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Lies and more lies: the 10 dirtiest tricks in US electoral history
An already nasty race is getting even nastier with both parties trading allegations of voting irregularities and underhand tactics. Here, I take a look at the 10 dirtiest incidents in US electoral history... ...
Elections USA: Do They Matter?
100 million nonvoters send a stinging message of disenchantment By Linda Averill Legions of people opt out of voting in the U.S. But they are not civic slackers. They're on to something. Whether disinterested... ...
New York Voter Rolls Drop 1.6 Million Names
Rick Karlin, The Times Union: "Jokes about people voting early and often aside, some 1.6 million names are being removed from New York's voting rolls by Election Day - a loss of 14 percent of the state's... ...
McCain Giving Up on Colorado, Reports Say
US Election: McCain Campaign Backing Away From Colorado Suzanne Goldenberg, The Guardian UK: "John McCain's path to the presidency narrowed further today with reports that the Republican was giving up... ...
The Real Plumbers of Ohio
Paul Krugman, The New York Times: "Forty years ago, Richard Nixon made a remarkable marketing discovery. By exploiting America's divisions - divisions over Vietnam, divisions over cultural change and,... ...
More voters say machines are switching votes
Charleston [WV] Gazette 10/19/08 Three Putnam County voters say electronic voting machines changed their votes from Democrats to Republicans when they cast early ballots last week. This is the second... ...
About 200,000 Ohio Voters Have Records Discrepancies
The Associated Press: "Close to one in every three newly registered Ohio voters will end up on court-ordered lists being sent to county election boards because they have some discrepancy in their records,... ...
A More Aggressive McCain Lacked Game Changer
Cathleen Decker, The Los Angeles Times: "John McCain came into the third and final presidential debate needing to somehow wrestle the campaign out of Barack Obama's arms. He did not do it. There was no... ...
When the Federal Government Fails the People
By Joel S. Hirschhorn The hardest thing for Americans to do right now in this presidential election season is to fight distraction and, instead, focus on the failure of all three branches of the federal... ...
Foreclosure Victims May Lose Votes as Well
http://www.commondreams.or g/headline/2008/10/14-5 - ------- Job Losses Cut Across 41 States money.cnn.com — The number of states suffering monthly job losses more than doubled in September, with Michigan... ...