The 10 most outrageous civil liberties violations of 2006.

The year in review -- a common topic in the final weeks.

Vote Early, Vote Often

We have recounts because vote counting is -- to put it mildly -- sloppy. Americans like their election results fast, before they go to bed at night. So we're willing to put up with inaccuracies in our tallying procedures, and ignore the fact that the numbers we see on television correlate only roughly with reality.