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nydailynews.com - 10/23/2008
Osama Bin Laden wants a vote, so beware a late October suprise
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& R.P. EDDY Wednesday, October 22nd 2008, 1:03 AM Will Osama Bin Laden have anything to say about the U.S. presidential race? Does our economic implosion make us an even more tempting target? Al Qaeda has a history of trying to influence elections, most notably with the 2004 train attacks in ...

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Exclusive: U.S. Expects Bin Laden Message Near Election
abcnews.go.com - 10/30/2008
Exclusive: U.S. Expects Bin Laden Message Near Election
— abcnews.go.com — Multiple senior government officials tell ABC News the intelligence community is anticipating a message from Osama bin Laden before or just after the presidential election. As we race toward Election Day , sources say a number of intelligence ... (more) Exclusive: U.S. Expects Bin Laden Message Near Election

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Did Virginia GOP Mailer Shade Pic Of Osama To Look Like Obama?
tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com - 10/17/2008
Did Virginia GOP Mailer Shade Pic Of Osama To Look Like Obama?
— tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com — A bunch of you have written in to say that the cropped image in the Virginia GOP flyer depicting Dems as appeasers of terrorists , which we posted on below, is actually Osama Bin Laden. Here's a stock picture of Osama, next to the flyer's pic:  ... (more) Did Virginia GOP Mailer Shade Pic Of Osama To Look Like ...

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obsidianwings.blogs.com - 10/22/2008
Not Afraid of McCain's Secret Plan to Get Bin Laden
— obsidianwings.blogs.com — by Eric Martin On the heels of my post yesterday pointing out that both Russia and al-Qaeda have an interest in seeing America continue with Bush administration foreign policy in Iraq and elsewhere, we get this confirmation via Spacktackerman :  ... (more) Not Afraid of McCain's Secret Plan to Get Bin Laden

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Biden was Right
Taylor Marsh — BY TAYLOR MARSH Bratton and Eddy write about the October surprise that looms in our collective mind. Michael Chertoff mentioned it the other day, saying the change in presidency makes us "vulnerable." It’s real. ...

Al Qaeda Messing Around in Our Elections?
democracyarsenal.org — ... about Al Qaeda attempts to interfere in our elections.  And just last week former NY and Current LA Police Chief Bill Bratton penned an op-ed writing: ...

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