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An institute that studies election security criticized the Nevada Democratic Party for planning to use a digital tool for its caucuses, arguing that Nevada was likely to run into many of the same issues that Iowa did with its voting app last week. The Open Source Election Technology (OSET) Institute began its Twitter thread Sunday with a link to a story from The Nevada Independent, which detailed how the Nevada Democratic Party (NDP) will be using a digital "tool" on the day of that state's caucuses on February 22. The Independent reported that NDP staffers made a distinction between its...

The hiring of a top presidential candidate’s staff member to a position within the Nevada Democratic Party has increased scrutiny of the party as it works to put together a contingency plan for its Feb. 22 caucuses. Dozens of Twitter users — most identified as supporters of Sen. Bernie Sanders — on Sunday accused the Democratic Party of corruption and hurled insults at Emily Goldman, who was hired as the party’s Voter Protection Director in January. Many called for Goldman and Democratic National Committee Chairman Tom Perez to be fired. Screenshots of Goldman’s Linkedin account noted she worked as an...

Note: The following text is a quote: THE BRIEFING ROOM THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary ___________________________________________________________________________ For Immediate Release August 14, 2009 Statement by Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on the Appointment of Two Senior Officials Responsible for Iraqi Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons President Obama has long made clear that the United States is committed to working closely with the Iraqi government to aid Iraqis who have been displaced or are otherwise vulnerable as a result of the violence in Iraq. Since April, the United States has made available approximately $196 million in additional support for these...

The Burma Army has displaced more than 1,200 people in attacks against villages and hiding places of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Southern Karenni State.  Troops from Burma carried out their attacks against villagers on December 23. Soldiers burned down 26 houses in Gee Gaw Ber village, forcing all 610 residents of the village into hiding.  A further 341 people from the nearby village of Toe Ka Htoo fled in fear, while 255 people from Pah Poe are also in hiding. Those newly displaced are now in hiding without shelter and the temperatures in the area are very low....

Western Iowa Congressman Steve King hosted a conversation about illegal immigration this (Monday) morning in Des Moines. King, a Republican from Kiron, brought in the father of a 9/11 victim who's pushing the federal government to crack down on illegal immigration as well as a couple of congressmen who focus on the issue. "We need a national debate on immigration and this is the place to set the groundwork for it here in Iowa and that's what we're attempting to do here today," King told reporters. Iowa's role as the state that hosts the first test of the next presidential...

Queens Man Says He Was Stopped For A Bag Search Three Times In One Day July 27, 2005 The Police Department says its subway bag searches are random, but a Queens man says he's not so sure because he claims he was stopped several times on just one day. NY1’s Solana Pyne filed this report. “I felt humiliated. You know, there's a certain anxiety level every time I walk through a subway station or walk through a security checkpoint,” says Yogi Patell, a CUNY Law student. Patell says police stopped him three times at three separate subway stations last...

SAW HLA HENRY, of Worldview International Foundation, said Burma's economy was a mess. It was regarded by the international community as a human rights disaster zone and an economic embarrassment. The total number of internally displaced persons (IDPs) who had been forced to leave their homes and had not been able to return and reintegrate was currently estimated to be at least 526,000 people. More than half the internally displaced households were forced to work without compensation, and cash or property were extorted from them. These and other human rights abuses were widespread. The Commission had an excellent opportunity to...

  Official U.S. Navy file photo of aviation ordnancemen assembling bombs aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) in the Mediterranean Sea, while deployed in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). Navy personnel who deployed to the eastern Mediterranean Sea in the opening weeks of OIF are now entitled to Imminent Danger Pay and Combat Zone Tax Relief benefits. View Larger Download HiRes   Imminent Danger Pay, Combat Zone Tax Relief Now Offered to Select UnitsStory Number: NNS040218-02Release Date: 2/18/2004 10:22:00 AM From Chief of Naval Personnel Public AffairsWASHINGTON (NNS) -- Navy personnel who deployed to the eastern Mediterranean Sea in...