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NEWS ABOUT: Ashley Todd

Ashley Todd stories: 2 news summaries

'B' Hoaxer Avoids Jail Sentence

McCain volunteer who lied about mugging agrees to counseling

Oct 30, 08 3:22 PM CDT
(Newser) - The woman who claimed a Barack Obama supporter carved a “B” into her cheek has agreed to probation and counseling and won't serve time, the AP reports. Ashley Todd was released from jail in Pittsburgh today, and her record will be scrubbed clean if she completes a psychiatric treatment... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • crime • Obama 2008 • McCain 2008 • Election 2008 • Ashley Todd

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 Woman Admits 
 Making Up Tale 
 of Carved 'B' 

McCain volunteer told police that mugger cut one onto her face

Oct 24, 08 11:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - The blogosphere smelled a rat, and they were apparently right. The woman who claimed that an Obama-supporting mugger carved a "B" into her cheek has confessed to making up the tale, KDKA-TV (Pittsburgh) reports. The 20-year-old told police that her black mugger got ticked when he saw her McCain... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • crime • assault • ATM • Pittsburgh • Election 2008 • campaign volunteers • Ashley Todd

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