But even if machines are closely monitored by polling staff--a condition that's far from universal--a more realistic concern may be innocent bugs that miscount or ignore votes.
But her book also tells a more universal story - of a mother's love and a mother's loss, and a tribute to a young life that was cut short before its time.
Mr Cameron restated the case in favour of benefit reform as the UK government prepares to launch the first trial of the universal credit - a new system for making welfare payments - on Monday.
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Thanks to four-armature speakers and a three-way crossover in a universal fit, you'll hear a wide soundstage with soul-satisfying bass, heavenly highs and a crisp, piano-like timbre.
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Take a transatlantic combination of a lumbering, accident-prone universal bank with a prickly, free-wheeling investment bank, and only the foolhardy would bet on success.
But that meant that they had to either dismantle their social spending programs--including universal health insurance--a politically difficult task, or maintain their sky-high taxes.
In contrast, Universal Orlando is a pedestrian-friendly and intimate complex with two excellent theme parks (Universal Studios and Islands of Adventure), three first-rate resorts, and a carnival-like restaurant and nightlife district (CityWalk) connected by lovely gardened paths or a quiet wooden-boat shuttle.
Comcast ( CMCSA - news - people )-NBC Universal tie-up would produce a credible ESPN rival care of NBC's NFL package and Comcast's regional sports networks and Versus, most analysts aren't concerned given ESPN's brand, long-term contracts and financial wherewithal.
While it is nowhere near the theme park-style extravaganza of Universal Studios a few miles northeast, the two-hour walking tour offers an intimate look inside the filmmaking facilities.
Joseph Kim of Inovio, an American start-up, says his firm has devised a DNA-based method to produce a universal flu vaccine.
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Pollsters, political consultants and advertising firms all helped to test ideas and promote the resulting package: a three-year debt moratorium for farmers, a million-baht credit scheme for every village in the country, and universal health care with a low 30-baht charge per hospital visit.
There are more than a few people misinterpreting a story today about HBO and Universal inking a 10-year exclusive deal that keeps content off Netflix.
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"In our society, the meaning of marriage is universal - it's a declaration of love and commitment to a special person, " Labour MP Louisa Wall, who introduced the legislation, said.
These included increasing the basic state pension in line with earnings, basing eligibility for the state pension on residency, introducing a universal pension for the over-75s and creating a National Pensions Saving Scheme with compulsory employer contributions.
Any Universal license holder -- a music site that has been given permission to post song samples, for example -- can go to Loudeye and get the music delivered in any digital format, including Windows Media or QuickTime.
According to Tom Wertheimer, a former executive vice president of MCA and now a part-time consultant to NBC Universal, a reuse is a reuse is a reuse to the Writers Guild.
Without getting into the intrinsic value debate, this is where I strongly depart from Denninger, because if we accept the thesis that all money is a universal mass illusion, then a market-based illusion can be just as valid or more valid than a State-controlled illusion.
This is a definite deal breaker for some -- you can't use a universal remote or home automation controller to control the player while watching Blu-ray discs.
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But it means a universal charger, which will use a micro-USB connection, should be available by next year.
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Romney has recently floated the idea of an individual-deduction cap, the savings from which could easily fund a universal health insurance tax-credit system, depending on how the cap was structured.
First, it wants, as noted, to establish a tax-funded universal entitlement to basic living income (set at JPY 70, 000 a month, up from the current JPY 66, 000) for all elderly and retired persons, with, however, a phased reduction and final elimination of the entitlement in relation to pension benefits being received from pension plans into which had previously contributed premiums (i.e, the current system).
In 2007, LCD Soundsystem released "All My Friends, " a seven-and-a-half-minute club epic that explored the universal fear of growing up and getting too old to have fun.
In 2008 Korea introduced an earned-income tax credit, a universal basic pension and an insurance scheme providing long-term care for the elderly.
Young Singh found a mentor in George Hoddy, founder of Universal Electric in Michigan, a joint-venture partner.
It also says it is working on a universal log-in system for its mall of stores.
The books asks whether a universal long-term care financing system is possible and imagines what some models may look like.
Already, NBC Universal signed a new two-year deal with Netflix allowing it to stream older television programming to subscribers but withholding fresh content.
Royal Mail makes a loss on delivering letters and Ofcom, which regulates stamp prices, allowed the price rises because it said the future of the UK's universal, six-day-a-week postal service was "at severe risk" without it.
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CloudOn also provides Adobe Reader to view PDFs - everything from simple forms to complex 3-D documents - and a universal viewer for any file, ranging from raw Photoshop images to everyday image files, including: PNG, JPEG and GIF.
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His inexpensive show--a nod to NBC Universal Chief Jeff Zucker's heavily criticized "managing for margins" philosophy--has also been blamed for dragging down ratings for the rest of the network's lineup, both in prime time and beyond.
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