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the-reaction.blogspot.com - 10/27/2008
McCain volunteer made up ugly, race-baiting hoax
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By Michael J.W. Stickings So you know that ugly, Drudge-whipped up story of the young female McCain volunteer who was allegedly mugged and mutilated (with a 'B' carved into her face) by a black man at a Pittsburgh-area ATM? Well -- surprise, surprise -- it's a hoax . The woman, Ashley ...

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The Moderate Voice:  Pennsylvania GOP Compares Obama to the Nazis

article.nationalreview.com - 10/28/2008
Lowry: John McCain -- The Agony of a Gadfly
— article.nationalreview.com — Perhaps no other Republican candidate was so poorly suited to the task of running a presidential race. (more) Lowry: John McCain -- The Agony of a Gadfly

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post-gazette.com - 10/25/2008
McCain volunteer admits to hoax
— post-gazette.com — Almost from the start, Pittsburgh police were skeptical about a young woman's claim that she had been mugged and a "B" carved into her cheek by an attacker who was provoked by the sight of a John McCain bumper sticker on her car. Yesterday, their ... (more) McCain volunteer admits to hoax

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thinkprogress.org - 10/24/2008
Fox VP: Hate crime hoax means McCain’s campaign is ‘over, forever linked to race-baiting.’
— thinkprogress.org — Following the Drudge Report’s lead yesterday, news organizations picked up the story of a McCain campaign volunteer in Pittsburgh named Ashley Todd, who said that a black man mugged her, sexually assaulted her, and scratched a “B” ... (more) Fox VP: Hate crime hoax means McCain’s campaign is ...

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Pennsylvania GOP Compares Obama to the Nazis
The Moderate Voice — ... Remember, the McCain campaign was pushing what turned out to be the ugly, race-baiting hoax to local media in the state. It should hardly come as a surprise that the state GOP is engaging in a similarly ugly campaign to smear Obama. ...

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