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Archive for October, 2008
SAF: ACORN Uses Public Funds to Steal Elections, Now Gun Rights
Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 in Election 2008, National, Politics
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BELLEVUE, Wash., Oct. 28, 2008 — ACORN, the publicly-funded national organization linked to voter fraud in several states is now actively interfering with the exercise of firearm civil rights in New Jersey, and the Second Amendment Foundation is calling for an immediate federal investigation.
“ACORN has, since 1998, received an estimated $31 million in government funding,” [...]
Rebuilding Time for Newspapers, Journalists Tell National Press Club Forum
Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 in National
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SPOKANE, Wash., Oct. 28, 2008 — With the latest round of staff reductions, Gary Graham, the new editor of the Spokane Spokesman-Review, hopes he has hit “ground zero” and can start regrouping and rebuilding the newspaper staff, he told a National Press Club Centennial Forum here Thursday.
“We’re going to have to make some decisions on [...]
World Series Game 5 Again Hit by Bad Weather
Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 in Baseball, National, Sports
By Parke Brewer
Voice of America
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 28, 2008 — Heavy rain forced the suspension of Game 5 of the World Series in Philadelphia on Monday night. And with bad weather remaining in the area, Major League Baseball officials decided they will not try to resume play between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Tampa Bay Rays [...]
Rain Suspends World Series Game 5
Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 in Baseball, National, Sports
By Parke Brewer
Voice of America
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 28, 2008 — Heavy rain forced the suspension of Game Five of Major League Baseball’s World Series in Philadelphia, Monday night. The host Philadelphia Phillies and Tampa Bay Rays were tied a 2-all in the sixth inning when field conditions were ruled unplayable.
Early in the game there was just [...]
Officials Charge Two With Threatening Obama
Posted Tuesday, October 28, 2008 in Election 2008, International, National, Politics
Voice of America
U.S. officials in the southern state of Tennessee say they have arrested two men who had allegedly been plotting to kill African-Americans including Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
The men were charged with possession of firearms, conspiracy to steal firearms, and threatening a presidential candidate.
Court records unsealed Monday say local officers arrested the two [...]
Center for Responsive Politics Predicts: 2008 Elections Add Up to the Most Expensive U.S. Election in History
Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 in Election 2008, International, National, Politics
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WASHINGTON — The 2008 election for president and Congress is not only one of the most closely watched U.S. elections in years; it’s also the most expensive in history.
The nonpartisan Center for Responsive Politics estimates that more than $5.3 billion will go toward financing the federal contests upcoming on Nov. 4.
The presidential race alone will [...]
Poll: Independent and Undecided Voters Reject ‘Fairness Doctrine’
Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 in Election 2008, National, Politics
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 27, 2008 — Obama supporters and Democrats are at odds with Independents and undecided voters when it comes to clamping down on free speech over the air waves, according to a just-released ATI-News/Zogby poll.
“Barack Obama has shown a stunning lack of tolerance for free speech throughout the course of this campaign,” [...]
ATR: If Obama Wants to “Spread the Wealth,” He Ought to Start With His Personal Tax Gap
Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 in Election 2008, National, Politics
WASHINGTON — Americans for Tax Reform today challenged Senator Barack Obama, D-Ill., to put his money where his mouth is and pay up on his “tax gap.”
Specifically, if Obama’s tax-increase policies had been in place since 2001, he would have paid $250,727.70 in additional income taxes. This does not even count the additional Social Security [...]
USA TODAY Remains Top-Selling Newspaper in The United States
Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 in National
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MCLEAN, Va., Oct. 27, 2008 — USA TODAY remains the top-selling newspaper in the United States, according to the latest Audit Bureau of Circulation report.
USA TODAY’s daily circulation was 2,293,310 for the period ending September 30, 2008. USA TODAY is the only newspaper of the top 25 daily newspapers in the U.S. to have an [...]
Economy Remains Focus of Presidential Campaigns
Posted Monday, October 27, 2008 in Election 2008, National, Politics
By Michael Bowman
Voice of America
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26, 2008 — Nine days before the U.S. elections, the country’s economic woes remain a focal point of the presidential race. VOA’s Michael Bowman reports from Washington.
With polls showing Americans worried about their jobs and finances, both presidential candidates have come up with plans to revive the economy – [...]
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