Shelley is not asking for changes to Diebold's software, but he called on the company to turn over its software code so it could be evaluated by independent experts chosen by the state. Shelley also is requiring random state testing of all electronic voting systems on election day to ensure ballots are accurately recorded....

David Crosby was interviewed by Michael Slate on "Beneath The Surface," KPFK, 90.7 FM Los Angeles; they speak about current events, corruption like Enron and at roughly the 16 minute mark in this 32kbps mp3 Crosby sings his new song tentatively titled "The Enron Song"...

The outcome of the Southern California grocery clerks strike may depend less on a meeting of the minds between employers and employees than on an obscure grocery business practice that has become so pervasive it has sapped the competitive strength of three of the largest grocery chains in America....