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As the Obama administration raced to meet its self-imposed deadline for online health insurance markets, security experts working for the government
stanley taza worried that state computer systems could become a back door for hackers.Documents provided to The Associated Press show that more than two-thirds of state systems that were supposed to tap into federal computers to verify sensitive personal information for coverage were i
stanley cup nitially rated as high risk for security problems.Back-door attacks have been in the news, since the hackers who stole millions of customers credit and debit card numbers from Target are believed to have gained access through a contractor s network. The administration says the documents offer only a partial and outdated snapshot of an improving situation, and the security problems cited w
stanley cup ere either resolved or are being addressed through specific actions. No successful cyberattacks have taken place, officials say.Obama says 4 million have signed up for heath insuranceIn depth: Obamacare kicks offHowever, the issues detailed in documents and emails provided by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee reveal broader concerns than the federal Health and Human Services department has previously acknowledged. They show a frenzied behind-the-scenes juggling act by officials and contractors as the Oct. 1 deadline for new health insurance exchanges loomed. Instead of providing a showcase for President Barack Vmdj As polls close, presidential election results come in
The Ohio
stanley quencher delegation to the Electoral College cast its votes for President Bush on Monday, hours after dissident groups asked the state Supreme Court to review the outcome of the state s presidential race.As members of the Electoral College met across the nation to affirm the results of last month s election, the 20 GOP electors in Ohio voted unanimously for Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney. The vast majori
garrafinhas stanley ty of people understand this election is over, said Gov. Bob Taft, who was at the electors voting session in the state Senate chamber. The challengers who went to the Supreme Court question whether Bush won the key swing state by 119,000 votes, guaranteeing his victory over Democrat John Kerry.The court did not act on their request before the electors cast their ballots. The Rev. Jesse Jackson and attorney Cliff Arnebeck of the Massachusetts-based Alliance for Democracy accused President Bush s campaign of high-tech vote stealing. Jackson said the challengers noticed Bush generally received more votes in counties that use optical-scan voting machines and questioned whether the machines were calibrated to record votes for Bush.Critics of the election claim there w
stanley cup ere disparities in vote totals for Democrats, too few voting machines in Democrat-leaning precincts, organized campaigns directing voters to the wrong polling place and confusion over the counting of provisional ballots by voters whose names did not appear in the re
