This story broke on Friday. It's now Tuesday--and, so far, the New York Times has not reported it.
Now, there are other stories that are just as timely, and important, and the Times has done them justice. In this morning's paper, for example, there's "Obama Briefly Leaving Trail to See Ill Grandmother," and "Palin Breaking Out of Cocoon" ("On the trail, a candidate wriggles free of her handlers"). And lately Alessandra Stanley had a very trenchant piece about the fine job Palin did on "Saturday Night Live." There's also lots of stuff about the latest polls, and how much both candidates are spending; and, today, an item on Obama's tactful take on the World Series. So if the Times can handle such big news, surely they can find some time, and space, to note Obama/Biden's strong response to the Republican conspiracy to use the myth of "voter fraud" to throw the race McPalin's way. MCM Obama camp calls for special prosecutor in fraud investigation BYLINE: From Martina Stewart CNN SECTION: POLITICS LENGTH: 583 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON October 17, 2008 Friday 2:39 AM EST http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/17/obama.acorn/index.html The Obama campaign announced Friday that it is asking Attorney General Michael Mukasey to turn over any investigations of voter fraud or voter suppression to Special Prosecutor Nora Dannehy. Dannehy is also the special prosecutor recently appointed to investigate the U.S. attorney firing scandal. It's the latest salvo in an escalating war over allegations of possible voter irregularities during the upcoming presidential election. "What they're actually about is the unprecedented effort to essentially sap the American people of confidence in the voting process," Bob Bauer, the Obama campaign's general counsel, said Friday on a conference call. Bauer said partisan politics was behind Thursday's leak from senior governmental officials about a preliminary FBI investigation into the voter registration activities of ACORN, the embattled community organizing group that has become the focus of Republican efforts to highlight possible fraud as the election approaches. "ACORN is a tool for attacking voters," Bauer said. "We need to have these matters removed from the day-to-day department's direct control and put into the special prosecutor's independent hands," Bauer told reporters Friday. "She should have responsibility for reviewing any and all matters involving allegations of fraud and suppression in this election." The McCain campaign suggested that Obama and his campaign were engaging in partisan politics by requesting the special prosecutor's involvement. In a statement issued Friday night, McCain-Palin spokesman Ben Porritt calledObama's request "absurd" and said it was an attempt to "criminalize political discourse." "Rest assured that, despite these threats, the McCain-Palin campaign will continue to address the serious issue of voter registration fraud by ACORN and other partisan groups, and compliance by states with the Help America Vote Act's requirement of matching new voter registrations with state data bases to prevent voter fraud," Porritt added. Since ACORN's extensive voter registration drive ended recently, allegations of voter registration fraud relating to the group's activities have surfaced in several states. The McCain campaign recently targeted ACORN's ties to Obama, and Republicans in Congress called for a federal investigation of the group and an end to any federal funding going to the group. McCain personally called for an investigation into ACORN last week during a campaign event. At the final presidential debate, he also said ACORN "is now on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history in this country, maybe destroying the fabric of democracy." At issue is ACORN's practice of hiring local residents to register potential voters. Some of those hired have filled out registration forms themselves and handed in forms for non-existent people. ACORN says it has fired people for that offense. Voter registration fraud is not the same as voter fraud, in which individuals attempt to fraudulently cast ballots. Voter registration fraud leads to inflated voter rolls, but has little effect on voter fraud. The Obama campaign has said that ACORN has no role in its general election voter registration efforts, and that it has never paid ACORN to register voters. The Obama campaign hired an offshoot of ACORN during the primary to canvas neighborhoods seeking votes. In a statement issued Thursday, ACORN said it was confident it "would be exonerated" in any federal investigation into its voter registration activities. ========================= In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. 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CNN.com <http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/17/obama.acorn/index.html>http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/17/obama.acorn/index.html October 17, 2008 Friday 2:39 AM EST <http://w3.nexis.com:80/new/search/XMLCrossLinkSearch.do?bct=A&risb=21_T4884951160&returnToId=20_T4884975285&csi=266325&A=0.9650645580322511&sourceCSI=9369&indexTerm=%23PE000A0BO%23&searchTerm=Obama%20&indexType=P>Obama camp calls for special prosecutor in fraud investigation BYLINE: From Martina Stewart CNN SECTION: POLITICS LENGTH: 583 words DATELINE: WASHINGTON The <http://w3.nexis.com:80/new/search/XMLCrossLinkSearch.do?bct=A&risb=21_T4884951160&returnToId=20_T4884975285&csi=266325&A=0.9650645580322511&sourceCSI=9369&indexTerm=%23PE000A0BO%23&searchTerm=Obama%20campaign%20&indexType=P>Obama campaign announced Friday that it is asking <http://w3.nexis.com:80/new/search/XMLCrossLinkSearch.do?bct=A&risb=21_T4884951160&returnToId=20_T4884975285&csi=266325&A=0.9650645580322511&sourceCSI=9369&indexTerm=%23PE0009XOW%23&searchTerm=Attorney%20General%20Michael%20Mukasey%20&indexType=P>Attorney General Michael Mukasey to turn over any investigations of voter fraud or voter suppression to Special Prosecutor Nora Dannehy. Dannehy is also the special prosecutor recently appointed to investigate the U.S. attorney firing scandal. It's the latest salvo in an escalating war over allegations of possible voter irregularities during the upcoming presidential election. "What they're actually about is the unprecedented effort to essentially sap the American people of confidence in the voting process," Bob Bauer, the <http://w3.nexis.com:80/new/search/XMLCrossLinkSearch.do?bct=A&risb=21_T4884951160&returnToId=20_T4884975285&csi=266325&A=0.9650645580322511&sourceCSI=9369&indexTerm=%23PE000A0BO%23&searchTerm=Obama%20campaign&indexType=P>Obama campaign 's general counsel, said Friday on a conference call. Bauer said partisan politics was behind Thursday's leak from senior governmental officials about a preliminary FBI investigation into the voter registration activities of ACORN, the embattled community organizing group that has become the focus of Republican efforts to highlight possible fraud as the election approaches. "ACORN is a tool for attacking voters," Bauer said. "We need to have these matters removed from the day-to-day department's direct control and put into the special prosecutor's independent hands," Bauer told reporters Friday. "She should have responsibility for reviewing any and all matters involving allegations of fraud and suppression in this election." The <http://w3.nexis.com:80/new/search/XMLCrossLinkSearch.do?bct=A&risb=21_T4884951160&returnToId=20_T4884975285&csi=266325&A=0.9650645580322511&sourceCSI=9369&indexTerm=%23PE000A0BO%23&searchTerm=McCain%20campaign%20&indexType=P>McCain campaign suggested that <http://w3.nexis.com:80/new/search/XMLCrossLinkSearch.do?bct=A&risb=21_T4884951160&returnToId=20_T4884975285&csi=266325&A=0.9650645580322511&sourceCSI=9369&indexTerm=%23PE000A0BO%23&searchTerm=Obama%20&indexType=P>Obama and his campaign were engaging in partisan politics by requesting the special prosecutor's involvement. In a statement issued Friday night, McCain-Palin spokesman Ben Porritt called<http://w3.nexis.com:80/new/search/XMLCrossLinkSearch.do?bct=A&risb=21_T4884951160&returnToId=20_T4884975285&csi=266325&A=0.9650645580322511&sourceCSI=9369&indexTerm=%23PE000A0BO%23&searchTerm=Obama&indexType=P>Obama 's request "absurd" and said it was an attempt to "criminalize political discourse." "Rest assured that, despite these threats, the McCain-Palin campaign will continue to address the serious issue of voter registration fraud by ACORN and other partisan groups, and compliance by states with the Help America Vote Act's requirement of matching new voter registrations with state data bases to prevent voter fraud," Porritt added. Since ACORN's extensive voter registration drive ended recently, allegations of voter registration fraud relating to the group's activities have surfaced in several states. The <http://w3.nexis.com:80/new/search/XMLCrossLinkSearch.do?bct=A&risb=21_T4884951160&returnToId=20_T4884975285&csi=266325&A=0.9650645580322511&sourceCSI=9369&indexTerm=%23PE000A0BO%23&searchTerm=McCain%20campaign%20&indexType=P>McCain campaign recently targeted ACORN's ties to <http://w3.nexis.com:80/new/search/XMLCrossLinkSearch.do?bct=A&risb=21_T4884951160&returnToId=20_T4884975285&csi=266325&A=0.9650645580322511&sourceCSI=9369&indexTerm=%23PE000A0BO%23&searchTerm=Obama,%20&indexType=P>Obama, and Republicans in Congress called for a federal investigation of the group and an end to any federal funding going to the group. McCain personally called for an investigation into ACORN last week during a campaign event. At the final presidential debate, he also said ACORN "is now on the verge of maybe perpetrating one of the greatest frauds in voter history in this country, maybe destroying the fabric of democracy." At issue is ACORN's practice of hiring local residents to register potential voters. Some of those hired have filled out registration forms themselves and handed in forms for non-existent people. ACORN says it has fired people for that offense. Voter registration fraud is not the same as voter fraud, in which individuals attempt to fraudulently cast ballots. Voter registration fraud leads to inflated voter rolls, but has little effect on voter fraud. The <http://w3.nexis.com:80/new/search/XMLCrossLinkSearch.do?bct=A&risb=21_T4884951160&returnToId=20_T4884975285&csi=266325&A=0.9650645580322511&sourceCSI=9369&indexTerm=%23PE000A0BO%23&searchTerm=Obama%20campaign%20&indexType=P>Obama campaign has said that ACORN has no role in its general election voter registration efforts, and that it has never paid ACORN to register voters. The <http://w3.nexis.com:80/new/search/XMLCrossLinkSearch.do?bct=A&risb=21_T4884951160&returnToId=20_T4884975285&csi=266325&A=0.9650645580322511&sourceCSI=9369&indexTerm=%23PE000A0BO%23&searchTerm=Obama%20campaign%20&indexType=P>Obama campaign hired an offshoot of ACORN during the primary to canvas neighborhoods seeking votes. In a statement issued Thursday, ACORN said it was confident it "would be exonerated" in any federal investigation into its voter registration activities. ========================= In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. You are receiving this message because you are signed up to be on Baltimore News Network's News List. To be removed, please send a reply message with REMOVE in the subject line. 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