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Thursday, June 21, 2007
US ATTORNEYGATE, ACORN, VOTER SUPPRESSION AND THE MAINSTREAM PRESS
Apart from the McClatchy News outlet, the mainstream media coverage of the U.S. attorney scandal has missed the important backstory: the protracted struggle over voting rights. At the center of the storm is a David versus Goliath battle. On the one side is the Bush Administration and the Republican Party apparatus. On the other side is ACORN, a little-known, national, grassroots, anti-poverty organization.

Monday, October 30, 2006
Senator Menendez: Just another crook? Another Swift-boat victim? Or Perfect for New Jersey?
(1 comments) Incumbent Democratic Senator, Robert Menendez, in a close race for Senate, is being attacked by the same "Swift Boat" gang that helped sink John Kerry in 2004. And the ads claim to highlight Menendez's "shady record as a politician." The ads are working. Menendez is losing the support of liberals,progressives and independents. Are the accusations true? Or is Menendez perfect for New Jersey?