But in an era of plastic explosives and advanced chemical compounds, that system has proved lacking.

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Lacking a computerized system to track information about power outages, LIPA relied on an outmoded system of paper maps, photos and Post-it Notes to coordinate its service efforts with National Grid.

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In a column Spitzer wrote for Slate last summer, he used the case as an example of a financial system still lacking sufficient government regulation.

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And those who dared object were dismissed as lacking faith in the American system.

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