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Also in the news: McCain makes effort on IT
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that presidential candidate John McCain is trying to get more comfortable with using a computer.
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Obama, McCain: The same coin?
Shared priorities, unavoidable realities bring candidates together on some issues.
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Letter: Proving the voting preference difficult
A reader writes that electronic voting machines "do not leave any evidence of how the vote was actually cast."
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Letter: The real issue: Voter-verified paper records
One reader explains what jurisdictions will be using as voting machines.
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House defeats paper ballot funding
Privacy advocates are not happy that the House decided not to fund an effort to provide a paper-based backup system to electronic voting.
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Voters visit Obama, McCain sites to research key issues
Education among the top searches on both Web sites.
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Buzz of the Week: An inconvenient fiscal truth
Will "I.O.U.S.A." make next year's FCW Movie Madness? Probably not, but the independent film doesn't shy away from discussing the United States' struggles with the budget, savings, trade and leadership.
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Pointers: Recommended reading
This week's finds: Research beyond Google; The real snail mail; Web 2.0 meets presidential politics; After the flood.
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Obama promises small-biz support
Federal contracting dollars intended for small businesses should go to those businesses, the Democratic presidential candidate says.
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A void in the community
Rep. Davis’ decision not to run again strikes a blow to House’s acquisition and IT chops.
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Rep. Davis suggests his replacement as Congress' contracting lead
The congressman, who will not seek re-election after he finishes his term, recommends Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) for the job.
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Editorial: Departing opportunities
Political appointees often leave their posts in the last year of an administration, but in recent months, we have seen many career employees leave — and there are others who are pondering their futures.
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A Davis retrospective: 12 years of making news
Rep. Tom Davis (R-Va.), who announced today that he would not seek another term, has been focused on information technology issues since his very first term in 1996, as seen in this career retrospective.
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Davis to leave House
The Virginia Republican and longtime champion of technology and procurement issues said he would not run for an eighth term.
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Presidential candidate would freeze government hiring
Republican hopeful Fred Thompson said he would curb government spending by not hiring any new employees for one year.
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