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John McCain, in an appearance at the Ryman, points to his experience in Vietnam as a POW as shaping his faith in a higher power:

“What or who is the supreme authority in your life and how will it be evident” in your presidency, a woman in the audience asked McCain.

For some reason, the really cute widget that lets you see the alien baby in my uterus right now is being CRAPPY and it’s not working properly in the post. “No Widget Found,” it stupidly proclaims, when I try to include it in my post.

Another hole in Metro's security alert system uncovered by the Tennessean in the wake of the stolen Election Commission laptops:

Employees of the election commission and Metro Information Technology Services had learned on Dec. 26 that a computer router stolen along with the laptops had been unpl

Davidson Election chief says all information passed along
By MICHAEL CASS • Staff Writer Tennessean• February 16, 2008

On Jan. 2, as anxious Nashville voters worried they would become victims of identity theft, Metro police announced that they had learned the likely time of the theft of two laptop computers bearing the Social Security numbers of 337,000 Nashville voters.

Tennessean blogger Michael Cass has a report on the coming cuts to local services.

By JANELL ROSS • Staff Writer (Tennessean)• January 30, 2008

On the same day that Metro police made a third arrest in the theft of Davidson County Election Commission laptops, Mayor Karl Dean announced a new hire: a computer security specialist.

Metro police have made a third arrest in connection with the Christmas Eve theft of two Davidson County Election Commission laptop computers.

Brent Russell Rucker, 28, surrendered himself at police headquarters Tuesday.

Metro police swore out a warrant for Rucker's arrest late Monday. Rucker, a Portland, Tenn. resident, has been charged with theft. Rucker's bond was set at $2,000.

Davidson County Detention Center staff said Tuesday that Rucker's bond was paid shortly bef

By KATE HOWARD • Staff Writer (Tennessean) • January 29, 2008

Two people associated with The Muse coffeehouse will be charged in connection with the Christmas Eve theft of two laptops from the Davidson County Election Commission.

Randal Logan Cheek, 27, was arrested Monday night on theft charges because he knew the stolen laptops were fenced at his business, Metro police said. A router and one of the hard drives were located at the business on Jan. 17 during a police search,

Enclave reported last night that there has been another arrest in The Case of the Stolen Laptops With All Your Personal Information (if You Vote) on Them, Even Your Social Security Number.