Month April 2004

California bans Diebold voting machines in four counties, calls for criminal investigation The state’s top elections official called for a criminal investigation of Diebold Election Systems Inc. as he banned use of the company’s newest model touchscreen voting machine, citing…

US report: Terrorism at 35-year low The number of terrorist attacks worldwide has dropped to its lowest level since 1969, according to a US State Department report. A 35 year low? Lord have mercy, and here the TV media is…

Nader coming on strong An editorial from from FortWayne.com Supporters of John Kerry are kidding themselves if they think Ralph Nader won’t hurt their candidate. The latest Gallup Poll, taken April 5-8, gives him 4 percent. A Newsweek poll of…

Green Party nominating convention. Bad moon rising. It’s looking like there will be a nasty floor fight in the upcoming Green Party (GP) nominating convention between the anyone-but-Nader forces and those who want to either endorse Nader or run him…

A possible conversation between senators in DC “Hey, isn’t Negroponte linked to death squads in Honduras that murdered and tortured dissidents, insurgents, and anyone opposed to the rulers?” “Yeah, so what’s your point?” “Um, maybe he might want to do…