Wikinews Shorts: December 17, 2007
{{Wikinews Shorts header|December 17, 2007}}

===Clinton, Obama and McCain get major endorsements===
The Des Moines Register, an [[Iowa]] newspaper, gave Hillary Clinton a key endorsement Sunday; and on the Republican side, John McCain was endorsed. Another paper, the Boston Globe, also went with McCain, and Obama on the Democratic side.

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=4007391&page=1
|title=Des Moines Register and Boston Globe Split on Top Democrat, But Agree on Republican
|pub=ABC News
|date=December 17, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22276322/
|title=McCain endorsed by Boston, Iowa newspapers
|pub=MSNBC
|date=December 16, 2007}}

----

===Electronic voting in faces security issues===
A just-published, two-month study conducted in [[Ohio]] on behest of Secretary of State [[w:Jennifer Brunner|Jennifer Brunner]], sharply criticized many of the state's [[w:voting machine|voting machine]]s. The report said that "the computer-based voting systems in use in Ohio do not meet computer industry security standards."

'''Sources'''
*{{source|url=http://computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&taxonomyName=security&articleId=9053326&taxonomyId=17&intsrc=kc_top
|title=Ohio e-voting system security bashed in new state report
|author=|pub=Computerworld
|date=December 17,2007}}
*{{source|url=http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=4008511
|title=Wanna Change Votes in Ohio? Use a PDA and a Magnet
|author=Hanna Siegel
|pub=ABC News
|date=December 17, 2007}}

{{publish}}
{{archive}}
[[Category:North America]]
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:Iowa]]
[[Category:Ohio]]
[[Category:Elections]]
[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
[[Category:Democratic Party (United States)]]
[[Category:Republican Party (United States)]]
[[Category:Hillary Clinton]]
[[Category:John McCain]]
[[Category:Barack Obama]]
'Sources'
*
*

----

'Sources'
*
*
North America United States Iowa Ohio Elections Politics and conflicts Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) Hillary Clinton John McCain Barack Obama