Politics | Election Fraud

2010-03-18: Headlines

CRIENGLISH.com: CRI Hourly News (updated at 08:00 2010/03/18) 2010-03-18
But voting has been marked with accusations of fraud--This is only the second parliamentary election in Iraq since the US-led invasion in 2003.
OregonLive.com: Tensions high as Portland City Council passes resolution challenging Tom ... 2010-03-18
"It says we aren't going to tolerate fraud and deceit, and pay someone who just wants to milk the system," Saltzman said of the resolution.
Veterans Today Network: GORDON DUFF: ATTORNEY GENERAL HOLDER HINTS AT BIN LADEN DEATH, FINALLY 2010-03-18
In fact, the Commission was a fraud. Here is how they put it: Commission Chair Tom Kean and co-chair Lee Hamilton authored Stonewalled by the CIA.
Bay Area Indymedia: Money, Money, Money 2010-03-18
Over the years, we published 11 issues, including Media Deception, Election Deception dollars, and in 2007 we made the first "Conception Dollars” focusing ...
World Socialist Web Site: Unelected multi-millionaire takes charge in New York budget crisis 2010-03-18
Moreover, as the former state attorney general, Spitzer had earned himself powerful political enemies on Wall Street by pursuing stock and securities fraud ...
Reuters South Africa: Sudan opposition demand probe into ballot printing 2010-03-18
... into how a government company won a tender to print ballots, raising fears of fraud ahead of April's presidential and legislative elections.
Reuters South Africa: UN council demands Ivory Coast hold elections soon 2010-03-18
... US Ambassador Susan Rice told the meeting that events in Ivory Coast had stripped credibility from the government's claims that it wanted an election.
Telegraph.co.uk: General Election 2010: how to vote in Britain 2010-03-18
It will cost you £120 and needs to be submitted within 21 days of the election. If at any stage in the campaign you are concerned about fraud or suspiciou ...
Los Angeles Times: Iraq's election adds to sectarian divide 2010-03-18
Election workers in Baghdad carry a ballot box marked with red tape to signify suspected fraud. The race is still neck and neck between the slates of Nouri ...
Washington Post: Iraqi election results pointing up the country's deep divides 2010-03-18
He spoke about concerns of fraud by rivals as the votes were being counted. "Our people are still suffering in the south, and they are patient for one ...
American Chronicle: Individual Taxation: Digest of Recent Developments 2010-03-18
In an effort to curb fraud and abuses of the credit, the law gives the IRS math error authority to disallow the credit during processing ...
Accountancy Age: Construction industry targeted by the taxman 2010-03-18
The number of registrations leaped after changes to rules to combat carousel fraud. Alastair Kendrick, tax director at Mazars, is concerned that the test ...
National Legal and Policy Center: Maryland's ACORN Chapter Closes Operations 2010-03-18
ACORN street activists in several states were convicted for voter registration fraud. Rep. Darrell Issa last July issued a lengthy report pointing to ACORN ...
GulfNews: Allawi and Al Maliki in race to form Iraq government 2010-03-18
The Independent High Electoral Commission, which organised the election told Gulf News that levels of fraud were minimal and would not affect the outcome ...
Visayan Daily Star: Fears of automated cheating raised 2010-03-18
He said they are concerned about possible election fraud because the COMELEC did not put in place internal safeguards in the precinct count optical sc ...
Foothills Focus: Schwan retains seat on council 2010-03-18
I took the election very seriously. I thought the charges leveled against me were bogus and a fraud from the get go and I had to get our story out there.
GMA news.tv: Study: Lack of voting time to disenfranchise voters in May 2010-03-18
... disenfranchising a number of voters come election day, a study conducted by a convener of multi-sectoral poll watchdog Kontra Daya (Anti-Fraud) showed.
The Daily Titan: War for oil still going strong 2010-03-18
But in a world where Wall Street banks perpetrate fraud to the tune of hundreds of billions of dollars; health insurance companies abandon their promise ...
Khaleej Times: Iraq PM back in the lead in vote count 2010-03-18
But the vote counting has a long process, with results being portioned out piecemeal by election officials and almost immediately subject to fraud ...
The Observer: DP faction gives Mao tough terms for reconciliation 2010-03-18
We have been told that a group of lawyers led by Edward Muguluma have been hired to begin gathering evidence to challenge Mao's election.
StarPhoenix: Iraqi PM leads again in close election race 2010-03-18
... the lead on Wednesday over secularist challenger Iyad Allawi in results from a March 7 parliamentary election that has been dogged by fraud allegations.
TMC Net: Lawsuit seeks to have electronic signatures considered valid on petitions 2010-03-18
... signatures are more secure than handwritten ones, county and state officials counter that the technology hasn't been tested to prove it's fraud-proof.
Scranton Times-Tribune: 'Watchdogs' howl at moon 2010-03-18
A federal grand jury issued an indictment Tuesday charging Mr. Cordaro and Mr. Munchak with racketeering, conspiracy, mail and wire fraud, bribery ...
AFP: Myanmar to release US man jailed for fraud 2010-03-18
YANGON, Myanmar — Military-ruled Myanmar on Thursday was due to release a US rights activist who was jailed for three years in February for fraud ...
Post-Bulletin: Slow progress in vote count fuels suspicions 2010-03-18
BAGHDAD — Iraq's embattled election commission announced Tuesday that 79 percent of the votes from parliamentary elections have been counted, a break ...
NorthJersey.com: Hopper sworn in, Levinson resigns 2010-03-18
Hopper's challenge of more than a dozen voters created a firestorm in the borough with accusations of "voter fraud" and worse. Among those whose votes ...
KNPR: Afgahnistan's past, present, future discussed 2010-03-18
... recent political, economic, and social developments inside Afghanistan, including the consequences of a 2009 presidential election marred by fraud.
Arab Times: Iraq PM, Allawi in tight poll battle 2010-03-18
His remarks were a sharp departure from Maliki's own just days earlier, when he dismissed allegations of fraud as “very small.” Iyad al-Kinaani, an electi ...
Earthtimes: Jailed Iranian reformist party leader released on bail 2010-03-18
Mirdamadi and the IIPF were among those who accused the government of election fraud in the June presidential polls and refused to acknowledge ...
Vancouver Sun: Potential disaster looms as candidates head for dead heat 2010-03-18
The count has been slowed by an elaborate process designed to eliminate fraud in which each vote is counted by two separate election officers.
Chicago Daily Herald: Green: Money will pour into Northwest suburban campaigns 2010-03-18
George Ryan, who is in prison for racketeering and mail fraud, for working with people from both parties and keeping his word. As one way of improving ...
Kansas Liberty: Parkinson's pick for SOS could become advantage for Dems 2010-03-18
Upon his appointment, Biggs made comments to the press that his main focus would be on voter apathy, and that he didn't have much concern with voter fraud.
Sydney Morning Herald: Liberal linked to 'conservative racists' 2010-03-18
In the lead-up to the 2004 election, anonymous campaigners dropped leaflets in letter boxes around Greenway purporting to be from the Labor candidate ...
ISN: Tight Election Race Emerging 2010-03-18
The ballot has been marred by fraud allegations, but the commission said the complaints were not serious enough to reverse the results.
Khaleej Times: Allawi leads Maliki for first time in Iraq count 2010-03-18
... the International Crisis Group, suggested that defeat may not be accepted gracefully in a post-election climate already marked by allegations of fraud.
Augusta Chronicle: Online voter registration bill passes Georgia Senate 2010-03-18
Vincent Fort, D-Atlanta, who added that there has been no evidence of widespread voter fraud in Georgia. "We are spending time trying to pass a law that h ...
Sydney Morning Herald: Rudd and Abbott to hold debate next week 2010-03-18
Mr Abbott met the challenge, labelling Mr Rudd a fraud and a phoney for telling "grotesque untruths" about the Howard government's health record.
St. Helena Star: Morales pleads guilty to voter fraud 2010-03-18
... pleaded guilty March 11 to one misdemeanor count of voter fraud for voting twice in the November mail-in election for an empty school board seat.
Greenville News: AG's race deserves attention 2010-03-18
Recent issues of early inmate release and the “staggering” number of mortgage fraud cases have headlined The Greenville News . These examples show why every ...
In-Forum: Funding abortion is not health care 2010-03-18
True health care reform must be focused on respecting patients and doctors while reducing waste, fraud and abuse. Improve care, reduce red tape ...

2010-03-17: Headlines

Antiwar.com: Tuesday: 13 Iraqis Killed, 19 Wounded 2010-03-17
Fraud accusations have been lobbed before, mostly by the opposition Iraqiya bloc, but now Iraqiya has pulled slightly ahead in total vote count.
Inter Press Service: COLOMBIA: Vote-Buying and Front Men 2010-03-17
... at risk of violence, corruption or fraud, according to the ombudsman's office and election observers, who reported vote-buying and pressure on voters.
Washington Post: Nouri al-Maliki accuses Iraqi election panel of manipulating results 2010-03-17
The election commission has been hit by hundreds of fraud accusations, but Tuesday's action marked the first time the incumbent prime minister had weighed ...
The News International: Parallels in democracy 2010-03-17
In America, Obama's election as president was a miracle indeed. But he won the election not because he was black or because he had a "will" in his bag.
Deseret News: 'Superdell' Schanze fights reckless driving conviction, mulls run for governor 2010-03-17
On Tuesday, the former computer salesman labeled the resulting court proceedings "blatant fraud" and "the terrorism of the injustice system," claiming he ...
Los Angeles Times: Whitman shifts her focus to Brown 2010-03-17
... creating a grand jury-style system like Florida's to root out government fraud and consolidating the three state agencies that collect taxes.
Alalam News Network: Iraq announces 80 pct. vote count results 2010-03-17
Prime Minister Maliki had urged candidates to accept the vote results and do not raise fraud allegation without robust evidence. National electi ...
Austin American-Statesman: Challenger overtakes Iraqi leader in vote total 2010-03-17
Iraq's vote counting has been long and chaotic, with results being portioned out piecemeal by election officials and almost immediately subject to fraud ...
Daily Sun: Turai's betrayal of Yar'Adua's dynasty 2010-03-17
Shehu's brother, Alhaji Umaru Musa Yar' Adua, who became our President in 2007 through imposition and grand electoral fraud, initially impressed many as ...
Peninsula On-line: An African success story in Sudan () 2010-03-17
And concerns persist about restrictions on campaigning, potential fraud, and bias allegedly exhibited by the National Elections Commission and national ...
Ubyssey Online: Average Blog | AMS Drama Returns! 2010-03-17
I don't understand how the fraud happened, and I won't try to explain it, because I'd probably get it horribly wrong. Something about hidden form ...
smudailycampus.com: Will Obama's legacy be remembered as lackluster? 2010-03-17
The “Helping Families Save Their Homes Act,” “Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act” and “American Recovery and Reinvestment Act” were all meant to stimulate ...
Chicago Tribune: Mayor Richard Daley secretly questioned by FBI in 2008 over real estate probe 2010-03-17
He was questioned in August 2005, about a month after FBI agents made arrests in a massive hiring fraud scheme centered in the mayor's office.
News-Herald.com: Jury gets election fraud case 2010-03-17
A California woman accused of circulating illegal petitions supporting the Ohio Casino Initiative took the stand in her own defense Tuesday ...
Indian Express: Elections in Nigeria to be held 3 months ahead of schedule 2010-03-17
Iwu's conduct of past elections have been criticized due to widespread fraud but he said they were due in January 22 to allow for any fallouts in the form ...
The Durango Herald: Primary voting to be mail-in only 2010-03-17
Some have expressed concern about the potential for fraud with mail-in ballots, but Daley said steps are taken to prevent this, including verifying ...
KansasReporter: Parkinson names Biggs as Secretary of State 2010-03-17
During his 14 years as a prosecutor for Geary County, Biggs prosecuted only one case of voter fraud. “I don't have an agenda, I've been a prosecutor long ...
AZ Central.com: Petition signatures still public in Arizona 2010-03-17
Sinema said that if the petitions had not been public record, Connerly and his supporters "could have gotten away with fraud." In the Washington case ...
Colombia Reports: Liberals denounce alleged electoral fraud in Valle 2010-03-17
Liberal Party leader Rafael Pardo wants electoral authorities to recount the votes cast in Valle de Cauca in Sunday's election, following an exceptionally ...
Today's Zaman: Iran praises Iraq election as Shiite ally Maliki leads 2010-03-17
Politicians have criticized the delay in publishing the election results. Allawi's list has put forward a long list of complaints about alleged fraud ...
KGBT-TV: Hidalgo County judge appoints interim for Handy's seat 2010-03-17
Handy resigned as county commissioner following a guilty plea to tax fraud and harboring illegal immigrant charges last week.
The Virginian-Pilot: Early voting gets another nay 2010-03-17
Critics contend that early voting invites fraud. But they have yet to prove any such thing. It's difficult to picture how a not-so-crowded polling place ...
THISDAY: Nasarawa Guber: Storms Gather Against Doma 2010-03-17
This has pitched the governor against workers who have vowed to truncate his re-election bid. His much touted performance in office has been vehemently ...
Post-Bulletin: Partial Iraqi election results suggest shift 2010-03-17
... the votes cast in the March 7 election for a 325-member Parliament. The process has proved chaotic so far, with accusations of fraud by leading partie ...
Mizzima.com: Indian media joins debate over Burma's elections 2010-03-17
Yet, at least one leading Indian daily has broken its relative silence over Burma and termed the junta's electoral laws a “fraud”.
Keremeos Review: Politicians shouldn't predict the weather 2010-03-17
Against this backdrop of the fraud, junk science and voodoo economics of Green, and the readily available information that should at the very least give ...
MiamiHerald.com: Gallagher changing plea to guilty 2010-03-17
Pleading guilty to bribery comes after Gallagher declared herself not guilty in December to bribery, extortion and five counts of fraud.
CNN International: European court deals blow to expat UK pensioners 2010-03-17
In my book, in our book, they're guilty of both fraud and deception." Kendall is one of more than half a million British expatriates living in countrie ...
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader: In unanimous vote, Senate confirms judge candidates 2010-03-17
Van Jura would replace Toole, who resigned after pleading guilty in December to charges of honest services fraud and tax evasion.
Nashville Public Radio: Bill Would Take Away Primary Election Outcomes From State Parties 2010-03-17
“It says, simply says, that when you win a primary, and that election is certified by your local election board, and they say, …'There's no fraud, and you ...
Fort Worth Star Telegram: US withdrawal will proceed, though Iraq is in delicate state, Petraeus says 2010-03-17
The news came as Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and his coalition accused election officials of fraud and called for a recount, a candidate from his bloc ...
Baltimore Sun: Poor deserve better than ACORN 2010-03-17
Republicans accused them of trying to help Democrats through voter fraud, though the motivation was more likely that workers were being paid for each new ...
THISDAY: Jonathan: Votes Will Count in 2011 2010-03-17
From Acting President Goodluck Jonathan has come an assurance that votes must count in the 2011 general election so that Nigerian democracy can survive.
Hutchinson News: Governor appoints interim secretary of state 2010-03-17
Biggs praised Thornburgh and said he agrees with him that Kansas does not have widespread problems with voter fraud, as some conservative Republicans ...

2010-03-16: Headlines

AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: If Auditors Clear US, Who Are the Alumni --Absu VC 2010-03-16
In this interview with Correspendent STEVE OKO, he speaks on the alleged fraud of N10 billion slammed on the leadership team by the university's alumni ...
The News-Press: Hospital bill problem must be solved: Editorial 2010-03-16
... but it will take more than one willing legislator to have the courage to move forward with this, and Thompson is not running for for re-election.
Earthtimes: Opposition leader hits at Iran's foreign policy - Summary 2010-03-16
Karroubi, leader of the opposition Etemad Melli party, is a fierce opponent of the president and has accused him of fraud in the election.
89.3 KPCC: Jesse Ventura Comes to KPCC -- KPCC Still Standing 2010-03-16
... as his conclusions about conspiracies in matters from the JFK assassination to election fraud in recent presidential elections, and the attacks of 9/11.
Dissident Voice: Jeopardizing US Standing: The Petraeus Controversy 2010-03-16
Michael Collins writes for Scoop Independent News and a variety of other web publications on election fraud and other corruptions of the new millennium.
Dissident Voice: Obama and Cuba: End of an Illusion 2010-03-16
His political “awakening” followed a career in petty crimes such as burglary and fraud that escalated into more serious offenses of assault landing him ...
The Guardian: Would Michael Foot have survived the new puritanism? 2010-03-16
If you want to get a sense of proportion about fraud read Phillip Inman's reports today – this one's even scarier – about the "window dressing" role played ...
Antiwar.com: Fraud Allegations Mount as Maliki Maintains Lead 2010-03-16
But it wouldn't be an election in the region without allegations of massive voter fraud and, perhaps unsurprisingly ...
AllAfrica.com: Nigeria: Buhari, AC Under Fire Over Attack On Iwu 2010-03-16
... Dr Okwudiba Ibemesi, however advised Buhari, AC and others to leave Iwu alone adding it would be unfair to blame the INEC chairman for electoral fraud.
Workers' Liberty: Iraq: now fight for a labour law! 2010-03-16
... when it took five months after the election to choose a prime minister, but it will be sordid. Allawi's group has already alleged electoral fraud.
Latin American Herald Tribune: VenEconomy: Is a Man Known by the Company He Keeps? 2010-03-16
In 2006, he ran for election yet again and did not allow any international observers. Accusations of fraud by the opposition and international organizati ...
Center for Research on Globalization: Ukraine Geopolitics and the US-NATO Military Agenda: Tectonic Shift ... 2010-03-16
[12] When Yushchenko lost the 2004 election to Viktor Yanukovych, several elements worked in concert to create an aura of fraud around the result ...
Foreign Policy: A Happy Defeat for the Kremlin 2010-03-16
The elections were the first since blatant fraud during the Oct. 11 regional vote triggered a major political crisis, causing even the token opposition ...
Middle East North Africa Financial Network: IHEC: 25000 Iraqis voted in Amman-hosted polls 2010-03-16
Voters are currently being cross-checked against central databases in Iraq to root out any voter fraud, they added. The final results have not yet been ...
MWC News: Iraqi PM pulls ahead of poll rivals 2010-03-16
But al-Maliki conceded that "there were some cases of fraud, but it has not been enough to upend the election process". Election officials also downplayed ...
TheParliament.com: MEP set to present alleged Iraq election fraud dossier 2010-03-16
He told this website on Tuesday he has since been "inundated" with complaints of alleged election fraud. The MEP, who leads parliament's Iraq delegati ...
New Zealand Herald: Rivals mired in pre-polls palaver 2010-03-16
CANBERRA - The rush of the oncoming election is stripping the lustre from the two men who are already sparring for the leadership of Australia.
USA Today: PM's bloc seeks alliances as vote nears end 2010-03-16
The allegations follow complaints of fraud last week from Iraqiya. Voters in Baghdad expressed frustration about the allegations. Ali Mohammed Hassan, 50 ...
Radio 1: Iraq voters give politicians another chance 2010-03-16
With Mr Maliki's main opponent Iyad Allawi alleging widespread fraud, there are fears violence could surge again - especially if the many Sunnis who voted ...
Press and Journal: Highland to count general election votes overnight 2010-03-16
The two main reasons for considering scrapping an overnight count were the introduction of new processes to prevent postal voting fraud – which can add up ...
News & Star: The hyphen that wreaked havoc throughout Britain 2010-03-16
And I can't forgive David Blunkett for championing a fraud that has led to misery, plummeting social standards, lost lives and badges of honour for thug ...
BBC News: Iraq bomb attacks kill at least eight people 2010-03-16
However, the count has been plagued by technical difficulties, the complicated nature of the ballot, and allegations of fraud. No one group is expected ...
Reuters: Iran praises Iraq election as Shi'ite ally leads 2010-03-16
Politicians have criticized the delay in publishing the election results. Allawi's list has put forward a long list of complaints about alleged fraud ...
Reuters: Iran is a despotic republic, opposition leader says 2010-03-16
The opposition says the vote was rigged to secure the re-election of the hardline president. The authorities deny the charge of vote fraud and say it w ...
Reuters Canada: UN's new envoy hails Karzai on poll watchdog change 2010-03-16
Tasked with reviewing voting fraud, the ECC, which had its three foreign members appointed by the United Nations, last year nullified a third of Karzai' ...
UN Observer: Felicity Arbuthnot: Iraq; Lockdown, Beheadings, Bribes. It's It's "Democratic ... 2010-03-16
That democracy has so far, after just over a week descended into allegations of fraud (gracious, surely not?) questions about an alleged extra seven milli ...
Nazret.com: Which Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa? Conference on Governance, Peace ... 2010-03-16
... of the European Parliament who had headed its election monitoring team to the 2005 Ethiopian parliamentary elections and had exposed electoral fraud ...
Helium: Was the Illinois Senate correct in defeating a bill that would have made ... 2010-03-16
The purpose of a primary election is to pick the candidates of a particular political party who will run for public office against those ...
DeSoto Appeal: Judges deny bail bondsman privileges 2010-03-16
The judges pointed out that, at a hearing last year, Johnson admitted to committing fraud on the court for once presenting forged bail certificates for two ...
The Associated Press: Iraqi PM's bloc accuses election official of fraud 2010-03-16
It was the latest charge to mar the March 7 balloting, already plagued by a chaotic and slow tally process and fraud allegations.
Baltimore Sun: Good riddance, ACORN 2010-03-16
Republicans accused them of trying to help Democrats through voter fraud, though the motivation was more likely that workers were being paid for each new ...
Daily News: Deadly bomb attacks in Iraqi town 2010-03-16
The Iraqiya bloc of his main rival, Iyad Allawi, is ahead in five. However, the count has been plagued by procedural difficulties and allegations of fraud.
Independent Online: Pledge to support leadership bid 2010-03-16
The mayor is also accused of failing to protect the wife of the party's national organiser, who is facing fraud charges," said Zulu.
Seacoastonline.com: Griset thanks town 2010-03-16
Both parties seem to be willing to go after Medicare fraud, too. So, one might legitimately ask, "Why don't the two parties get together and pass what they ...
Daily Sun: Group insists on credible elections in 2011 2010-03-16
“Urhobo Say No Electoral Fraud. Ijaw Say No to Rigging” amongst others said as Nigerians desirous for change, it is pertinent to support the vision of good ...
FranceToday.com: The French-American Foundation Weekly Brief 2010-03-16
The official result is likely to be delayed, as the count was marred by accusations of fraud. Further complicating matters is the dispute over candidate ...
News-Herald.com: Elections fraud trial starts 2010-03-16
Clair also said Copija was familiar with Ohio election laws and, if he broke them, he did so knowingly. Porter asked Clair if she ever saw Copija expl ...
Manila Standard Today: Failure of elections is becoming real 2010-03-16
I am also not discounting the possibility of violence and fraud, especially in so-called election hotspots. Candidates may resort to terrorizing teacher ...
Albany Times Union: What side will he take? 2010-03-16
The issue of Medicare fraud, one of Murphy's pet issues, has been addressed by increasing background checks to spot repeated offenders.
Leagle.com: KINDLE v. CITY OF JEFFERSONTOWN 2010-03-16
[ 6 ] I agree with the district court that the plaintiffs' expression did not focus on corruption or fraud, which would address a matter of public concern.
Las Vegas Sun: Ukraine creates new ruling coalition, gets new PM 2010-03-16
She and former President Viktor Yushchenko led the Orange Revolution protests in 2004 that helped bring Yushchenko to power after a fraud-riddled electi ...
Chicago Tribune: Delay in Blagojevich trial opposed 2010-03-16
Part of the indictment depends on the controversial fraud statute that requires elected officials perform their duties honestly.
Clarksville Leaf Chronicle: Dead purged from rolls 2010-03-16
The State Senate eventually voided the election. Ford went on to win election from another district in 2006. That fraud led Republican legislat ...
SW Iowa News: Tuesday's Your Views: Iowa needs Grassley 2010-03-16
... a series of amendments in a Whistle-blower Recovery legislation that saved taxpayers $24 billion in fraud investigations of government contractors. Sen.
Jamaica Gleaner: Triple solution for social mess 2010-03-16
The establishment, in particular, of an Electoral Commission [which] has on occasion actually voided election results [and] has had definite impact on fraud ...
Arab Times: Democratic result gain for Kuwait, says Baghli on Iraq poll 2010-03-16
DUBAI, March 15, (Agenciess): Iraq's Arab neighbours fear a split Iraqi election could further marginalise minority Sunnis and hope any coalition government ...
El Paso Inc: EDITORIALS OF THE TIMES 2010-03-16
The latest election results in Iraq point to a heated and possibly lengthy power struggle between the Shiite coalition led by Prime Minister Nouri Kamal ...
Earthtimes: Elections in Iran meaningless, opposition cleric says 2010-03-16
... Etemad Melli party, is a fierce opponent of President Ahmadinejad, has accused him of fraud in June's vote and not yet acknowledged his re-election.
Sudan Tribune: TEXT: Sudan opposition lodge complaint against UNMIS elections official ... 2010-03-16
"When we wrote to the National Election Commission complaining, the Commission wrote back to us in a letter dated March 10, 2010 justifying their action ...
The Associated Press: Nigeria: Election slated for January or April 2011 2010-03-16
Yar'Adua became president after a 2007 election marred by fraud, intimidation and violence likely orchestrated by the ruling People's Democratic Party.
Topeka Capital Journal: Parkinson names Biggs SOS 2010-03-16
The issue of voter fraud is less of a concern, he said. In addition to Biggs, Sen. Chris Steineger, D-Kansas City, is running for the Democratic nominati ...
Reading Little India: The Padma Obsession 2010-03-16
When Dr. K. Khalilullah faced charges of financial fraud as director of Delhi's GB Pant Hospital, the authorities refused to initiate disciplinary action ...
Sydney Morning Herald: Iraq PM's bloc set to be biggest: latest results 2010-03-16
Opposition groups have alleged fraud in the election and the count, but Maliki dismissed the claims in televised remarks to Iraq's National Security Council ...
DailyTech: Iran Claims to Have Hacked 29 US "Spy" Sites 2010-03-16
... 2009 election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over Mir-Hossein Mousavi. The US and EU alleged that Ahmadinejad may have committed voter fraud to stay in power.
Daily Sun: EFCC and the politics of Bafarawa's trial 2010-03-16
First, consider the resemblances: both of them were governors of their respective states from 1999 to 2007; and, both have been charged with a fraud of N15 ...
TIME: Is AIPAC Putting Israel First? 2010-03-16
J-Street is a fraud. They're anti-israel pretending to be pro-Israel but generally harmless. LOL.. At least you seem to agree that J-Street is Pro-American.
Politico: It's Tuesday. "Ain't too proud to Pulse." (h/t: LP) 2010-03-16
And leaders are also pursuing targeted carrot-and-stick appeals to the self-interests of Members nervous about their re-election prospects.
Payvand: Widespread deployment of security personnel across Tehran to prevent protests 2010-03-16
... that they intend to use the occasion to further express their protests against the government which they claim has seized power through election fraud.
Newton Kansan: Iraqi prime minister starts laying groundwork for government 2010-03-16
Al-Maliki's rivals also raised new allegations of fraud, which could mar the process that will determine who will lead the country as US forces prepare ...
The Dawn: Karzai sings a new tune: 'Pakistan is twin brother' 2010-03-16
... Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani as part of a two-day trip to Pakistan — his first since he was re-elected in a fraud-marred vote last year.
Daily Camera: Guest opinion: Keep Colorado's voting integrity 2010-03-16
Researchers at Project Vote have found that absentee voter fraud is more common in local, county, and municipal elections than in general elections.
THISDAY: 2011: In Lagos, Battle Royale Looms... 2010-03-16
The fall of Bode George as exemplified in his imprisonment for fraud in respect of Nigerian Port Authority (NPA) contracts is to say the least ...
Michigan Times: REAL Party logo, name, now patent pending 2010-03-16
“My complaint was a counter to a complaint filed by Jon Ettinger accusing the Unity party of fraud by using the REAL Party logo,” Patterson said.
NDTV.com: Ex-Sri Lanka Army chief Fonseka to face court martial 2010-03-16
Fonseka, who led government forces in crushing the rebels before defecting to the opposition, has claimed fraud.
Ubyssey Online: $43000 spent on AMS elections investigation 2010-03-16
Though fraud occurred in January's AMS Elections, the irregularities resulted in almost no change to the elections results, Council was told ...
Milford Daily News: Milford selectman calls police over e-mail 2010-03-16
He said the attacks and political shenanigans this election season aren't any worse than usual, but people need to watch their behavior.
Wisconsin State Journal: Area couple convicted of voting twice 2010-03-16
A Dane County jury found the couple guilty of election fraud after a one-day trial for casting absentee ballots in Wyocena on April 2, 2009 ...
Dispatch Online: World Briefs 2010-03-16
Electoral officials say that software problems have delayed the count but some politicians are now alleging fraud. Faraj al-Haidari, head of the Independent ...
All India Radio: Iraq's Partial Election results shows Maliki's coalition leading 2010-03-16
He however admitted that there were some cases of fraud, but it has not been enough to suspend the election process. More than 6200 candidates from six ...
New York Times: The Days After 2010-03-16
The latest election results in Iraq point to a heated and possibly lengthy power struggle between the Shiite coalition led by Prime Minister Nuri Kamal ...
Asbury Park Press: Corruption should be top priority of new AG 2010-03-16
Dow's other priorities included fighting insurance fraud, reducing violent crime, effectively regulating alcoholic beverages, ensuring that the integrity ...
Philippine Headline News: LACSON SPOTTED IN ROME / EX-BUDGET CHIEF EMILIA BONCODIN DIES AT 55 2010-03-16
... when she resigned, along with nine other cabinet secretaries, to protest President Arroyo's alleged involvement in election fraud.
Vancouver Sun: The World Today, Mar. 16 - Blood sacrifice fails to stop waning Thai protests 2010-03-16
... the Yellow Shirts, came to office when it obtained a majority in parliament after the Supreme Court ruled the previous government won by election fraud.
Press TV: Iraqi PM's bloc calls for vote recount alleging fraud 2010-03-16
The coalition of Iraq's Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has accused an election official of manipulating vote counts in the March 7 parliamentary elections.

2010-03-15: Headlines

Online Journal: The true nature of certain “progressives” finally being revealed 2010-03-15
I discovered Zuniga to be a phony in 2005, after the DailyKos attacks over my election fraud coverage. Of course, Keith Olbermann of MS-NBC ...
Center for Research on Globalization: Iraq: Lockdown, Beheadings, Bribes: It's "Democratic Election Time" Again 2010-03-15
That democracy has so far, after just over a week descended in to allegations of fraud (gracious, surely not?) questions about an alleged extra seven ...
Bay Area Indymedia: STATE TERRORISM AND MILITARY BRUTALITY IN THE PHILIPPINES MEETS WORLDWIDE ... 2010-03-15
For example, a petition by concerned Filipino Americans concerning electoral fraud and violence was presented to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last ...
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty: Russian Ruling Party Heads For Victory In Local Elections 2010-03-15
United Russia and opposition parties have also accused each other of fraud in connection with the March 14 polls. Vyacheslav Timchenko, a lawmaker ...
Nigeria: PDP awaits election timetable, silent on Yar'Adua - The Guardian 2010-03-15
He said electoral fraud had thrown up persons who are unconcerned about the plight of ordinary Nigerians. He added that it was unfortunate that those ...
Scotsman: Labour set to unveil plan to abolish Lords in favour of an elected senate 2010-03-15
Last week, it emerged Labour peer Baroness Uddin will not be prosecuted for fraud despite claiming a living allowance for a house she hardly visited.
Washington Post: Preliminary vote results give Maliki narrow lead 2010-03-15
The delay in the announcement of results has spurred cries of fraud. Maliki's State of Law bloc was still leading in seven of Iraq's 18 province ...
Washington Post: Nancy Pelosi's strategy for passing health-care reform 2010-03-15
I find her a complete fraud and phony and certainly will not use her as an example of someone to look up to for my family.
The Hill: Grayson calls Palin 'wild Alaska dingbat' 2010-03-15
... they will learn something before election day, and also the voter organizations will be more honest and won't commit voter fraud. some ...
Tehran Times: Colombia vote: Former FARC hostages run for Congress 2010-03-15
... Monday took the lead in a vote count following the country's congressional elections that concluded peacefully but were marred by charges of fraud.
Tolerance: Conservatives lead Colombia vote count 2010-03-15
... Monday took the lead in a vote count following the country's congressional elections that concluded peacefully but were marred by charges of fraud.
Sudan Tribune: UNMIS rejects allegations on ballots printing in Sudan 2010-03-15
"This requires investigation from the UN Secretary General on the actions of the UN official and his contribution towards fraud. We will submit a complaint ...
Palm Beach Post: No decision yet on 2011 mayoral run, Frankel says 2010-03-15
Kelly Skidmore, D-Boca Raton, for instance, won a four-Democrat 2006 primary with 29.1 percent, then went unopposed in the general election.
NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan: Staffan de Mistura: New SRSG in Afghanistan 2010-03-15
A new United Nations mission chief arrived in Kabul on Saturday to take up his post after a difficult year that saw the mission divided over election fraud ...
Tehran Times: Iraq PM widens lead with new Baghdad results 2010-03-15
Opposition blocs have alleged fraud in the election and the count, but Maliki dismissed the complaints as ""very small"" in nature, in televised remarks ...
BankInfoSecurity.com: Dodd Unveils New Vision of Financial Regulatory Reform 2010-03-15
Enforces Regulations on the Books: Strengthens oversight and empowers regulators to aggressively pursue financial fraud, conflicts of interest ...
CCTV: Maliki plays down fraud accusations 2010-03-15
It's still uncertain who will win the Iraqi election. While taking the lead in partial results, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki has called on political ...
New York Times: Iraq Sees Hints of Change as Voting Fog Dissipates 2010-03-15
... but played down irregularities that might deprive the election of legitimacy. “We haven't seen a single piece of evidence of widespread fraud,” said one ...
Press TV: PM al-Maliki leading in Iraqi elections 2010-03-15
On Sunday, Prime Minister Maliki urged all parties to respect the results and avoid raising allegations of fraud without providing evidence.
War On Terror News: Car Bomb Kills 7 in Western Iraq's Fallujah 2010-03-15
Elections officials have been downplaying reports of fraud and voter irregularities. No faction is expected to win an outright majority, which means ...
GMA news.tv: Volunteers will boost my bid in Cebu, Bro. Eddie says 2010-03-15
He likewise said the “Hello Garci" scandal was “a confirmation" that he was a victim of massive election fraud in 2004. The scandal pertains to wiretapped ...
Asheville Citizen-Times: Western North Carolina GOP primary candidates berate health care reform at te ... 2010-03-15
Let's stop the fraud; let's go after tort reform.” “I think serving as a member of Congress should be an honor and not a career. It should be about service ...
Express Buzz: 'Tamils have not given up demand' 2010-03-15
Why not full supprt from polical jokers in Tamil Nadu By AbbA The Tamil Ealam is a TOTAL FRAUD. These fraudstrers call SL thier homeland where as Tamil ...
The Detroit News: Dodd to get GOP input on financial regulations 2010-03-15
PM leads in Iraqi vote: Partial election results released Sunday for all of Iraq's 18 provinces showed Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's coalition ahead ...
Manila Bulletin: 90% of Baguio bets sign poll covenant 2010-03-15
... to police their own supporters so that they will not be involved in election fraud that will significantly affect the results of the May 2010 elections.
Ethiopian Review: Ethiopia: “Grow up!” Bob Geldof 2010-03-15
... reality of corruption, fraud, waste, abuse and outright theft of not just humanitarian aid, but all kinds of international economic aid and loans.
Springfield News Sun: Austria, Jordan wrong to swear off earmarks 2010-03-15
If you smell an election approaching, you'd be on the right scent. Everyone is against a Bridge to Nowhere, sponsorship secrecy and pay-to-play fraud — all ...
Bulatlat: Josie Lichauco: High-Society Girl Who Rubbed Elbows With the Masses 2010-03-15
She pursued her activism, protesting the election fraud during the 2004 presidential elections, the NBN-ZTE scandal and the widespread violations of hum ...
Investor's Business Daily: Doctor Of Lies 2010-03-15
Hoaxes: Instead of having his Nobel Prize rescinded for espousing climate fraud, the prophet of doom is set to receive an honorary doctorate of laws ...
RIA Novosti: United Russia party leading in Russian regional elections 2010-03-15
At last year's regional elections held on October 11, opposition parties claimed electoral fraud after the ruling United Russia party won by a landslide ...
Las Vegas Sun: Iraqi PM starts laying groundwork for new govt 2010-03-15
Al-Maliki's rivals also raised new allegations of fraud, which could mar the process that will determine who will lead the country as US forces prepare ...
New York Times: Frustration Grows in Iraq at Slow Pace of Vote Tally 2010-03-15
Political officials continue to make public accusations of election fraud, including the alleged stuffing of ballot boxes and forgery.
Tehran Times: Welcome to the world's first murdochracy 2010-03-15
Australia's great maverick historian, the late Manning Clark, was smeared by Murdoch's Courier-Mail as a Red agent, then as a fraud, in much the style th ...
Calcutta Telegraph: PwC sets terms for Bengal bash 2010-03-15
... signal from the Centre that it can finally bury the ghost of Satyam — the biggest corporate fraud that rocked India in January 2009 — and move ahead.
Gasgoo automotive news: Calif. lawsuit claims Toyota hid defect evidence 2010-03-15
Southern California prosecutors filed the first US consumer protection lawsuit against Toyota Motor Corp on Friday, claiming it had engaged in "fraud" ...
Sydney Morning Herald: Iraq PM bolsters chances of retaining post 2010-03-15
Opposition blocs have alleged fraud in the election and ensuing count of ballot papers, but Maliki has dismissed these claims, describing complaints ...
GMA news.tv: Helping citizen journalism make a difference in May 2010 2010-03-15
Pineda is the wife of Rodolfo "Bong" Pineda referred to in reports as the powerful jueteng lord, who has successfully financed national election campaign ...
Iranian: Google honours Iranian women bloggers 2010-03-15
... have been detained for reporting online on huge anti-government demonstrations that broke out amid claims of fraud in Iran's election, RSF said.