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New technology was supposed to bring us a streamlined, paperless voting system. But in Maryland, Governor Martin O'Malley is pushing for the state to move away from touch-screen voting and toward a system of paper ballots and optical scans. Tech Tuesday explores the shift in thinking and the future of technology in the voting booth.
Aviel Rubin, Professor of Computer Science; Technical Director of Information Security Institute at John Hopkins University; author, "Brave New Ballot: The Battle to Safeguard Democracy in the Age of Electronic Voting" (Morgan Road Books)
John T. Willis, Professor of Government and Politics, University of Baltimore; Maryland Secretary of State (1995-2003)
Technology can be liberating or infuriating -- just look at the ordinary cellphone. Some make complex tasks easy, others make easy tasks complex. If you could change the keypad, the phone operating system, or the functionality -- what would you improve, eliminate, or redesign? Tech Tuesday hosts a Technology User Forum on what works, what doesn't, and how industry can make cellphones better.
Ben Bederson, Professor of Computer Science, University of Maryland-College Park; and Co-Founder and Vice President, Client Technologies, Zumobi
The Federal Reserve slashed interest rates this morning in the hopes of fending off a much-predicted drop in the stock market. Observers say it was the biggest single cut in more than two decades, but its impact on Wall Street is still an open question. Join Kojo for a look at the latest on the economy and how the average person should respond.
Knight Kiplinger, Knight Kiplinger is the editor in chief of The Kiplinger Letter and Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine.
Rex Nutting, Rex Nutting is the Washington Bureau Chief for Marketwatch.com
From Johannesburg to Rio de Janeiro, the crowded shantytowns that spring up on the edge of big cities are often a source of political turmoil and crime. But today's urban planners are beginning to rethink their assumptions about urban slums, which are home to more than one billion people worldwide. We explore the latest thinking on these complex communities.
Robert Neuwirth, Author, "Shadow Cities: A Billion Squatters, A New Urban World" (Routledge)
Rose Seisie Molokoane, Founder, South African Homeless People's Federation; founder and coordinator Slum Dwellers International
Michael Cohen, Director, International Affairs Program, New School University; Senior Advisor to World Bank Vice-President for Environmentally Sustainable Development (1994-1998)
Maria Sonia Vicenta Fadrigo, Regional Director, Homeless People's Federation Philippines (HPFP)
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