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  • August 2008

    • Dems, GOP Battle Over New Voters

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 12, 08 8:47 AM CDT

      Dems, GOP Battle Over New Voters

      (Newser) - Voter registration has become a hot-button election issue in a year that’s seen millions of new voters, the Wall Street Journal reports. In line with party trends, Democrats are working to register as many people as possible and deploying vote-protection legal experts, while Republicans keep a wary eye on potential voter fraud, scanning thousands of new voters’ documents. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • voter registration  • voter fraud

  • June 2008
  • January 2008

    • Supreme Court Examining Voter ID Laws

      NPR  |  Jan 9, 08 3:37 PM CST

      Supreme Court Examining Voter ID Laws

      (Newser) - The Supreme Court heard arguments today on the legality of voter ID requirements, which have sprung up in 24 states since the 2000 election. The laws are designed to guard against polling-place fraud, which studies show is non-existent. Proponents say requiring ID preempts potential fraud and builds voter confidence, NPR reports; opponents say it’s a pointless burden depressing voter turnout. More »

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      US Supreme Court  • voter fraud  • voter ID laws

  • May 2007

    • Rove Had Motive to Oust Attorneys

      Washington Post  |  May 15, 07 7:24 PM CDT

      Rove Had Motive to Oust Attorneys

      (Newser) - Karl Rove's role in the US attorney firings wouldn't be atypical for the power broker, writes  the Post 's Dan Froomkin. Bush's ballot-calculating mastermind has long been monomaniacal about prosecuting voter fraud, a move his critics decry as a tactic to "suppress poor and minority turnout." More »

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      scandals  • presidential election  • Karl Rove  • US attorney  • voter fraud

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