Sep 5th, 2008 · Officials in many states are concerned about the reliability of electronic voting and are now moving toward systems that can provide a voter-verified paper trail. Larry Norden, author of The Machinery of Democracy, discusses the latest advances in voting technology.
Aug 26th, 2008 · A new Web site called "Hospital Compare" evaluates hospital death rates around the country and shows how individual hospitals stack up against the national average. Guests discuss the reliability of the data on the site and describe the measures hospitals are taking to improve performance.
Jul 9th, 2008 · It hasn't been lost on automakers that Americans are looking for cars that are reliable and affordable. In fact, car companies have been marketing their vehicles that way for decades, starting as far back as when Henry Ford's Model T hit the scene. In the final report of our "People's Car" series, a look at how car companies have promoted low-cost vehicles.
May 14th, 2008 · Freeway's newest album, Free At Last, promotes the Philadelphia rapper from promising rookie to established veteran. While the record sounds as if it could have been released at any point in the last seven years, the sturdy reliability of Free At Last is comforting.
Feb 12th, 2008 · BlackBerry's e-mail service crashed for several hours Monday, affecting many of the 12 million customers who own the handheld gadgets. It's the second outage in a less than year. Analysts say the problems could damage BlackBerry's reputation for reliability and give an edge to rivals.
Jan 25th, 2008 · Only a few primaries have happened so far, but already questions are being raised about the reliability of electronic voting equipment. In New Hampshire, two candidates asked for a recount. In South Carolina, some voting machines didn't start up on time.
Jul 6th, 2007 · India has released a new estimate of HIV infections that is about half of the 5 million people previously thought to have contracted the disease. Similar results have come from surveys in 30 other countries, raising questions about the reliability of the global estimates of HIV and AIDS.
Mar 20th, 2007 · In January, Consumer Reports announced it was withdrawing the results of a test on the safety of infant car seats because of questions about the reliability of its data. The magazine says it will change the way it tests new products.