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ORIGINAL RIGHTALK THREAD I thought this announcement deserved its own thread so it wouldn't be missed. In addition to Joe Connor, whose dad was killed by the FALN, the FreeRepublic Hour on Rightalk radio will have an opening segment with Kristinn. He will give us an update regarding the Maryland Democratic Party's latest scandal -- MD4BUSH. The show begins at 2pm Eastern and will repeated throughout the day. RIGHTALK RADIO

Jury Convicts Five in Federal Vote Fraud ASSOCIATED PRESS EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) - A federal jury Wednesday convicted the chairman of the city's Democratic Party and four others of scheming to buy votes with cash, cigarettes and liquor last November. Prosecutors relied largely on secretly recorded audiotapes in which they say the accused could be heard talking about paying $5 per vote to get key Democrats elected. Charles Powell Jr., 61, the city's Democratic Party chairman, was found guilty along with the city's former director of regulatory affairs and three others

WENATCHEE, Wash. - The judge hearing a challenge to Washington state's 2004 gubernatorial election agreed Tuesday to let Republicans introduce evidence that Democratic-leaning King County recorded several hundred more votes than it could account for. Republicans allege errors and possible fraud in the county, which includes Seattle, helped Democrats steal the election for Christine Gregoire, who beat Republican Dino Rossi by 129 votes out of 2.9 million cast. "The evidence is overwhelming that there was unbelievable neglect in King County and, we believe, outright fraud by high-ranking King County officials," GOP attorney Dale Foreman said Monday. Democrats had tried to...

Two arrest warrants were issued Wednesday alleging election fraud by two voter-registration workers employed last year to sign up new voters. According to warrants filed by the Milwaukee County district attorney's office, Urelene Lilly, 48, and Marcus L. Lewis, 23, both admitted to authorities that they filled out multiple voter-registration cards using fictitious information to earn money from Project Vote, which paid workers such as them $40 per day plus $1.75 for each registration above the daily quota of 24 new voters. Project Vote registered about 40,800 names in Milwaukee County alone, according to a national spokesman. District Attorney E....

Inquiry finds evidence of fraud in election Cast ballots outnumber voters by 4,609 By GREG J. BOROWSKIgborowski@journalsentinel.com Posted: May 10, 2005 Investigators said Tuesday they found clear evidence of fraud in the Nov. 2 election in Milwaukee, including more than 200 cases of felons voting illegally and more than 100 people who voted twice, used fake names or false addresses or voted in the name of a dead person. Election Investigation Photo/Karen SherlockU.S. Attorney Steven M. Biskupic (left), with Milwaukee County District Attorney E. Michael McCann, delivers the preliminary findings of a task force examining possible election fraud at the...

MIAMI — Former Broward County elections supervisor Miriam Oliphant said today she will sue Gov. Jeb Bush, claiming race was a factor in his decision to remove her from office amid allegations of negligence and a botched 2002 primary. "My civil rights have been violated and my constitutional rights have been violated by the state of Florida," Oliphant said. Oliphant and her attorney, Ellis Rubin, announced the plans for a federal lawsuit one day after the state Senate voted 32-7 along racial lines to uphold Bush’s 2003 decision to suspend Oliphant, who is black. Oliphant’s supporters in the Senate argued...

If English bookies were handicapping the Washington election contest, they would be revising the odds in Dino Rossi's favor. After last week, I'd take those odds. Secretary of State Sam Reed, who had been seen as defending King County during most of the five months since the election, is now calling for an investigation and suggesting there's been a cover-up. After discovering 94 uncounted ballots, King County admitted last week that the canvassing board certified the November election on the basis of documents that falsely showed that all ballots were properly accounted for. And then there's what I might find...

BOSTON — Many voters in last year's presidential election were denied access to the polls through trickery and intimidation, former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry told a voters' group today. "Last year too many people were denied their right to vote, too many who tried to vote were intimidated," the Massachusetts senator said at an event sponsored by the state League of Women Voters. "There is no magic wand. No one person is going to stand up and suddenly say it's going to change tomorrow. You have to do that," he said.Kerry supporters have charged that voting irregularities in largely...

BOSTON, Massachusetts (AP) -- Many voters in last year's presidential election were denied access to the polls through trickery and intimidation, former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry told a voters' group Sunday. "Last year too many people were denied their right to vote, too many who tried to vote were intimidated," the Massachusetts senator said at an event sponsored by the state League of Women Voters. "There is no magic wand. No one person is going to stand up and suddenly say it's going to change tomorrow. You have to do that," he said. Kerry supporters have charged that voting...

Kerry: Trickery Kept Voters From Polls 8 minutes ago Politics - U. S. Congress By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, Associated Press Writer BOSTON - Many voters in last year's presidential election were denied access to the polls through trickery and intimidation, former Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry told a voters' group Sunday. AP Photo "Last year too many people were denied their right to vote, too many who tried to vote were intimidated," the Massachusetts senator said at an event sponsored by the state League of Women Voters. "There is no magic wand. No one person is going to stand up and...

State official: '04 vote bungled in Milwaukee By Ryan J. Foley Associated Press March 25, 2005 Milwaukee County certified its election results in the 2004 presidential race without reviewing key documents required under state law to verify the vote count in the city of Milwaukee, the state's top election official said Thursday. The state Elections Board launched an investigation into why the state's largest county approved voting results without receiving the materials after the Nov. 2 election, said executive director Kevin Kennedy. The investigation could result in a legal challenge to the outcome of the presidential race because the state...

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. (AP) - Five East St. Louis Democrats were charged in a scheme to buy votes in November's election in a federal indictment unsealed Wednesday. An undetermined number of voters were paid $5 or $10 to cast a Democratic ballot in the Nov. 2 election, court records said. The money allegedly came from the St. Clair County Democratic Committee, though there was no indication the county committee knew how the funds would be used. Federal prosecutors charged four Democratic committeemen and one precinct worker, a day after three other committeemen and a precinct worker pleaded guilty to related...

By W. Gardner Selby AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Friday, March 4, 2005 Cash earmarked for purchase of headquarters instead is spent on campaigns, other expenses Almost two years after Texas Democratic Party leaders agreed to stow away $250,000 toward owning rather than renting their Austin headquarters, campaigns and other needs have soaked up the money. In April 2003, the State Democratic Executive Committee voted that $250,000 be "set aside for the future purchase of a permanent home" for the party. "It was money not to be touched," recalled Molly Beth Malcolm of Texarkana, then the party chairwoman. Malcolm said Thursday: "If the...

"Troy" beauty Diane Kruger has reportedly struck up a romance with ketchup heir Chris Heinz. The New York Daily News reports the German model-turned-actress, 28, separated from her French husband Guillaume Canet several months ago and has been dating Heinz in secret since November. A friend says the romance was kept quiet so it wouldn't affect Heinz's stepfather Senator John Kerry's Presidential campaign for the White House last year. The pal says, "It was an issue during the campaign. Chris and Diane had to keep it quiet. But now that the campaign is over, they're more comfortable going public." In...

MEMPHIS (AP) -- State Sen. John Ford testified in a juvenile court hearing that he keeps two homes and lives with two different women whose children he fathered. Ford's testimony was part of his defense in a child support case. The Memphis Democrat heads a Senate committee that guides the state's child welfare policies. He also authored a law that keeps court-ordered support lower when a father is financially responsible for other children. In a Juvenile Court hearing in 2004 that is set for a follow-up hearing on Tuesday, Ford said he lives some days with ex-wife Tamara Mitchell-Ford and...

  October 14, 2004--The critical battleground state of Ohio remains a Toss-Up as we enter the three weeks of Election 2004. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey shows President Bush with 49% of the vote while John Kerry has 47%. Two weeks ago, our survey found the President ahead by a single point, 48% to 47%. Four years ago, the President earned a four-point margin of victory in Ohio.Rasmussen Reports Premium Members receive daily Tracking Poll updates on Ohio along with Florida, Michigan, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania.  Premium Members also receive weekly updates on fifteen states along with other benefits.Fifty-three percent...

MIDI - WORKING MY WAY BACK TO YOU I worked my butt off for Señor Pryor…I got 7 bucks an hour I worked my butt off for Señor Pryor…will you hear that from Matt Lauer No, do not hold your breath…the RATS are scared to death One evening I sneaked into this land…my cleaning skills are in demand I wondered who was going to hire me…somebody said Arkansas' AG So I got the job…he let me know clearly my status was not his concern He said, "Here's the facts…chill and relax…let's do it right…we'll avoid the tax" I worked...

MIDI - LAST KISS The Torch was caught in illegal stuff The RATS knew things were getting tough They had a seat that they most surely would lose And so they pulled a scheme that would be making the evening news Their time had all run out…Jersey's law had said The party knew the Torch was dead So they all screamed, "Let's abort" Like Florida, they'd whine to the court They said "No one should be making a fuss Your laws do not apply to us" They're filthy cheats…just check the stats That's why the scum are called the...