Behind the Scenes of the 2008 Campaign

From the Newsweek Special Edition highlights: The Obama campaign was provided with reports from the Secret Service showing a sharp and disturbing increase in threats to Obama in September and early October, at the...

Barack Obama, the Phenomena

His name, Barack, a Swahili name, means 'blessed' and he has been hailed by many as a phenomena, poised to do phenomenal things, prompting many to be amazed at the meteoric rise of his political star. He is only...

MSNBC: The Five Main Voting Technologies

A link at the MSNBC website provides visitors the opportunity to click on each of the five voting methods in use during this election cycle: paper ballot lever machine punch cards optical scan touch screen...

UPDATE: Fight Voter Suppression! Dispel Voting Myths!

Nationwide, a variety of false information is being peddled by those who, for whatever motivations, seek to suppress voters' rights across the United States of America. Some of the myths being offered state a...

McCain's Ties to McCain Identified "PLO Spokesman"

According to an article at Abcnews.com, ties exist between Rashid Khalidi, who has been identified as a "PLO spokesman" by the McCain-Palin campaign, with the International Republican Institute (IRI), where...

The Integrity of Shepard Smith of Fox News

In the waning days of the campaign, the McCain Palin ticket has added Joe the Plumber to their line up of speakers at rallies. Joe the Plumber appeared on FoxNews with Shepard Smith. Joe was questioned...

Phony Flyer Tells Virginia Democrats to Vote Wednesday, November 5

Citing " .... larger than expected voter turnout ....", associated with this year's election process, a flyer being distributed, with logos that mimic the appearance of an official state of Virginia...

Dozens of McCain Callers Protest Negative Obama Call Script

According to an article at TPM Election Central, in a show of integrity that chose principle over wages, up to 40 workers in Hobart, Indiana at Americall, a call center that hired workers to...

Colorado Secretary of State Sued for Voter Removal

An article, published on Colorado Ethics Watch, reports Colorado Secretary of State Mike Coffman, a Republican candidate currently running for Congress, is being sued for the wrongful removal of voters from...

Race Does Matter in Pennsylvania

From the Nytimes.com: A union distributes a leaflet here titled “The Truth About Barack Obama,” which says: “Is he a Christian? Yes. Was he sworn in on a Bible? Yes. Was he born in America? Yes.” Still,...

'Letter from 2012 in Obama's America' Promotes Fear

The Right Wing Christian conservative umbrella evangelical group, Focus on the Family, headed by Dr. James Dobson, has posted a 16 page letter at its website, warning of the consequences of a Democratic...

Chicago Conservative Host Fantasizes Press Coverage of Obama Killing His Gran...

From an article at Cbs2chicago.com: Don Wade's become a Chicago radio institution by combining a very funny sense of humor with hard-edged conservative commentary. But Friday morning, even his co-host and wife,...

Scare Tactics Devised at the Republican Party of Pennsylvania

An article, picking up an Associated Press story, has reported a hateful e mail was sent from the offices of the Republican Party of Pennsylvania to 75,000 Jewish voters, warning them of the danger of a...

McCain Campaign Meltdown as Election Day Nears

From Blame Game: GOP Forms Circular Firing Squad : At his Northern Virginia headquarters, some McCain aides are already speaking of the campaign in the past tense. Morale, even among some of the heartiest and most...

The 'Real' America, Really

Rosa Brooks, in the Los Angeles Times, writes: About 80% of Americans live in metropolitan areas, not small towns. A third of us are ethnic and racial minorities, but that's changing: Already,nearly 45% of...

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