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9/11 Bill of Rights ~ Liberal Media Blog (2799 words) |
 | The federal government is investigating the takeover last year of a leading American manufacturer of electronic voting systems by a small software company that has been linked to the leftist government of President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela. |
| The federal inquiry is focusing on the Venezuelan owners of the software company, the Smartmatic Corporation, and is trying to determine whether the government in Caracas has any control or influence over the firm's operations, government officials and others familiar with the investigation said. |
| Reports indicate that starting as early as shortly after the 2004 presidential elections, but particularly recently, hundreds of thousands of voters- mostly urban apartment dwellers (likely fl) and students- who are primarily Democratic- were sent notifications that they would be purged from the eligible voter lists if they did not respond the letter. |
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EH.Net Encyclopedia: Urban Mass Transit In The United States (3264 words) |
| Likewise, urban transit was so firmly in place as a private enterprise that few Americans imagined it as a function of city government. |
| The federal role increased with the passage of the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964, which authorized $375 million in aid to the capital costs of transit projects, with each two federal dollars to be matched with one local dollar. |
| At one extreme are those who believe that mass transit as a thriving industry died of foul play, the victim of a criminal conspiracy of automobile, rubber, and oil producers who hoped to force Americans to depend on their cars. |
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