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L. Coyote Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-27-07 09:27 PM
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***** REMINDER on PBS NOW tonight ***** = Voter Caging = *****
http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/330/index.html

About the Show ...
Was there a White House plot to illegally suppress votes in 2004? Is there a similar plan for the upcoming elections? This week NOW examines documents and evidence that points to a Republican Party plan designed to keep Democrats from voting, allegedly by targeting people based on their race and ethnicity with key battleground states like Ohio and Florida of particular interest. "It was a partisan, discriminatory attempt to challenge voters of color," Eddie Hailes, a senior attorney for The Advancement Project, a civil rights group, told NOW.

Was the White House involved? David Iglesias, one of the fired U.S. Attorneys, thinks so: "It's reprehensible. It's unethical, it's unlawful. It may very well be criminal." Iglesias told NOW he was repeatedly urged by his superiors at the Justice Department to investigate allegations of false voter registrations. After his investigations came up short, Iglesias said Republican officials got angry and complained to White House aide Karl Rove. Soon after Iglesias lost his job. As a result of allegations by Iglesias and others, Congress is investigating whether the White House acted unlawfully.

Search your PBS Television for air times. Expect 8 to 10 pm tonight and re-airing tomorrow afternoon.
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brettdale Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-27-07 09:31 PM
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1. Kick
I dont know why Im kicking this, because the MSM media will never report it.
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SharonRB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-27-07 09:33 PM
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2. It doesn't air here until Sunday, but I just watched it online
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MissWaverly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-27-07 09:37 PM
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3. I am on East Coast, it was on at 8:30
It was good that they interviewed Greg Palast, he summarized the vote caging in Florida, they showed a case where 31 letters were
mailed to a college campus in August, since no students were there at time, they lost their right to vote. I thought it was
informative and well done.
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PDJane Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jul-27-07 10:01 PM
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4. Palast has been on it from the beginning........
I have the new last chapter of armed madhouse as a word document. I will send it on to anyone who asks.....just drop a note with your email.
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