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    • The Bernalillo County clerk has notified prosecutors that some 1,100 possibly fraudulent voter registration cards have been turned in to her office.

      Some cards in New Mexico's most populous county have the same name as a voter who's already registered, but carry a different birth date or Social Security number; some list someone else's Social Security number; some have addresses that don't exist, Clerk Maggie Toulouse Oliver said Wednesday.

      In one case, a series of about nine cards appears to have been taken directly from the phone book, she said.

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      Acorn strikes again

    • Lest anyone be diverted by the Hollywood spectacle Tuesday evening, Obama's campaign denied TV crews access to the mansion and hotel events — perhaps mindful of the political damage wrought by TV images of celebrities at Democratic nominee John F. Kerry's fundraisers in 2004.

      Other stars attending included comedians Chris Rock and Sarah Silverman, actors Tobey Maguire and Pierce Brosnan and director Ron Howard.

      Obama's team also barred the entire press corps from hearing Streisand, who hugged Obama and walked offstage at the Regent Beverly Wilshire as the band played "Happy Days Are Here Again."

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    • Many Democrats were apparently worried about the prospects of losing (again) in the Fall.

      “I know that a lot of you, just in conversations while we were in the photo lines, had all sorts of suggestions,” Obama said. “I know that won't surprise you. And a lot of people have gotten nervous and concerned. Why is this as close as it is? And what's going on? We always knew this was going to be hard, and this is a leap for the American people. And we're running against somebody who has a formidable biography, a compelling biography. He's a genuine American hero, somebody who served in uniform and suffered through some things that very few of us can imagine.
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      Hollywood Celebs are worried about thier invetment in "The One"

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    • Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has canceled an appearance at a New York rally next week after organizers blindsided her by inviting Republican vice presidential candidate and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, aides to the senator said Tuesday.

      Several American Jewish groups plan a major rally outside the United Nations on Sept. 22 to protest against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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      Ha! The Clinton Cabal makes more noise undermining Obama by cancelling than attending the event. Advantage Sarah Palin.

    • Barack Obama's plan to raise taxes would pile a staggering $16 billion in additional taxes on wealthy New Yorkers, according to a new report.

      The study, from the conservative-oriented Manhattan Institute, examined the impact in 2009-2010 of Obama's proposals. The Democratic candidate wants to repeal President Bush's reduction in the top two tax brackets, while also imposing higher capital-gains and dividend taxes on those earning more than $250,000 a year.

      The report, titled "High-Stakes Taxing: New York's Prospects Under the Next President's Tax Agenda," noted that New York has just 6.4 percent of the nation's tax filers. But the state's share in paying for Obama's tax hikes would come to nearly 11 percent – the highest extracted from any state except California.
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      Anyone think that taxes would not raise for average voters as the rich avoid paying higher taxes?

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    • The investigation into the termination of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan took another twist yesterday when the Alaskan Attorney General intervened to block the subpoenas issued by the Legislature. Talis Colberg, a Sarah Palin appointee, sent a letter to Hollis French requesting that the subpoenas be withdrawn and that state employees would not honor them:…
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      This investigation is turning into a witch hunt and the Alaska Legislature should step in and appoint a new special master investigator.
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    • Can Barack Obama actually blow this thing? Can he actually lose in November?
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      Yes, Obama can lose this race and Hillary Clinton will be helping him down the path of LOSER.
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