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Suppressing Minority Votes -- Legallynew

The main ploys the GOP will use to damp down minority votes on Nov. 4 have drawn virtually no media attention. They include letter-writing challenges, residence and citizenship challenges of non-native born Latino voters, and reliance on a provision in the Help America Vote Act on provisional ballots. Worst of all, these tactics are all perfectly legal.
Jackson Free Press  |  Earl Ofari Hutchinson  |  10-31-2008  |  Commentary

What If the Election Doesn't End on Tuesday?new

The GOP fuss over the ACORN isn't just a way to whip up the conservative base. It's a possible prelude to post-election litigation aimed at reversing an Obama victory.
Boston Phoenix  |  Adam Reilly  |  10-30-2008  |  Commentary

The Election's Already in the Bag: It's McCain, Stupid!new

I think the election is over. Signed, sealed, and delivered. With all due respect to Malcolm, McCain will take the presidency by all means necessary. There's just too much money to be made from war to give it all up just for the sake of "democracy." Of course, I might be wrong, and it’ll be the sweetest mistake of my life.
San Antonio Current  |  Enrique Lopetegui  |  10-30-2008  |  Commentary

Latest History-Making Story Ignored by the Press: Impeachmentnew

When future historians sit down to study this era, archived media stories will be of little use to them, unless the Brad Pitt-Angela Jolie baby grows up to rule the world. Probably the biggest history-making story to be ignored by the corporate media this month is the introduction in the US Congress of Articles of Impeachment against George W. Bush.
Artvoice  |  Michael I. Niman  |  06-23-2008  |  Commentary

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