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McCain's debate "Vote fraud" a fraud

YAV — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 08:12:06 -0500

McCain said ". . . is now on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history in this country, maybe destroying the fabric of democracy." So where is this threat to our Democracy?

McCain's "no questions allowed" Townhalls.

YAV — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 08:29:36 -0400

The town hall format was supposed be the Republican nominee's favorite campaign forum, highlighting his shoot-from-the-hip style, his broad knowledge on a slew of issues and his irreverent wit. He loved it so much that he challenged Obama to a string of town hall debates.

The real voter fraud issue

YAV — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:25:21 -0400

Thousands of voters across the country must reestablish their eligibility in the next three weeks in order for their votes to count on Nov. 4, a result of new state registration systems that are incorrectly rejecting them.

Flag: Ohio or Obama?

YAV — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 20:47:45 -0400

Barack Obama gave a speech in Toledo, Ohio, the other day, and behind his podium were several American and Ohioan flags. Not exactly newsworthy stuff. The problem is. . .

Investigator: Palin Abused Power

YAV — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:53:17 -0400

Sarah Palin abused her power when she fired her Public Safety Commissioner this July, a state investigation has concluded. "[Palin] knowingly ... permitted [husband] Todd Palin to use the Governor's office and the resources of the Governor's office ... in an effort to find some way to get Trooper Wooten fired," said investigator Stephen Branchflower.

The Contrast of Two Campaigns

YAV — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 18:04:11 -0400

"On the Road: Dueling Rallies, OhioOn a day when the Dow plunged another 678 points, we had the opportunity to cross paths with another Barack Obama rally and another Sarah Palin rally here in west-central Ohio."

U.S. Eavesdropped on Americans Overseas

YAV — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 08:33:48 -0400

Despite a pledge by President George W. Bush to the contrary, hundreds of US citizens overseas have been eavesdropped on as they called friends and family back home, according to two former military intercept operators who worked at the giant National Security Agency (NSA) center in Fort Gordon, Georgia.

McCain's Advertising Budget Nearly 100% Negative

YAV — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 21:54:04 -0400

John McCain has devoted his entire television budget to negative attacks on Barack Obama to keep his rival from pulling away in the polls, according to a study.

Obama Hits McCain on Keating Scandal

YAV — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:39:05 -0400

The Obama campaign has launched a new web site, KeatingEconomics.Com, that compares the current financial crisis to John McCain's role in the '80s savings-and-loan crisis and his relationship to imprisoned S&L official Charles Keating. "McCain's Keating history is relevant and voters deserve to know the facts -- and see for themselves the pattern of poor judgment by John McCain," campaign manager David Plouffe wrote in an email announcing the site to supporters.

Palin: Obama Pals Around with Terrorists

YAV — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 18:33:05 -0400

In a campaign appearance Saturday, Sarah Palin accused Barack Obama of "palling around with terrorists" because of an old association with a former '60s radical.

Palin's popularity plummets

YAV — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 20:21:39 -0400

Palin's approval rating had climbed to 47 percent (+17), and by Sept. 13 it had hit 52 percent. The gap at that point between her favorable and unfavorable numbers--22 percent--was larger than either McCain's (+20) or Obama's (+13).

Olbermann, Matthews Dropped as Anchors

YAV — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:21:29 -0400

MSNBC tried a bold experiment this year by putting two politically incendiary hosts, Keith Olbermann and Chris Matthews, in the anchor chair to lead the cable news channels coverage of the election. That experiment appears to be over.

Was it, or wasn't it "The Surge?"

YAV — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:48:04 -0400

On one level, the surge was beginning to have its intended effect. Doubling the U.S. forces in and around Baghdad from 17,000 to nearly 40,000, coupled with Petraeus's counterinsurgency game plan, had helped quell some of the sectarian and other violence that had defined the previous year and a half.

Colbert: The Final Frontier - Immortality

YAV — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:42:12 -0400

NEW YORK (AP) -- Should this world ever cease to exist, Stephen Colbert will live on.

McCain Taken to School Over Speech Backdrop

YAV — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 08:53:30 -0400

During John McCain's acceptance speech Thursday, a giant screen behind him showed video of Walter Reed Middle School in North Hollywood, Calif., an odd choice that raised questions about whether his campaign thought it was Walter Reed Medical Center in D.C.