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Woman admits making up McCain sticker attack, police say
Woman admits making up McCain sticker attack, police say
Police said they found "several inconsistencies" in Todd's statement.
Police: Campaign Worker Admits Making Up Story
Police: Campaign Worker Admits Making Up Story
kdka.com — Police sources tell KDKA that a campaign worker has now confessed to making up a story that... a mugger attacked her and cut the letter B in her face after seeing her McCain bumper sticker. (more) Police: Campaign Worker Admits Making Up Story
McCain Campaign Volunteer Admits Alleged Attack Was a Hoax
McCain Campaign Volunteer Admits Alleged Attack Was a Hoax
elections.foxnews.com — A woman who lied about being attacked because of the McCain bumper sticker on her car will... face charges of filing a false report. (more) McCain Campaign Volunteer Admits Alleged Attack Was a 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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No Sympathy For Ashley Todd
Oliver Willis — ... - they provoke racial discord in order to further the Republican cause. Its no coincidence that this knuckle dragging moron went into the same well as baby killer Susan Smith by claiming that a black man was the provocateur. She knew just what she was doing and a large part of the conservative movement was more than willing to shovel her excrement for her. >> McCain campaign worker confesses: made up claim that she was mutilated by black man >> Woman admits making up McCain sticker attack, police say ...

Woman admits making up McCain sticker attack, police say
Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News — ... assistant police chief said Friday. Police say Ashley Todd, 20, admitted making up the report she was attacked because of a McCain sticker. Ashley Todd, 20, of College Park, Texas, will be charged with filing a false police report, a misdemeanor, and may face more charges, said police spokeswoman Diane Richard at a news conference. "This has wasted so much time. ... It's just a lot of wasted man hours," Assistant Police Chief Maurita Bryant said at the same briefing. Read more: http://edition.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/24/mccain.stick... She fessed up quicker than I expected her ...

Gates of Vienna News Feed 10/24/2008
Gates of Vienna — ... Pittsburgh: Woman Admits Making Up McCain Sticker Attack, Police Say Police say the 20-year-old has a history of mental problems (CNN) — Bail was set at $50,000 Friday night for a GOP campaign worker who made up a story about being attacked by a man angered by a John McCain bumper sticker on her car. Ashley Todd, 20, of College Station, Texas, has been charged with filing a false police report, a misdemeanor, a police report said. Todd, who is being held at the Allegheny County Jail ...

Top Five Mistakes of the McCain Campaign in the past Week
Informed Comment — ... 1. McCain and Palin called up fraudster Ashley Todd and 'wishing her a speedy recovery' after she lied about being attacked by a tall Black man who carved a 'B' into her cheek. ...

Not a Criminal
HorsesAss.Org — ... As much as we’re all appalled and disgusted by what McCain campaign worker Ashley Todd did this week in Pittsburgh, she’s not a criminal. She’s a person who likely has some mental health problems. We really need to get over this notion that everyone who offends us or does something that we find morally reprehensible needs to go to jail. No one was victimized here. No one had any money or property stolen from them. At worst, write her a fine to cover the administrative costs of having the police pursue the case and suggest a good mental health facility for ...

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