Was Amercian Idol rigged? Did Kris Allen beat Adam Lambert?

Was American Idol rigged? That's the question on many lips today as the shocked viewers from across America realized that Kris Allen had in fact beaten Adam Lambert to take home the title of Amercian Idol winner...

Sex & Drugs for Oil Contracts & Royalties at US Interior Department

"(CBS/ AP) Government officials handling billions of dollars in oil royalties engaged in illicit sex with employees of energy companies they were dealing with and received numerous gifts from them, federal investigators said Wednesday. The allegations of bad behavior...

Secret film reveals how Mugabe stole election

Mugabe was recently sworn in for a sixth term as Zimbabwe's president amid much controversy over alleged ballot-rigging. Now a film showing evidence of vote-rigging has surfaced."A film that graphically shows how...

Chicago's Hispanic Democratic Organization Disbands

¿Cuando llegara el dia de mi suerte? As I walk in the darkness the light of my lantern barely lights a path. When will real leadership guide the Latino community?"Once the most powerful and feared patronage army in Mayor Richard Daley's political organization, the...

Kenyan Death Toll to Rise, Shoot To Kill Order Still Active

Continuing the extremely tense situation in Kenya this week, officials with the Red Cross fear that the number of people killed will rise if things don't change soon. The death toll is nearing 600 right now, with...

Violent protests after Kenyan election results

"Kenyan police have shot dead five people demonstrating against President Mwai Kibaki's re-election in two separate incidents in the country's western opposition strongholds. In a first incident, two disgruntled supporters of defeated presidential challenger Raila Odinga...

Customer debit PINs swiped from West Van mall

The 1939 Worlds Fair titled "Tomorrowland" touted Technology will make life easier for Humans in the Future, one wonders if  Scientists then  knew how technological advances would make it easier for...

Peek Squad: Computer Techs Stealing Porn, Personal Files

This is something that I always wondered about. I used to work at a computer service center, though I preferred not to know what was on my customers' machines. For some, though, the temptation proved too great,...

Nigerian Opposition Seeks Power in Numbers

As the ruling party seeks to legitimize the results of the election, opposition leaders are consolidating to express their discontent, with the threat of public demonstrations looming. "The runner-up in Nigeria's presidential elections convened a meeting with other opposition...

IRI, Nigerian Candidates Reject Election Results

UPDATE: this just in via email from egoigwe:"Nigeria's presidential and regional elections fell below international standards and levels set in previous polls in the country, a U.S.-based monitoring group said...

Expert Swears He Wrote An Election Fix For Florida

A prototype election fixing program written that was virtually undetectable.

Cuyahoga County OHIO Possibly Exposed Election System to Computer Virus

The memory cards used in Diebold touchscreen voting systems could carry computer viruses that would infect voting machines and steal votes on the infected machines.

Is Your Voting Machine Set To *Manual Mode*?

Sequoia Touch-Screen Voting Machines. There's a yellow button on the back. If it's set to "Manual Mode", one person can cast multiple votes.  

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