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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (452087)	1/29/2009 7:16:14 AM
From: Alighieri	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1572630

Seems like Obama's first act as President will cost more in one year than the entire Iraq war cost over five years. All for temporary relief. He's just trying to fix the mess the GOP has left for him Ten...does that merit support or criticism? Al

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (452087)	1/29/2009 8:52:44 AM
From: bentway	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1572630

We'll get bridges, roads, lots of other infrastructure right HERE for Obama's money Ten, not to mention hopefully avoid the Bush depression. What have we "won" in Iraq for all that money?

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (452087)	1/29/2009 9:49:58 AM
From: bentway	Respond to of 1572630

Only one voter fraud case found By Kimball Perry news.cincinnati.com kperry@enquirer.com Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said he had allegations last fall of widespread voter fraud – allegations a special prosecutor reported Tuesday were wrong, noting the only voter fraud found was from a Connecticut man who told on himself. “Ultimately,” Special Prosecutor Michael O’Neill wrote in a report, “the investigators discovered ‘get-out-the-vote’ practices, sponsored by community organizations, which took full advantage of this unique absentee-voting period, but no evidence these practices violated Ohio law.” “Told ya so,” Tim Burke, chairman of the Hamilton County Democratic Party as well as chairman of the Hamilton County Board of Elections, said with glee of O’Neill’s report. • news.cincinnati.com; target="_new">Read the special prosecutor's report “Do I think (Deters) was playing politics? Damned right.” Deters was Southwest Ohio regional chairman of Republican John McCain’s presidential campaign, when he complained in October that some people were violating the so-called “golden week” that allowed anyone to register to vote and then vote at the same time. Any claims of partisan politics on the issue, Deters insisted Tuesday, is “nonsense.” “What should I do, just forget it when people say there’s voter fraud going on?” Deters asked Tuesday. Deters claimed his office had concrete allegations that people were offered booze and cigarettes to vote specific ways, suggesting they were voting for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. “He said he had all of this evidence. He was fairly specific about some of his charges,” Burke said of Deters. “Where the hell is it?” Deters specifically asked at that time that more than 600 votes cast between Sep. 30 and Oct. 6 – the “golden week” – be investigated because of the allegations of widespread voter fraud. Deters didn’t know what O’Neill – a Republican who once worked for Deters -- did in his investigation and is unsure what happened to the data Deters office provided. Deters said his office received allegations of voter fraud and began looking into it by comparing the names of those who registered and voted during that week where citizens could register and then vote with state data bases. Deters said more than 600 of those newly registered voters either didn’t live at the address shown in the data bases or had other personal information that conflicted with data base information. “There were allegations of massive voter fraud and within 48 hours – when Mr. Burke and other were screaming ‘witch hunt’ – we turned it over to a special prosecutor,” Deters said. “We don’t investigate by clairvoyance like Mr. Burke does.” O’Neill said his report “in no way” suggested either Deters’ office or the Board of Elections did anything wrong. “The allegations (of voter fraud) were not made in bad faith,” O’Neill said. The only criminal case stemming from Deters allegations of widespread voter fraud last fall was against a Connecticut man. Kevin Duffy, 24, pleaded guilty Dec. 29 to attempted false voter registration and was sentenced to one year of probation, a $1,000 fine and 250 hours of community service. Duffy was in town Oct. 4 to visit his Xavier University sister but went to the University of Cincinnati where he registered to vote and voted on the same day. A week later, Duffy felt guilty and called Hamilton County elections officials to tell them what he did and ask that his vote not be counted. It wasn’t. “There are people out there who will continue to believe (Deters’) allegations,” Burke said. “There was never any justification to it.” O’Neill relied on the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office and the Board of Elections to help him conduct his investigation. Deters doesn’t understand why he is being criticized for looking at the allegations last fall. “That’s the nature of the business to get blasted. Blast away,” Deters said. Ohio lawmakers proposed a change that would prevent the “golden week,” but Gov. Ted Strickland vetoed it. The newly-seated House, though, has promised to pass a new election reform bill, including dealing with absentee ballots and registration process this session.