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McCain Advisor Says Voter Fraud is a “Perception” that “Plants Seeds of Doubt”

Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700

ProPublica - By Chisun Lee - Nov. 02 (Investigative Report) - A review of prosecutors’ statements and documents filed by Republicans in the most serious new cases alleging voter fraud shows that none offer an example in which a fraudulently registered person managed to cast a valid vote. While several cases argue that such frauds are possible, none sketched a scenario for how massive numbers of people could fake registrations and then vote.

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Savage on Powell endorsement: "The only people who don't seem to vote based on race are whites of European origin"

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Media Matters - Oct. 22 (News Analysis) - On his radio show, Michael Savage said, "Do you think Colin Powell came out for BO [Sen. Barack Obama] because of his race? Duh." He later added: "[F]orgive me for being so blunt -- but it seems to Michael Savage that the only people who don't seem to vote based on race are white people of European origin."

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Gibson, who is scheduled to interview Palin, let several McCain falsehoods go unchallenged

Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Media Matters - Sep. 10 (News Analysis) - Indeed, during a September 3 interview with McCain, Gibson posed no challenge to several of his false, contradictory, or dubious assertions. For example, Gibson did not challenge McCain on his false claim that when Palin became governor of Alaska, she said, "No more [earmarks] for my state"; Gibson offered no rebuttal to McCain's claim that Sen. Barack Obama has never "taken on the special interests in his party on a major issue"; and did not note that McCain previously reportedly had a different view from his current one of the relevance of a governor's experience presiding over his or her state's National Guard.

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New FBI Guidelines: More COINTELPRO?

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The Writing Corner - By Beth Wellington - Sep. 04 (Special Report) - [Disclosure: author is a NewsTrust staff member. The portion quoting Jeanne Roberts was added after her review and hence there is no reference to her relationship to the piece in her review.] At 9:30 a.m. on September 17, the Senate Judiciary Committee will be hearing from Robert S. Mueller, III, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the wake of complaints. I wait, wondering, what, if anything, will come out of this hearing--how much further will we erode our Constitution and how much further will we descend from our proclamation in our national anthem that we live in the "Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave."

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Eight Members of RNC Activist Group Lodged with Terrorism Charges

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Sep. 04 (News Report) - Ramsey County prosecutors have formally charged eight members of a prominent activist group with conspiracy to riot in furtherance of terrorism. The eight members of the RNC Welcoming Committee are believed to be the first persons ever charged under the 2002 Minnesota version of the federal PATRIOT Act. The activists face up to seven-and-a-half years in prison. We speak with the father of one of those charged and the president of the Minnesota chapter of the National Lawyers Guild.

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Hundreds of Jailed Protesters Held for 2 Days Following Mass RNC Arrests

Thu, 04 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Anjali Kamat - Sep. 04 (News Report) - The Ramsey County Court has begun to slowly process and release some of the nearly 300 people detained over the past few days.

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Why the GOP Hearts Gustav

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

The Nation - By Bob Moser - Sep. 02 (News Analysis) - But among the GOP delegates, things could hardly have looked brighter, even if a little confusing. After all, the first day of this convention had looked for all the world like a minefield, with President Bush and Vice President Cheney reminding the country (and the party) of the shames of the past eight years. But that fine fellow, Gustav, gave the party a perfect excuse to forget about all that -- and to divert at least some of the national media away from the stormclouds quickly gathering around John McCain's choice for a vice president.

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Police Raids on Protesters Mark Start of RNC

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700

TruthOut - By Christopher Kuttruff - Sep. 01 (News Report) - Bruce Nestor, a Minnesota lawyer from the National Lawyers Guild, is currently representing one of the protesters and noted to Glenn Greenwald of Salon.com that "conspiracy to commit riot" in this context "basically criminalizes political advocacy." He stated that the allegations to justify the raids are "hardly ever used in state court." State and federal officials assert that the arrests are an attempt to pursue "anarchists" and are justified. Many legal experts, activists, and community members, however, argue that the actions by state and federal officers are unwarranted and are a repression of free speech and peaceful organization.

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Palin Pick Shores Up GOP Appeal to Women

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

Women's eNews - By Allison Stevens - Aug. 31 (News Report) - Republican presidential nominee John McCain made history Friday when he appointed Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the first woman to run in the No. 2 spot on a GOP presidential ticket. The surprise move elated self-identified conservative women, who comprise 32 percent of the female electorate, according to a national survey of likely voters conducted in June by the Polling Company, based in Washington, D.C. The margin of error was about 5 percent.

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Don't Tase Me, GOP

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700

In These Times - By Jacob Wheeler - Aug. 05 (News Report) - The St. Paul Police Department is arming itself with Tasers. Local activists and media say that the department ordered 230 stun guns in late February -- adding to the 140 already in its possession -- in preparation for protests at the upcoming Republican National Convention (RNC), which St. Paul will host from Sept. 1 to Sept. 4. Police spokesman Tom Walsh denies any connection between the arrival of the Tasers and the upcoming RNC.

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The McModerate

Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0800

RH Reality Check - By Cristina Page - Mar. 06 (News Report) - With detractors like Rush Limbaugh, Ann Coulter, Laura Ingraham, Glenn Beck, Sean Hannity, Rick Santorum, Tom Delay and James Dobson, most thinking people might conclude that John McCain comes highly recommended. But just because John McCain is an enemy of some of our most cartoonish villains does not make him a friend.

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Now is the Winter of Our Conservative Discontent

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

American Thinker - By Thomas Lifson - Feb. 07 (News Report) - McCain has provoked a profound animus from conservatives ranging from Rush Limbaugh and Thomas Sowell on down to the posters at numerous conservative blogs, emailers to this site, and callers to talk radio. McCain's Legislative sins prominently include McCain-Feingold, McCain-Lieberman, and McCain-Kennedy. All three feel to principled conservatives like monstrous betrayals -- liberalism that can only make things worse.

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Super Tuesday Poll Dump

Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Real Clear Politics - By Tom Bevan - Feb. 03 (Poll) - California - Democrats Field Poll: Clinton 36, Obama 34 Mason-Dixon: Clinton 45, Obama 36 Reuters/CSpan/Zogby: Obama 45, Clinton 41 RCP Average for California: Clinton +2.5 California - Republicans Field Poll: McCain 32, Romney 24, Huckabee 13 Mason-Dixon: McCain 40, Romney 31, Huckabee 13 Reuters/CSpan/Zogby: Romney 37, McCain 34, Huckabee 12 RCP Average for California: McCain +5.0

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The Winner: Everyone But John McCain

Wed, 16 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

New York Observer - By Steve Kornacki - Jan. 16 (News Analysis) - ... now it is anyone's guess who the favorite is on the Republican side. Each of the five remaining contenders can now point to a viable nomination roadmap (although some scenarios are more remote than others).

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Motown Mitt

Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

New Republic - By Jonathan Cohn - Jan. 15 (News Analysis) - ... Michigan has the nation's highest unemployment rate and slowest growth. It's also losing residents faster than any other state. The folks here like straight talk, but, it seems, they like Romney's promises of new jobs even more. In the Free Press poll, Romney led McCain by nearly two-to-one among people who considered the economy their top concern.

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Hacking Michigan

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

National Review - By Jim Geraghty - Jan. 14 (News Analysis) - Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas called for Michigan Democrats to vote for Mitt Romney. Reaction to the post ran the gamut: from those who incredulously objected to "tell[ing] Democratic voters in Michigan to keep the candidacy of a photogenic white guy with lots of money (and the ability to tap corporate interests for more) alive," to those who felt other GOP candidates were more deserving of their faux support, to those who objected on principle to interfering with the other party's primary. More than a few thread respondents recognized that the plan would more or less hand the primary to Hillary. Strikingly rare were any self-identified Michiganders pledging to follow the Kos plan.

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Mitt Romney Goes for the Gold in Michigan

Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Pajamas Media - By Richard Miniter, Jewelyn Wellborn - Jan. 14 (News Report) - The Romney campaign has an extensive organization throughout the state and it has been running for more than a year - a tireless assembly line that plants yard signs, stuffs envelopes, and phones, knocks, and mails every Republican Michigander. Romney has spoken at events across the state and reminds people of his roots there: his first date was on Mackinaw Island, his first house in the Detroit suburbs, and so on. In nearly every part of the state, Romney can and does point to some milestone in his life that occurred nearby. It makes him the local boy, the favorite son.

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New England voting machine firm has executive criminal record

Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

Black Box Voting - Jan. 09 (Special Report) - They program every single voting machine in New Hampshire, Connecticut, almost all of Massachusetts, Vermont, and Maine. But did state officials in five New England states ever do a criminal background check on this company's executives? Do the laws of these five states even ALLOW them to hire convicted criminals for services paid for by the state? What about over 500 local towns and municipalities?

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The Feud Behind the Feud at the GOP Debate

Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800

National Review - By Byron York - Jan. 06 (News Report) - If you think things got a bit testy between John McCain and Mitt Romney during the ABC News debate here at St. Anselm College Saturday night, you didn't see the half of it. After the debate, when top campaign aides and surrogates came to the Spin Room to tout their candidates' performances, members of the Romney and McCain camps said the things their bosses might have been thinking but did not dare utter onstage. McCain delivered "cheap shots," said one Romney adviser. Another called McCain's criticisms of Romney "snide remarks" and "name calling." Yet another said they were "unbecoming." All of which caused Mark Salter, McCain's closest aide, to go off.

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New Hampshire Will Be Key Battle In GOP Civil War

Sat, 05 Jan 2008 07:05:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Thomas B. Edsall - Jan. 05 (News Analysis) - As the pared-down field of presidential candidates returns to battle today in preparation for next Tuesday's primary, the GOP faces the prospect of two struggles: one, an intra-party conflict to determine who is going to be the Wall Street/national defense establishment candidate; and, two, a civil war in which the winner of the first conflict takes on Mike Huckabee, the Iowa victor who is leading a right-populist/evangelical insurgency.

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Romney, McCain Spar on Waterboarding and Torture at GOP Debate

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 14:24:20 -0800

Democracy Now - By JUAN GONZALEZ, Amy Goodman - Nov. 29 (News Report) - At the Republican debate hosted by CNN and YouTube Wednesday night, Gov. Mitt Romney and Sen. John McCain were asked about waterboarding and torture. Romney refused to say whether the interrogation technique was torture and continued, "I want to make sure that what happened to Khalid Sheikh Mohammed happens to other people who are terrorists." McCain responded, "I am astonished that...anyone could believe that [waterboarding] is not torture. It's in violation of the Geneva Conventions."

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1 out of 56 equals 'most'? No, it doesn't

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 13:08:35 -0700

St. Petersburg Times - By Bill Adair, Angie Drobnic Holan, Shirl Kennedy - Oct. 23 (Special Report) - During the Republican debate, Mike Huckabee said he believes one of the defining issues facing the country is the sanctity of human life. Arguing that the issue is of historical importance, he invoked the Declaration of Independence's rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness and said that most of the signers of the declaration were clergymen. Not even close.

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Fact Check - Thompson's gun claim low on ammo

Thu, 30 Aug 2007 06:25:59 -0700

PolitiFact - By David Baumann - Aug. 30 (Special Report) - The debate over the possible relationship between guns and crime rates has kept researchers in business for decades. In a posting on his Web site on Aug. 21, Thompson provided his take on the controversy with a commentary about New York City, and its efforts to sue gunmakers. Included in the commentary was a shot at Rudy Giuliani, who backed the city's efforts. "Ironically, all of this comes at a time of historically low violent crime rates and historically high gun ownership rates nationally," Thompson wrote. He went on to cite National Rifle Association figures. Thompson's exploratory committee declined to comment or elaborate on the statistics.

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Fact check: The Immigration Showdown

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 06:13:11 -0700

FactCheck - By Lori Robertson, Justin Bank - Aug. 21 (Special Report) - In recent weeks, Republican presidential candidates Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney have sparred over their immigration records and policies. We find some problems with what both of them have been saying.

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Sunday Morning Missteps

Tue, 07 Aug 2007 05:42:28 -0700

FactCheck - By Brooks Jackson, Viveca Novak, Justin Bank, Jessica Henig, Emi Kolawole, Joe Miller, Lori Robertson, Carolyn Auwaerter, Allie Berkson - Aug. 07 (Special Report) - Gov. Romney claimed U.S. job growth had been nearly 17 times faster than Europe's. His figures come from a source who told FactCheck.org that he would no longer use them. Mayor Giuliani accused Democratic candidates of "appeasement" toward Islamic terrorists. Sen. McCain claimed American families spend $140 billion of their income preparing federal income tax returns. We find no support for that figure, which the Internal Revenue Service puts at $19 billion. Rep. Tom Tancredo claimed illegal immigrants "are taking a large part of our health care dollars." Rand Corp. estimates that undocumented immigrants account for 1.5 percent of health care spending or less.

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