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 Voters Say They Were
Tricked Into Joining GOP

Party contractor called registrations 'petitions,' they say

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Oct 18, 08 8:13 CDT
(Newser) - California voters who signed what they thought were petitions were surprised when they ended up registered Republicans, they told the Los Angeles Times . The Times called some of the hundreds of people newly re-registered as Republicans by GOP contractor Young Political Majors, and found that 37 of 46, or over 80%, felt they were tricked into joining the party or joined it unknowingly. Similar charges have followed YPM nationwide, where they have registered 70,000 voters for the GOP. More »

More about:  Election 2008 • Republican • voter registration • petition

Lefties Deliver 'Joe Must Go' Petition to Dems

Activists say backer of McCain, war shouldn't hold key Senate spots

Chicago Tribune Chicago Tribune Jul 9, 08 11:21 CDT
(Newser) - Online activists are bringing a petition with 43,000 signatures to Democratic senators today, demanding Joe Lieberman be stripped of key committee roles. The group states, “We CANNOT tolerate a leader of the Senate Democratic Caucus who supports George Bush and McCain's War in Iraq … and endorses and stumps for McCain,” the Chicago Tribune reports. More »

More about:  John McCain • Iraq • Senate • Joe Lieberman • netroots • petition

ANALYSIS

In Drilling, Right May Find Gold Mine of Support

Gingrich's 'Drill Now' online drive has seen huge conservative response

Politico Politico Jul 1, 08 2:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Insiders warned it was risky for John McCain to reverse himself on offshore drilling, but the issue might yet prove the nucleus for a “right roots” movement to counter MoveOn, Politico reports. In the few weeks since the proposal entered the national conversation, 1.2 million people have signed a Newt Gingrich-sponsored petition favoring drilling, and conservative activists have been closing ranks. More »

More about:  John McCain • oil drilling • offshore oil • Newt Gingrich • conservatism • netroots • petition

 Famous Nudie Beach Under Fire 

Clothed, clothed fire

Associated Press Associated Press Jun 17, 08 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sunbathers at one of the nation’s most famous nude beaches may be forced to put their clothes on, the AP reports. South Cove in Vermont is considered destination traveling for nudists, but locals are petitioning for a town ordinance against nudity. “It’s about common public decency,” said one petitioner. Nudists shouldn't "prance around like a puffed up chicken in front of my kids and think it's OK." More »

More about:  Vermont • nudity • public nudity • petition

Scholars
Urge China to Meet With
Dalai Lama

Group slams Beijing for 'fanning racial hatred'

New York Times New York Times Mar 24, 08 3:30 CDT
(Newser) - A group of prominent Chinese intellectuals is challenging the government over its response to protests in Tibet, accusing Beijing of inciting ethnic tensions and demanding that it begin talks with the Dalai Lama. A petition signed by 29 writers, journalists and scholars, blasts China’s “one-sided propaganda” war and charges it with “fanning racial hatred,” reports the New York Times. More »

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