Season of dirty tricks targets voters in race
In the days before the election messages spread alleging arrests for unpaid tickets and prior offenses. The piece cites racist fliers in Philadelphia and harassment claims in Albuquerque involving a private investigator. Activists warn of robo calls and misleading emails aimed at suppressing turnout, with legal protections noted.
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Virginia
New Mexico
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Dora Escobedo
Albuquerque
Pennsylvania
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Republican Federal Committee
Laughlin McDonald
ACLU
Obama
Ohio
Zachary Stalberg
Committee of Seventy
Drexel University
Stalberg
Israel
Germany
Get out the vote drives surge in final presidential push
Barack Obama and John McCain unleashed massive get out the vote operations in more than a dozen battleground states. Millions of calls mailings and door knocks frame a frenzied finish as Obama leads polls in critical states with two days to go.
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Ohio
Barack Obama
John McCain
Obama
McCain
Florida
Indiana
Michael P. McDonald
George Mason University
Dick Cheney
Cheney
Wyoming
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Hillary Rodham Clinton
White House
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New Hampshire
John Kerry
Kerry
RNC
North Carolina
Virginia
Campaigns use churches for final push before Election Day
Volunteers for both campaigns fanned out to Protestant megachurches and Catholic parishes in 14 states to distribute literature comparing McCain and Obama. Flier claims Obama backs sex education for kindergartners and urges voters to decide their values. Campaigns say they respect church wishes if officials oppose distribution on church property.
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Obama
Election Protection
McDonald
Jonah Goldman
Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights Under Law
Colorado
Virginia
White House
Milwaukee
John McCain
Barack Obama
Bob Heckman
McCain
Illinois
Heckman
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