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Official Google Blog: "In their own words": political videos meet Google speech-to-text technology - July 14,08
With the help of our speech recognition technologies, videos from YouTube's Politicians channels are automatically transcribed from speech to text and indexed. Using the gadget you can search not only the titles and descriptions of the videos, but also their spoken content. Additionally, since speech recognition tells us exactly when words are spoken in the video, you can jump right to the most relevant parts of the videos you find.
Google For Educators - Elections Video Search
Google Elections Video Search allows you and your students to directly query YouTube political videos for their spoken content. Using speech-to-text technology, videos from political channels are automatically transcribed and indexed. Simply enter a search term to find relevant videos and jump immediately to where your term was mentioned.
NPR News - Live Election Coverage Radio Captioning
The captioned coverage has ended, thank you for your participating\nin this demonstration of captioned radio
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Vote Yes on New Radio Technology During NPR's Live Captioned Broadcast of Presidential Election
While millions of U.S. citizens voted for national and local elections last week, some of the nation's deaf and hard of hearing citizens were casting important votes on the future of captioned radio
Pakistan First : Election 2008 Results
Welcome To Election 2008 At Pak1stanfirst.com! Live Party Positions
Global Voices Online » Special Coverage: The assassination of Benazir Bhutto
Given the volume of commentary from bloggers throughout the world about the assassination of ex-prime minister of Pakistan, Benazir Bhutto, earlier today in Rawalpindi, we have set up a Special Coverage page aggregating some of the reactions....
What choices do we have? : Teeth Maestro - guest blog by Naeem Sadiq - Dec. 28. 2007
There may be one last opportunity to make amends and change the course of events. Perhaps a set of demands such as the ones listed below may help to unify the shattered people and provide a new roadmap for the future.
Condoleezza Rice calls Zardari to request for Elections on 8th !!! : Teeth Maestro - December 28, 2007
...I now urge all Pakistanis to step up their efforts to urge the world to stop these elections as I dread, this may contribute to total annihilation of Pakistan
DAWN - Opinion; December 11, 2007 - "The Selection Commission of Pakistan" Naeem Sadiq - Dec. 11, 2007
The people of Pakistan must vote for only those political parties who insist on retroactive recall of the PCO, restoration of the judiciary and an independent Election Commission as a prerequisite for the January election.
Why the world needs democracy in Pakistan | csmonitor.com ] Benazir Bhutto - Dec. 10, 2007
if credible elections are not held, it will have dangerous consequences for Pakistan and the rest of the world community: Extremism will continue to grow, putting everyone at risk. The world must act to prevent this. It must insist on free and fair electi
APDM Boycotts Elections : Teeth Maestro - Nov. 29, 2007
The pressure will now be on Musharraf to somehow try to salvage the his notion of Free and Fair elections. It must be remembered that a proper democracy is only possible under a free and independent judiciary in Pakistan.
Student Action Committee Lahore urges for an Election Boycott : Teeth Maestro
we have demanded the lifting of Martial Law, the reinstatement of the judiciary, the restoration of the constitution, the freedom of the media and the release of protest prisoners before we can even consider the upcoming election to be free and fair.
Boycott Elections Campaign - PML-N & PPP leadership contacts : Teeth Maestro. Nov. 29, 2007
the best way to get their attention is to send an SMS to their cell phone numbers or better yet call them up (if they pick it up that is) and give them your opinion, be courteous and simply convey your message as briefly as possible
The Real News: Musharaff loses uniform, stays in power : Teeth Maestro (interview w. Beena Sarwar - video) Nov. 29, 2007
The Real News network talks to Beena Sarwar about the recent move by Musharraf to shed his unifrom, and simply said Musharaff’s actions are symbolic, it’s a martial law in disguise [link]
POLITICS-PAKISTAN: Independence of Judiciary - The Main Issue - Beena Sarwar, Nov. 28, 2007
As ..Musharraf doffs his uniform and takes oath as the civilian Pres. of PK 2 issues stand out: continuing curbs on the judiciary and media, and elections, .. for early Jan., that observers say cannot be fair and free under emergency rule.
Justice Wajih sees contesting polls as legitimizing dictatorship. Nov 24 (?) 2007
Justice (Retired) Wajihuddin Ahmed has said that contesting election under current circumstances would legitimize the dictatorship; hence PPP Chairperson Benazir Bhutto should boycott elections.
Decision to boycott elections without reinstatement of judges is final: General Secy PTI > Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf > Insaf News - Nov. 26, 2007
As the judges and the media have stood their ground and said “no” to Musharraf’s unconstitutional regime, PTI felt it its duty not to legitimize any elections after the massacre of independent judiciary and media.
Imran Khan refuses to contest elections under Martial Law : Teeth Maestro Nov. 26, 2007
[PTI's refusal motivated by free judiciary tenet. Elections as organized by Musharraf only a farce to confer apparent democratic legitimacy to his regime. Other parties filing election papers for safety, though maybe ready to withdraw]
JURIST - Paper Chase: UN rights chief urges Pakistan to reinstate ousted judges before holding elections - Eric Firkel. Nov. 23, 2007
Arbour told reporters that it is not enough to hold free and fair elections lest the judicial branch become totally subservient to the executive branch in what the former Canadian Supreme Court justice called a "very twisted form of democracy".
The Associated Press: Sharif Back in Pakistan From Exile. By ZARAR KHAN and STEPHEN GRAHAM - Nov. 26, 2007
"When the constitution, fundamental rights are suspended, when people live difficult lives, when judges who make decisions according to the constitution are ousted, will elections in such a situation not be a fraud?" he said.
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