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Voters Suspicious Of Fraud At Ballot Box - Las Vegas News Story - KVVU Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS -- Some voters in Boulder City said they are concerned about fraud at the electronic ballot box. Monday, October 25, 2010.

Greyson Chance Debuts “Walking Outside The Lines”

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Detroit Doing Better. Detroit Considers Changing its Name

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If you follow this site, you may have read about the one good thing that came out of our financial mess: A new wage contract between our car companies and the UAW. We asserted that this bode well for the future of the car companies and jobs.

Technologies and Companies that are Obsolete Today

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Yes, they still make cassette Walkmans. Well, they DID make cassette Walkmans. An obituary for something you haven't thought about in a decade, plus how are the major broadcast networks committing suicide today?

BMW Recalling 150,800 2007-2010 Models

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Recalls are rampant this month, and BMW is the latest to join the parade of dealer repairs. The reason for the recall of the 130,000 twin-turbo and naturally-aspirated six-cylinder models is for emissions and safety fixes. The problem with the twin-turbo models lies in the direct injection fuel...

Top 5 Rebranding Fails of 2010

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General Motors' latest Chevrolet rebranding effort is "the worst ad slogan ever," according to Jalopnik. This year's other rebrand fails include: Gap, MSNBC, American Apparel and The Democratic Party.

The Best Budgeting Calculators for College Students

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When you're in college, budgeting is different than budgeting in the outside world. Your largest bills -- tuition, room and board -- could be due on an annual or semester basis. Try these calculators to help you plan and estimate your expenses.

Linyl: A New Take On Vinyl Records

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An evocative record player that converts photos into ambient light.

Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2010

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Who are the Top 49 Most Influential Men of 2010? Just over half a million AskMen readers have voted, along with AskMen staff, & the results might surprise you.

Zynga valued more than EA in latest estimates

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Social gaming developer Zynga is quickly taking over the market, and is now estimated to be worth more than the second largest gaming company in the world, EA.

GM's Robonaut 2 Robot Headed To Space

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General Motors is still building rockets, and it's also in the business of building androids. Real, space-going humanoid robots. That's right, the NASA-GM built Robonaut 2 is finally going up to the International Space Station aboard the space shuttle Discovery November 1. So why, exactly, did GM...

24 Questions I Shouldn't Have Asked the Wikileaks Founder

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Wikileaks founder Julian Assange stormed out of an interview with CNN this week in which the interviewer began asking questions about Assange's personal life, in particular the sexual assault allegations that have been made against him in Sweden.

Info on site changes and test accounts

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I'm going to address a story submitted to Digg that called out activity of a number of our internal test accounts. As with many sites, we continuously run tests on the site to expose vulnerabilities in our own security.

The Best Mobile Apps for Money Management

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I have a friend who is a decisive shopper. She is able to immediately divine the relationship potential of a leopard print chiffon scarf. My modus operandi is more of a skittish courtship. Neurotic, I'll analyze a wildly distressed hobo bag, agonizing over the tassels and hardware, leaving it and returning to to finger the leather half a dozen times. Will this work with my wardrobe? How will this affect my budget? Is this color really me? Do I even like me?

13 Super Creative Costume Ideas for Halloween

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Forget the sexy nurses and sparkly vampires – this Halloween, score more treats as a living Marvel character or a 3D paper model of yourself.

An Insight Preview of Alice: Madness Returns

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Visionary game designer American McGee guides us through the trajectory of his career and how it has all led up to his new macabre take on Lewis Carroll's fairytale, Alice: Madness Returns.

The Tallest Rock Climbing Wall in the World [Pics]

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Located in Groningen, Holland, this climbing wall is considered the tallest in the world. Photos courtesy of Eric Kieboom.

Wii Remote fun facts: 65.3 million in North America

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Nintendo shot out a press release today with some fun facts about the Wii Remote's sales in North America. Among other tidbits, the pink Wiimote outsold its blue sibling by 2,300.

What Could $1 Trillion Buy? (Infographic)

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The Federal Deficit for the 2010 budget year was $1.3 trillion and is estimated to climb to $1.4 trillion in 2011. So what exactly does $1 trillion get you these days?

Architects of the Social Web (not Named Mark Zuckerberg)

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Every once in a while, a person or team of people come along and change the Internet forever. In the 1980s, it was Bill gates and Steve Jobs, in the early 2000s, it was Mark Zuckerberg and Tom Anderson, and today, it's the people people discussed below. These folks shaped the very fabric of the social web, and through their contributions, they have made the Internet a more exciting and connected place to be. Today we recognize these architects of the social web, their revolutionary creations, and what accomplishments helped them achieve the heights they've reached.

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