msnbc.msn.com - 10/30/2008
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A McCain campaign volunteer accused of making up a story about being robbed and assaulted by a man who disliked her McCain bumper sticker will enter a program for first-time offenders.
huffingtonpost.com - 10/24/2008
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It has drawn wide local and national--even political
attention, with some of the candidates for president/vice president...
weighing in or even calling -- but now the Ashley Todd story may be starting to fall apart. Police in Pittsburgh are relating ...
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Greg Mitchell: Fox News VP: If McCain Worker ...
post-gazette.com - 10/25/2008
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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 ...
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McCain volunteer admits to hoax
elections.foxnews.com - 10/24/2008
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Daily Kos —
... strong. Please help if you haven't already, and can afford to do so. Theologan Ryan Bolger is mashing up Taking on the System with the story of Jesus. So far he has three parts, a look at the gatekeepers in Biblical times, the shaping of conventional wisdom and mobilization efforts. My book is obviously forward-thinking, but it's kind of cool seeing it applied to a completely unforseen field like this. Ashley Todd is out of jail as part of a weenie liberal "first-time offender" program. Under ...
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Political Animal —
... to fill the seats. * Ashley Todd is free after six days in jail , but will be required to undergo mental health treatment. The AP reported, "Her record eventually will be expunged as long as she goes to treatment, stays out of trouble and keeps authorities apprised of her whereabouts." * One of Sarah Palin's favorite publications, The Economist , ...
Ashs & Ashs: McCain Campaign Staffer Asked To Choose Between Prison And Seeking Mental Health Treatment
DownWithTyranny! —
... last week she was mutilated by a "big black man" who carved a "b" into her face. The fact that the "b" was carved by "someone" looking in a mirror tipped off the police that Ashley, like virtually all McCain supporters, is a- very stupid and b- very racist. Under gentle questioning she admitted she manufactured the whole incident. Today a woman who was about to rise to the ranks of a Joe the Plumber in the McCain-Palin hagiology, Ashley the Campaign Worker/Martyr, was released from jail after agreeing to seek mental treatment. How dare I assert that McCain ...
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McCain worker reaches deal in made-up assault case
breitbart.com 10/30/2008 — PITTSBURGH (AP) - A John McCain campaign volunteer agreed on Thursday to enter a probation program for first-time offenders for falsely reporting that a Barack Obama supporter robbed and assaulted her and scratched a "B" on her cheek. Ashley Todd, ...
CAMPAIGN WORKER ATTACK A HOAX
democraticunderground.com 10/24/2008 — Source: [b]MSNBC[/b]
Sorry if this is a dupe.
Read more: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/27363087#27363087
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Police say McCain worker made up attack story
pittsburghlive.com 10/24/2008 — A McCain-Palin campaign volunteer who claimed she was robbed and cut by a supporter of Sen. Barack Obama has confessed to making up the story, Pittsburgh police Assistant Chief Maurita Bryant said this afternoon.
Hoax
talkingpointsmemo.com 10/24/2008 — Well, for everyone who had eyes to see, this thing stunk to high heaven. But now we have official word that that McCain volunteer who had the straight-out-of-the-trash-novel story about being assaulted by a mugger-cum-Obama-activist has confessed ...
McCain volunteer robbed, assaulted
post-gazette.com 10/24/2008 — Pittsburgh police detectives for the second time last night interviewed a John McCain campaign volunteer who told them she was mugged and the letter B cut into her face following a robbery in Bloomfield on Wednesday. Police said Ashley Todd, 20, of ...
Ann Coulter : Red Hoax Blue Hoax
townhall.com 10/30/2008 — As the case of Ashley Todd reminded us again last week, racial bias crimes are almost always hoaxes. Todd is the Republican volunteer who claimed that a black man in Pittsburgh had pummeled her and carved a "B" into her cheek after spotting the ...
Hoax: McCain volunteer admits to fabricating attack story
crooksandliars.com 10/24/2008 — Download | Play Download | Play Ashley Todd, the McCain campaign volunteer who was robbed and allegedly beaten after the assailant spotted a McCain bumper sticker on her car, has admitted to police that she made the whole thing up. ...
Poll update: Voters having 'buyer's remorse'? —
CNN Political Ticker 10/30/2008
McCain may be closing the gap, a new CNN poll of polls shows. (Getty Images)
(CNN) – With five days until Election Day, there are signs the presidential race may be tightening, according to a new CNN poll of polls.
According to an average of ...
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