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McCain campaign paid Republican operative accused of voter fraud
John McCain paid $175,000 of campaign money to a Republican operative accused of massive voter registration fraud in several states, it has emerged. As the McCain camp attempts to tie Barack Obama to claims of registration irregularities by the activist group ACORN, campaign finance records ...
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McCain Employing GOP Operative Accused Of Voter Registration Fraud
huffingtonpost.com — John McCain's campaign has directed $175,000 to the firm of a Republican operative accused of massive voter... registration fraud in several states. According to campaign finance records, a joint committee of the McCain-Palin campaign, the RNC and ... (more) McCain Employing GOP Operative Accused Of Voter ...
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McCain campaign paid Republican operative accused of voter fraud..Nathan Sproul
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... The documents show that a joint committee of the McCain-Palin campaign, the Republican National Committee and the California Republican Party, made the payment to Lincoln Strategy, of which Mr Sproul is the managing partner, for the purposes of “voter registration”. Mr Sproul has been investigated on numerous occasions for preventing Democrats from voting, destroying registration forms and leading efforts to get Ralph Nader on ballots to leach the Democratic vote. Read more: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_amer...

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Suburban Guerrilla — I’m sure there’s no connection at all: McCain campaign paid Republican operative accused of voter fraudHannah Strange John McCain paid $175,000 of campaign money to a Republican operative accused of massive voter registration fraud in several states, it has emerged. As the McCain camp attempts to tie Barack Obama to claims of registration irregularities by the activist group ACORN, campaign finance records detailing the payment to the firm of Nathan Sproul, investigated several times for fraud, threatens to derail that argument. ...

But... But... But... ACORN!!! Joe the Plumber!!! Aiiieeee!!!
Shakesville — While I was eating my lunch and browsing the paper (and after finding a cool story regarding some pre-war bassoons that fit in perfectly with MB's "Wolf" post), I came across these two delightful little tales. 1. McCain Campaign Paid GOP Operative Accused of Voter Fraud: John McCain paid $175,000 of campaign money to a Republican operative accused of massive voter registration fraud in several states, it has emerged. As the McCain camp attempts to tie Barack Obama to claims of registration irregularities by the activist ...

Narrative Push Back on McCain Campaign Themes
Newshoggers.com — ... Thirdly, though it seems off the American mainstream media radar for now, Murdoch's own The Times, has opened up another narrative front with the story about Republican voter registration fraudster Nathan Sproul and his firm Lincoln Strategy (a name I feel certain Lincoln would not appreciate). ...

I Suspect We Will Hear Less And Less
Balloon Juice — About voter fraud: John McCain paid $175,000 of campaign money to a Republican operative accused of massive voter registration fraud in several states, it has emerged. As the McCain camp attempts to tie Barack Obama to claims of registration irregularities by the activist group ACORN, campaign finance records detailing the payment to the firm of Nathan Sproul, investigated several times for fraud, threatens to derail that argument. The documents show that a joint committee of the McCain-Palin campaign, the Republican ...

Mike's Blog Roundup
Crooks and Liars — ... : Swift Boat founder and funder, Bob Perry has sent out a mailer to residents of Pasadena,Texas, smearing Democrat Joel Redmond.  When they're not suppressing votes they're ...

McCain campaign paid Republican operative accused of voter fraud
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... Related Links In October last year, the House Judiciary Committee wrote to the Attorney General requesting answers regarding a number of allegations against Mr Sproul’s firm, then known as Sproul and Associates. It referred to evidence that ahead of the 2004 national elections, the firm trained staff only to register Republican voters and destroyed any other registration cards, citing affidavits from former staff members and investigations by television news programme Read more: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/us_and_amer... !!! Everytime they accuse us of doing ...

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