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Sunday, October 5
Newsweek: Obama’s ‘Good Will’ Hunting
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 05 Oct 2008 10:07 PM EDT
The Obama campaign has shattered all fund-raising records, raking in $458 million so far, with about half the bounty coming from donors who contribute $200 or less. Aides say that's an illustration of a truly democratic campaign. To critics, though, it can be an invitation for fraud and illegal foreign cash because donors giving individual sums of $200 or less don't have to be publicly reported. Consider the cases of Obama donors "Doodad Pro" of Nunda, N.Y., who gave $17,130, and "Good Will" of Austin, Texas, who gave more than $11,000—both in excess of the $2,300-per-person federal limit. In two recent letters to the Obama campaign, Federal Election Commission auditors flagged those (and other) donors and informed the campaign that the sums had to be returned. Neither name had ever been publicly reported because both individuals made online donations in $10 and $25 increments. "Good Will" listed his employer as "Loving" and his occupation as "You," while supplying as his address 1015 Norwood Park Boulevard, which is shared by the Austin nonprofit Goodwill Industries. Suzanha Burmeister, marketing director for Goodwill, said the group had "no clue" who the donor was.
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UPDATE: RNC to file FEC report against Obama
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59% Would Vote to Replace Entire Congress
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 05 Oct 2008 10:03 PM EDT
The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey found that just 17% would vote to keep the current legislators in office.
Today, just 23% have even a little confidence in the ability of Congress to deal with the nation’s economic problems and only 24% believe most Members of Congress understand legislation before they vote on it.
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AP "Analysis": 'Racist Tinge' in Palin's Criticism of Obama's Shady Associations
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 05 Oct 2008 02:07 PM EDT
FTA: By claiming that Democrat Barack Obama is "palling around with terrorists" and doesn't see the U.S. like other Americans, vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin targeted key goals for a faltering campaign. And though she may have scored a political hit each time, her attack was unsubstantiated and carried a racially tinged subtext that John McCain himself may come to regret
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Voter Fraud Expected to Be Rampant
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Roland, the Gunslinger
on Sun 05 Oct 2008 12:24 PM EDT
Our nation may be on the brink of repeating the 2000 Florida election debacle, but this time in several states, with allegations of voter fraud, intimidation and flawed voting machines added to the generalized chaos that sent Bush v. Gore to the Supreme Court for overtime. "If you think of election problems as akin to forest fires, the woods are no drier than they were in 2000, but many more people have matches,"
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Dave Barry: HALLOWEEN IS COMING
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Riley Jones
on Sun 05 Oct 2008 09:51 AM EDT
Elephants march through hotel lobby after it was built on their migration trail
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Riley Jones
on Sun 05 Oct 2008 09:49 AM EDT
These amazing pictures show why you shouldn't get between an African elephant and its favourite food.
Mfuwe Lodge in Zambia happens to have been built next to a mango tree that one family of pachyderms have always visited when the fruit ripens.
When they returned one year and found the luxury accommodation in the way, they simply walked through reception.
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Scandal-plagued Jefferson heads to November runoff
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Riley Jones
on Sun 05 Oct 2008 09:48 AM EDT
U.S. Rep. William Jefferson overcame the stigma of a federal bribery indictment in Louisiana's Democratic primary on Saturday, garnering enough votes in his New Orleans-based congressional district to secure a spot in a Nov. 4 runoff.
Jefferson, seeking his 10th term in Congress, faces a December trial on charges that he took bribes, laundered money and misused his congressional office for business dealings in Africa.
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Time for Another round of 'Celebs without Makeup'
by
Riley Jones
on Sun 05 Oct 2008 09:42 AM EDT
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