 10am and it seemed appropriately busy: There were people voting but no lines. I came in and looked confused until an elderly lady gave me a paper to bubble in. The voting booth was more like a fold out voting table at a very awkward height and in the end my back ached. It feels better to vote in person and have a back ache after. Its more like I've accomplished something.

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2008 Election Maps

2008 Nov 6, 6:24Comparison of various website's US presidential election maps: "Most media outlets covering the 2008 US Presidential Election used the familar red/blue map to track the progress of the race as results from the polls rolled in Tueday evening. Here are several of those maps, in some ways as similar to each other as they are varied."PermalinkCommentsmap visualization geography president election vote voting politics

Voting Machines Elect One Of Their Own As President | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

2008 Nov 5, 12:13Sure, we're laughing now but what if...PermalinkCommentsvoting politics humor onion video president voting-machine

Google 2008 Elections Map

2008 Nov 4, 8:33"Watch as real-time election results come in on Tuesday, November 4th. Select a state to see county-by-county results and view House and Senate races by using the dropdown toolbar."PermalinkCommentsgoogle map politics visualization elections mashup president

Presidential Election 2008 FAQ

2008 Oct 13, 10:53"This is an FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions list) for the 2008 United States Presidential Election. I need to disclose up front that I am an Obama supporter. However, with the exception of the very last question, this FAQ is designed as a collection of factual information (such as the latest poll results) and of analysis that is as objective as possible."PermalinkCommentsvia:kris.kowal politics election obama mccain

Voices without Votes | Americans vote. The world speaks.

2008 Sep 8, 10:23"Voices without Votes opens a window on what non-Americans are saying in blogs and citizen media about US foreign policy and the 2008 presidential elections."PermalinkCommentsvia:sambrook vote politics government blog

Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad from Paris Hilton, Adam "Ghost Panther" McKay, and Chris Henchy

2008 Aug 6, 1:43"Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad An ad for The Paris Hilton Presidential Campaign. Paid for by Funny Or Die". Found this just after I saw the McCain Ad mocked on the Daily Show.PermalinkCommentsparis-hilton humor politics video mccain

Unbreakable Fighting Umbrella Splits Watermelons, Defends Presidents | Gadget Lab from Wired.com

2008 Jul 14, 2:15"The entourage of the Philippine president, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, has an unusual secret weapon. Her security team defends the head of the government with umbrellas. Not ordinary umbrellas, but unbreakable fighting umbrellas."PermalinkCommentshumor video weapon security umbrella

Mathematics for the President and Congress

2008 Mar 9, 1:17"It is, quite frankly, one of the best critiques of current K-12 mathematics education I have ever seen. Written by a first-class research mathematician who elected to devote his teaching career to K-12 education."PermalinkCommentsvia:ethan_t_hein math education paper

Diebold Accidentally Leaks Results Of 2008 Election Early | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

2008 Feb 26, 10:16The ONN has a story on Diebold leaking the results of the 2008 US presidential election.PermalinkCommentsvia:felix42 humor onion video election government diebold

Pick Your Candidate (2008 Presidential Candidates)

2007 Jul 22, 7:50Enter your views on various topics and see which candidates publicly stated opinions most match.PermalinkCommentsgovernment politics quiz vote

Gaius Baltar: Not My President

2007 Feb 25, 11:58Shirt with a picture of Gaius Baltar (from Battlestar Galactica) reading "Not My President"PermalinkCommentshumor shirt merch baltar bsg battlestar politics neat-fp

Bill Gates for President!

2006 Dec 4, 4:13Why Bill Gates should be President. (Humor)PermalinkCommentspolitics microsoft humor bill-gates president
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