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McCain worker reaches deal in made-up assault case
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, 20, of College Station, Texas, claimed the ...
Police: McCain Worker Mugged, Attacked
Police: McCain Worker Mugged, Attacked
kdka.com — Pittsburgh police are investigating after a woman says she was attacked by a mugger who became enraged... after seeing a McCain bumper sticker on her car. (more) Police: McCain Worker Mugged, Attacked
McCain worker reaches deal in assault hoax
McCain worker reaches deal in assault hoax
msnbc.msn.com — 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. (more) McCain worker reaches deal in assault hoax
Police say McCain worker made up attack story
pittsburghlive.com — 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. (more) Police say McCain worker made up attack story
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Todd pleads out
Ben Smith's Blog — A coda to that Pittsburgh story: 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, 20, of College Station, Texas, claimed the attack happened when the robber saw her McCain bumper sticker. Todd appeared before a city judge and waived her right to a hearing and was to be released from jail later Thursday. Under the agreement, her criminal record will be expunged after if she stays out of trouble and gets mental treatment on ...

McCain Campaign Supporter Ashley Todd Slapped on Wrist for BS Mutilation Story
FullosseousFlap's Dental Blog — McCain supporter Ashley Todd Ashley Todd was in court today and pled out to essentially a wrist slap for fabricating an attack and mutilation story. A John McCain campaign volunteer agreed on Thursday to enter a probation program for ...

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