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Editor’s Note: We should all be nervous about the existence of a White House agency that has power over our elections. We should all be concerned that this agency is, in fact, designing the computerized voting equipment to be sold for use in America’s elections. And we should all take our heads out of the sand when it comes to connecting the dots between those currently occupying the White House, the manipulation of our U.S. Department of Justice, the existence of a White House agency with power over U.S. elections, and how these dots all join up to make a pretty ugly picture of the apparent lack of real representational democracy in our country. Tova Wang gives a first hand look at some of the implications.
SOURCE: Washington Post
A Rigged Report on U.S. Voting? By Tova Andrea Wang
Thursday, August 30, 2007; Page A21
After the 2000 Florida election debacle, Congress established a body called the Election Assistance Commission to improve voting and democracy in this country. Two years ago, the commission approached me about doing a project that would take a preliminary look at voter fraud and intimidation and make recommendations for further research on the issues.
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Republican Fred Thompson, whose entry into the presidential race has been long anticipated, will officially launch his candidacy Sept. 6 in a webcast on his campaign site, followed by a five-day tour of early primary states, the Associated Press has learned.
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Hillary Clinton campaign spokesperson says more than $1 million donated from Democratic fundraiser will be given to charity after donor is said to be fugitive from justice. Full Story
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A Rigged Report on U.S. Voting? By Tova Andrea Wang
Thursday, August 30, 2007; Page A21
After the 2000 Florida election debacle, Congress established a body called the Election Assistance Commission to improve voting and democracy in this country. Two years ago, the commission approached me about doing a project that would take a preliminary look at voter fraud and intimidation and make recommendations for further research on the issues. Full Story
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Hillary Clinton campaign spokesperson says more than $1 million donated from Democratic fundraiser will be given to charity after donor is said to be fugitive from justice. Full Story
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Arizona Sen. McCain and Sen. Norm Coleman of Minnesota, the state where Sen. Larry Craig was arrested, became the first senators to join Rep. Peter Hoekstra, R-Mich., in urging Craig’s resignation.
CBS News Interactive: Political Scandals
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Rudy Giuliani will speak at the sixth anniversary remembrance of the World Trade Center attack, as he has every year, but some relatives of those who died said the solemn ceremony is no place for presidential politics Full Story
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A Democratic fundraiser who has raised $1 million for presidential candidate Hillary Clinton says he has done nothing wrong and has asked no favors in return, but Norman Hsu didn’t mention that he’s a wanted man.
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While the insurance industry enjoys record profits and bulging bank accounts, too many people in the Gulf region are left waiting for the settlements that will help them get back on their feet. As this report relates, the insurance industry has made a practice of collecting billions of dollars from policyholders over the years and then abandoning them in their time of greatest need.
Like Katrina and Rita, victims of other natural disasters, including past hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes have found themselves bullied by the insurance industry into accepting less compensation than they deserved or had their claims rejected for apocryphal reasons, all in an effort to boost the insurance companies bottom line. In fact, insurance companies continue to increase their profits, posting a record industry-wide profit for the second year in a row of more than $60 billion in 2006 an increase of $20 billion from 2005’s record profits.
With all that money handy, the industry still can t make equitable payments to compensate for the damaged dreams of the people of the Gulf Coast. Full Story