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From NBC/NJ's Matthew Berger and Carrie Dann SCRANTON, Pa. – Sarah Palin says the Democratic presidential candidate is partially responsible for voter registration fraud by the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. “ Obama has a responsibility to reign in ACORN,” Palin told conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh Tuesday. Calling the charges “unconscionable,” Palin said the McCain campaign has reached out to its Democratic counterpart to cooperate on clamping down on voter fraud, but has received no response.  (The Obama campaign said today that it did indeed respond to the month-old request from McCain's "Honest and Open Election Committee" -- by issuing a counter-challenge to Republicans to dismantle attempts at voter suppression in battleground states.) Palin called into Limbaugh’s show before attending a rally at the Riverfront Sports Complex. There, she lumped voter fraud into a long list of concerns on Americans’ minds. “Anger about the ... (link)

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