Overseas Troops Gain Options for Emailed Ballots
The AP reports 13 states will email blank presidential ballots to overseas troops and at least seven states allow return of completed ballots by email. Security and deadline concerns persist as Pentagon urges wider adoption ahead of the election. States with email voting include Colorado Delaware Florida Illinois Indiana Mississippi Montana North Dakota Oregon South Carolina Virginia Washington Wisconsin. Votes may still arrive late, affecting outcomes in tight races.
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Record Democratic registrations surge in late primaries
Washington Post reports seven states have topped one million new Democratic voters, with North Carolina and Indiana showing triple the pre 2004 surge. Analysts say Clinton Obama race motivates new turnout but long term impact hinges on voter goals and post primary engagement.
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Feds enlist boaters in terror watch
The Bush administration seeks help from the nation’s 80 million recreational boaters to reduce the risk of a small boat bomb attack along U S coastlines and waterways. A DHS plan urges states to create safety standards and report suspicious water activity while developing detection tech to spot dangerous materials.
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Chernobyl Gets Big New Shelter To Cover Reactor Ruins
Twenty two years after the disaster at reactor No 4 of the Chernobyl plant work is underway on a massive new shelter to cover the ruined complex and its radioactive contents. The project aims to replace an aging shelter that leaks radiation and threatens collapse. The $505 million plan is managed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The explosion on April 26 1986 is noted as the world’s worst nuclear accident with ongoing debates over the final death toll and cancer cases linked to the radiation.
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Attack on Afghan president leaves three dead in Kabul
Militants attacked a Kabul ceremony with rockets and automatic rifles injuring eight and killing a lawmaker. President Karzai and diplomats escaped, while three attackers died and a 30 minute gunbattle followed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the assault on the anniversary event.
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