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Republican mud-slinging in wake of defeat

One McCain aide described the Palin family shopping spree in some of America's most exclusive department stores as... more

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The Quiet Maverick rides the Independent Campaign trail for Prosecutor of Marquette County, MI

In the spirit of the swedes, fins and others who crossed the ocean to settle the rugged wilderness we now call the Upper... more

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History of Political Ads

If you are interested in the present or past presidential television ads, then check out the Living Room Candidate, a Web site... more

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Win or Lose, Sarah Palin Is Looking Ahead

In an interview to be aired Thursday on ABC's "20/20," Sarah Palin said she will continue to seek a leadership role... more

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Religious Nuts Murder The GOP

The Republican Party is coming apart at the seams. What a shame. Couldn’t have happened to a nicer bunch of douchebags. It... more

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Greg Palast Interview: Steal Back Your Vote –– NOW!!!

Do you think your vote's going to count this year? Think again. Unless you take action now, your vote may already be lost.... more

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Some voters 'purged' from voter rolls

ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- College senior Kyla Berry was looking forward to voting in her first presidential election, even carrying her voter registration card in her wallet. ut about two weeks ago, Berry got disturbing news from local election officials.

"This office has received notification from the state of Georgia indicating that you are not a citizen of the United States and therefore, not eligible to vote," a letter from the Fulton County Department of Registration and Elections said.

But Berry is a U.S. citizen, born in Boston, Massachusetts. She has a passport and a birth certificate to prove it. The letter, which was dated October 2, gave her a week from the time it was dated to prove her citizenship. There was a problem, though -- the letter was postmarked October 9.

"It was the most bizarre thing. I immediately called my mother and asked her to send me my birth certificate, and then I was like, 'It's too late, apparently,' " Berry said.

Berry is one of more than 50,000 registered Georgia voters who have been "flagged" because of a computer mismatch in their personal identification information. At least 4,500 of those people are having their citizenship questioned and the burden is on them to prove eligibility to vote.

Experts say lists of people with mismatches are often systematically cut, or "purged," from voter rolls.

It's a scenario that's being repeated all across the country, with cases like Berry's raising fears of potential vote suppression in crucial swing states.

"What most people don't know is that every year, elections officials strike millions of names from the voter rolls using processes that are secret, prone to error and vulnerable to manipulation," said Wendy Weiser, an elections expert with New York University's Brennan Center for Justice. "That means that lots and lots of eligible voters could get knocked off the voter rolls without any notice and, in many cases, without any opportunity to correct it before Election Day."

click to read allATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- College senior Kyla Berry was looking forward to voting in her first presidential election, even... more

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22 days ago

ChristianADC

Please watch all 8 videos from the Christian ADC and respond to them here or there. They attempt to prove Obama is not a... more

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23 days ago

Palin against religious discrimination

ANP: Sarah Palin says GOP welcomes all Muslims (Not as far as the comments by Republicans are concerned...). Way to lose the... more

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24 days ago

Two Sarah Palin Supporters Pleasure Themselves At Palin Rally!

Two young male Republican supporters recently were found pleasuring themselves at a Sarah Palin rally. No charges were filed... more

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25 days ago

GOP argument: Don't give President Obama a blank check

CNN) -- A new Republican ad appears to suggest that Barack Obama has all but won the presidential race, an argument several... more

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26 days ago

Michelle Bachman: Idiot Collapse

Watching the rapid descent of Michelle Bachmann is a wonderful thing. For those of you unfamiliar with the raging idiot, she is a... more

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26 days ago

GOP spends $150,000 for Palin's wardrobe

WASHINGTON - When the Republican Party decided to coordinate expenses with John McCain's presidential campaign, who knew it... more

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Al-Qaida-linked website backs McCain as president

Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way to usher in a McCain presidency.

The message, posted Monday on the password-protected al-Hesbah Web site, said if al-Qaida wants to exhaust the United States militarily and economically, "impetuous" Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain is the better choice because he is more likely to continue the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

"This requires presence of an impetuous American leader such as McCain, who pledged to continue the war till the last American soldier," the message said. "Then, al-Qaida will have to support McCain in the coming elections so that he continues the failing march of his predecessor, Bush."

SITE Intelligence Group, based in Bethesda, Md., monitors the Web site and translated the message.

"If al-Qaida carries out a big operation against American interests," the message said, "this act will be support of McCain because it will push the Americans deliberately to vote for McCain so that he takes revenge for them against al-Qaida. Al-Qaida then will succeed in exhausting America till its last year in it."

Mark Salter, a senior McCain adviser, said he had heard about the Web site chatter but had no immediate comment.

The message is credited to a frequent and apparently respected contributor named Muhammad Haafid. However, Haafid is not believed to have a direct affiliation with al-Qaida plans or knowledge of its operations, according to SITE.

SITE senior analyst Adam Raisman said this message caught SITE's attention because there has been little other chatter on the forums about the U.S. election.

SITE was struck by the message's detailed analysis - and apparent jubilation - about American financial woes.

"What we try to do is get the pulse of the jihadist community," Raisman said. "And it's about the financial crisis."

Al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden issued a videotape just four days before the 2004 U.S. presidential election directly addressing the American people. Al-Qaida supporters suggested in a Web site message this week they would welcome a pre-election terror attack on the U.S. as a way... more