nytimes.com - 10/14/2008
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Senator Barack Obama addressing a crowd on Friday at a campaign rally at the courthouse square in Chillicothe, Ohio.
powerlineblog.com - 10/15/2008
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ACORN continues to perpetrate voter registration fraud around
the country; here is CNN's report on what is...
happening in Philadelphia: Some excerpts: CNN: According to city officials, close to 8,000 applications turned in by ACORN are ...
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ACORN Does Philadelphia
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Swampland —
With three weeks to go, and absentee voting well underway, both campaigns -- and outside group -- have been asking voters and the media to look at the possibility of election fraud. At McCain rallies, supporters intone "ACORN" and "FBI! FBI!" with increasing regularity. And, it's true, ACORN -- a predominately left-leaning group with (limited) ties to Obama -- has a particularly spotty record when it comes to voter registration. The problem is that attempting to register voters improperly or fraudulently (under names like " ...
Ana Marie Cox Deflates A Week's Worth of Putz and Corner Posts.
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Like so: With three weeks to go, and absentee voting well underway, both campaigns -- and outside group -- have been asking voters and the media to look at the possibility of election fraud. At McCain rallies, supporters intone "ACORN" and "FBI! FBI!" with increasing regularity. And, it's true, ACORN -- a predominately left-leaning group with (limited) ties to Obama -- has a particularly spotty record when it comes to voter registration. The problem is that attempting to register voters improperly or fraudulently (under names like "Mickey Mouse" or maybe a local restaurant) only seems to be beneficial to Democrats. To ...
Debate day reading list: how to bone up before Barack Obama and John McCain's final showdown
Top of the Ticket —
Tonight we will be live blogging Barack Obama and John McCain's final presidential debate, just as we did their previous showdowns. You can find our coverage right here, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PDT.
While the candidates brush up on their talking points (we already know Obama's, because they were accidentally sent to the media), we thought you might want to bone up, too. So we present you with our debate day reading list -- a collection of some of the most interesting politics stories online:
Stephanie Strom of the New York Times writes an illuminating piece about Obama's ...
Acorn(s) on MSNBC
Michael Calderone's Blog —
Media Matters noted earlier that Fox News has mentioned community group ACORN -- and the story of voter registration fraud -- 556 times since Friday. The McCain campaign has been trying to tie Obama to the group, which he helped represent in a 1995 lawsuit and worked with on some trainings in the early 1990s.
CNN, by Media Matters count, has mentioned ACORN just 67 times since Friday.
But on MSNBC today, there was someone trying to get the message across in a more unique way.
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online.wsj.com 10/15/2008 — Suspicious voter registrations turned in by a group called Acorn have become a rallying cry for Republicans, who claim left-leaning activists may be trying to rig votes.
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betsyspage.blogspot.com 11/4/2008 — When people raise a fuss about the shenanigans of ACORN in registering fake people, the rejoinder has been that ACORN just can't help themselves because of a few dishonest people they hired to register people. And even if the high number of fake forms ...
Obama weighs in on McCain plan —
CNN Political Ticker 10/14/2008
DAYTON, Ohio (CNN) - Before heading to greet workers during a shift change at a local factory, Barack Obama told reporters the government’s plan to buy shares in the nation’s banks was “a good one.”
The plan “gives taxpayers a better chance of ...
Palin knocks Obama with ACORN —
First Read 10/14/2008
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 ...
McCain's last stand at final debate? —
CNN Political Ticker 10/14/2008
Sens. Barack Obama and John McCain sparred about domestic policy during their second presidential debate.
WASHINGTON (CNN) — The third and final presidential debate is shaping up to be a make-or-break appearance for both Sens. John McCain and ...
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