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Election Results: Did Insurgents Upend the Establishment?
Even in what's called this "summer of discontent," yesterday's primaries in Arizona, Florida and Alaska were especially nasty. But a lot was at stake in each state, and the outcomes could hold signs of what's to come in November. Also, housing numbers show a stumbling economy, and full-body security scans and invasions of privacy.
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenEven in what's called this "summer of discontent," yesterday's primaries in Arizona, Florida and Alaska were especially nasty. But a lot was at stake in each state, and the outcomes could hold signs of what's to come in November. Also, housing numbers show a stumbling economy, and from courthouses and airport checkpoints to police vehicles on city streets, x-ray scanners are on the move. Are government agencies learning more than they need to know?
Banner image: Marco Rubio, Republican candidate for Florida's US Senate seat, takes his ballot to a voting machine as he and other Floridians head to the polls on primary day on August 24, 2010 in Miami, Florida. Photo: Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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3 storiesHousing Numbers Show Economy Is Stumbling
Yesterday there was bad news about sales of existing homes across the United States. Today it's sales of new homes. The Commerce Department says they're at the lowest level since record-keeping began since 1963. Sudeep Reddy reports for the Wall Street Journal , where he also blogs at Real Time Economics .
Read the story7 minMore Mudslinging on the Road to November
Every state has its own political dynamic, but yesterday's primaries in Arizona, Alaska and Florida were billed "as a test to see whether the political establishment of either party could hold its own in this summer of America's discontent." That's according to Carl Cannon, executive editor of PoliticsDaily.com .
Read the story36 minAirport Full-Body Scanner Technology Used to Search Cars
Courthouses and airport security checkpoints aren't the only places where x-ray scanners are being deployed. A company in Massachusetts is selling them to police departments for use in moving vehicles on city streets. Z-Backscatter 's x-ray vision is a powerful technology—capable of seeing through walls, clothing and much more.
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