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U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Secretly Hires Vote Suppressor Von Spakovsky to Oversee ’08 Election

2007 Congressional Testimony Video Shows that Bush's CCR Had Gone Rogue Long Ago...

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Brad Friedman,
8/25/2008 -
8:00 am PT

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Blackwell, Von Spakovsky Set to Testify in House on ‘Lessons Learned from 2004 Election’

Judiciary Committee Says Former Ohio SoS May Actually Show Up This Time After Previous Snubs

GOP Vote Suppressors Called, But No Witnesses On E-Voting or Student Voting Concerns in 'Final' Election Hearing Before '08, Notes Activist...

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Brad Friedman,
7/22/2008 -
5:57 pm PT

11 Comments

SEVERAL BIG VOTING RIGHTS VICTORIES ON FRIDAY!

'We the People' Win, as Thor Hearne's MO Voter Suppression Attempt Fails; von Spakovsky Withdraws FEC Nomination; TN to Require Paper Ballots; AZ Agrees to Follow Law, Perform Voter Registration at Public Facilities...

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Brad Friedman,
5/17/2008 -
12:23 pm PT

9 Comments

Voter Advocate Rush Limbaugh Applauds Supreme Court’s ‘Huge, Huge, Huge Move to Undercut Democrat Voter Fraud’

Polling Place Photo ID Restrictions in Indiana Upheld by SCOTUS in Courageous and Historic Dredd Scott-like Decision

But Why Stop at Keeping Black and Elderly Fraudsters from Stealing Elections?...

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Brad Friedman,
4/28/2008 -
3:22 pm PT

40 Comments

Bizarre: GOP ‘Voter Fraud’ Zealot Von Spakovsky ‘Cleared’ by Inspector General’s Report, Says WaPo

'Huh?' Says The BRAD BLOG...And So Does the Campaign Legal Center...

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Brad Friedman,
4/1/2008 -
8:55 pm PT

5 Comments

Hugh Hewitt Blog Slimes Obama, Lies About FEC Shutdown

Misrepresents a BRAD BLOG Article to Help Disinform Rightwing Readers...

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Brad Friedman,
2/25/2008 -
3:32 pm PT

37 Comments

GOP Obstructs Vote on FEC Nominations; ‘Vote Fraud’ Zealot Von Spakovsky Likely History

ALSO: John 'Minorities Die First' Tanner STILL in the DoJ Voting Rights Office Nearly a Week After His 'Immediate Resignation'!

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Brad Friedman,
12/20/2007 -
4:33 pm PT

8 Comments

New York Times: DoJ Voting Chief, John ‘Minorities Die First’ Tanner, Should be Fired for ‘Offensive’ and ‘Bigoted’ Comments

Editorializes That DoJ Voting Rights Section Is Run By Ideologues Most Concerned With Disenfranchising Minorities...

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Alan Breslauer,
11/6/2007 -
12:51 pm PT

3 Comments

EXCLUSIVE: DoJ Voting Rights Section Staffer Says John Tanner’s Sworn Testimony ‘Not Credible’

'He Lost No Time in Twisting the Truth,' Says 'Anonymous' Staffer in E-Mailed Rebuttal...

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Brad Friedman,
10/31/2007 -
3:01 pm PT

7 Comments

The Final GOP Throes for ‘Voter Fraud’ Zealot Hans von Spakovsky’s FEC Nomination

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Brad Friedman,
10/28/2007 -
2:36 pm PT

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VIDEO EXCLUSIVE: DoJ Voting Rights Chief Says ‘It’s a Shame’ Elderly May be Disenfranchised by Photo ID Laws, But Minority Voters ‘Don’t Become Elderly, They Die First’

Rest of Panel, Audience Members at 2007 National Latino Congresso in Los Angeles Strongly Disagree...

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Alan Breslauer,
10/8/2007 -
4:10 pm PT

32 Comments

Update on the Von Spakovsky Nomination Hold in the Senate…

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Brad Friedman,
10/5/2007 -
5:08 pm PT

No Comments

Duncan Hunter: We’ve Seen Illegal Aliens Herded into the Polls, Voting Illegally in California

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Brad Friedman,
10/4/2007 -
11:48 am PT

25 Comments

Obama Blocks Vote on Von Spakovsky in Senate!

UPDATE: Feingold Joins with Obama, Issues Joint Statement

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Brad Friedman,
10/4/2007 -
11:09 am PT

22 Comments

Democrats Pass the Buck to Full Senate on GOP ‘Voter Fraud’ Zealots FEC Nomination

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Brad Friedman,
9/26/2007 -
12:51 pm PT

7 Comments

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Articles in Category: Hans Von Spakovsky (Page 2)

2007 Congressional Testimony Video Shows that Bush's CCR Had Gone Rogue Long Ago...

Judiciary Committee Says Former Ohio SoS May Actually Show Up This Time After Previous Snubs

GOP Vote Suppressors Called, But No Witnesses On E-Voting or Student Voting Concerns in 'Final' Election Hearing Before '08, Notes Activist...

'We the People' Win, as Thor Hearne's MO Voter Suppression Attempt Fails; von Spakovsky Withdraws FEC Nomination; TN to Require Paper Ballots; AZ Agrees to Follow Law, Perform Voter Registration at Public Facilities...

Polling Place Photo ID Restrictions in Indiana Upheld by SCOTUS in Courageous and Historic Dredd Scott-like Decision

But Why Stop at Keeping Black and Elderly Fraudsters from Stealing Elections?...

'Huh?' Says The BRAD BLOG...And So Does the Campaign Legal Center...

Misrepresents a BRAD BLOG Article to Help Disinform Rightwing Readers...

ALSO: John 'Minorities Die First' Tanner STILL in the DoJ Voting Rights Office Nearly a Week After His 'Immediate Resignation'!

Editorializes That DoJ Voting Rights Section Is Run By Ideologues Most Concerned With Disenfranchising Minorities...

'He Lost No Time in Twisting the Truth,' Says 'Anonymous' Staffer in E-Mailed Rebuttal...

Rest of Panel, Audience Members at 2007 National Latino Congresso in Los Angeles Strongly Disagree...

UPDATE: Feingold Joins with Obama, Issues Joint Statement

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