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10 Reasons for Democrats to Think Positive Despite the McCain Sleazathon By Don Hazen, AlterNet McCain's campaign is throwing in everything but the kitchen sink, but Obama is still in a fabulously good position to get elected. Read more »   The McCain campaign continues to falsely accuse ACORN, the social justice organization, of engaging in voter registration fraud. McCain, Palin and their Republican allies have even tried to tie the group to the Obama campaign. But in the kind of irony that has been common this election cycle, it turns out that McCain is the one who should worry about his link to shady characters involved in fraudulent voter registration. The Huffington Post reported today that the McCain campaign funneled $175, 000 to Lincoln Strategy, a voter registration firm whose managing partner has spent most of his career fighting allegations of voter suppression and fraud. According to the post: Nathan Sproul is a renowned GOP operative who has been investigated on multiple occasions for suppressing Democratic voter turnout, throwing away registration forms and even spearheading efforts to get Ralph Nader's name onto various states' ballots in order to draw votes from the Democratic ticket. Will the mainstream news media media pick up the story? Or continue repeating falsehoods about ACORN and Obama?     The 10 Dirtiest Election Tricks the Republicans Have Tried So Far AlterNet From intimidating minority voters to whipping up racism and hatred at political rallies, the GOP has pulled out all the stops. Read more »   Daniel Ellsberg: "The U.S. President Is Not a King" By Bankole Thompson, IPS News An interview with the man who leaked the Pentagon Papers reveals why he considers this election crucial in curbing executive power. Read more »   Virgina, Pennsylvania, Ohio Not Prepared for Record Voter Turnout By Advancement Project The Advancement Project identifies cities and precincts in swing states that may face long lines, poll worker shortages and voting delays in 2008. Read more »   Palin's Plunge: Voters Sour on McCain's VP Pick By Thomas Edsall, Huffington Post The more voters learn about Sarah Palin, the more wary they become. Her favorability numbers are dropping like a rock. Read more »   McCain Employing GOP Operative Accused of Voter Registration Fraud By Sam Stein, Huffington Post John McCain's campaign has directed $175,000 to the firm of a Republican operative accused of massive voter registration fraud in several states. Read more »   Equality Riders Arrested in Mississippi By Staff, Soulforce Members of brave LGBT group arrested for "trespassing" on a college campus. Read more »   Conservatives Attack Intolerant Obama Slanderers at Rally UPDATE: McCain Muzzles Hero By Davin Hutchins, American News Project Several moderate McCain supporters, Muslim and Christian alike, bombarded a group distributing offensive flyers until they left the premises. Read more »   What Is John McCain Hiding About His Health? By Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake McCain would be the first cancer survivor ever to win the presidency. Good for him Read more »   Palin on SNL: What Did You Expect? By Alec Baldwin, Huffington Post 30 Rock star Alec Baldwin weighs in on Palin's performance on Saturday night. Read more »   Rap Group and Labor Union Link Up to Spark a Youth Vote Movement By Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet Atmosphere and SEIU are encouraging young people to "be the difference" on November 4th. Read more »

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