Category Archives: National News

LOOK! UP IN THE SKY! IT’S A BIRD! IT’S A PLANE! NO, IT’S A PARTICULATE!

Posted on July 24, 2005 by bfialindathieman

LOOK!  UP IN THE SKY!  IT'S A BIRD!  IT'S A PLANE!  NO, IT'S A PARTICULATE! by Molly Regan Had a good cough lately and not sure what caused it?  Well, there's a good chance it could be one of those … Continue reading →

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Vote Fraud: Diebold Dumpster Dive Yields Financial Documents

Posted on July 21, 2005 by bfialindathieman

Vote Fraud: Diebold Dumpster Dive Yields Financial Documents

BlackBoxVoting.org

JULY 20, 2005: One late night in Texas, 51-year-old Kathleen Wynne did something she never thought she would consider: She jumped into a dumpster.

An ordinary citizen who had become concerned about the integrity of Diebold voting machines, Wynne was amazed to find hundreds of pages of documents in the trash. Among them: internal notes and memos, planning information, problems with equipment and customers, price bid worksheets, staff bonuses, and financial statements from Diebold Election Systems. It was early July, just after second quarter financials, and the Diebold elections division seemed to be cleaning house.

Wynne was a citizen volunteer then – she is nowa full-time investigator for Black Box Voting, a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501c(3) consumer protection group for elections.

Diebold, a company that boasts of its security, had made no attempt to shred the documents, or protect them in any way. Instead, the company was in the habit of discarding its internal records in various publicly available locations — an apparent violation of the management requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The first batch of documents is posted here.

(We'll come back to the document stash in a minute.)

DIEBOLD DENIES INVOLVEMENT IN GALLINA MONEY

In May, Black Box Voting broke the story of ACG Group, LLC, which has been funneling money from Diebold into the pockets of . . . someone.

The 'G' in ACG stands for Gallina – Pasquale “Pat” Gallina. According to the Columbus Dispatch, Gallina was caught giving $10,000 to the Franklin County Republican Party, handed off through the Franklin County Director of Elections. The Dispatch also contains a report of a $50,000 donation by Gallina to Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell's political interests.

Diebold, according to the Akron Beacon Journal, denies any involvement in the donations by Gallina, pointing to “Celebrezze & Associates” and vowing to fire that organization (set up by Anthony Celebrezze, now deceased) if it is proved to have “provided the check in the name of Diebold.”

Excerpts from the above news articles can be found here
(scroll down).

Let us now dissect the spin:

1. The money was flowing through ACG Group LLC. A few dollars may also have wandered into Gallina's pocket through “Celebrezze & Associates,” but the large, UNDISCLOSED cash was flowing through ACG Group LLC, an entity Diebold has not uttered a word about.
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Social Security – Am I my brother’s keeper?

Posted on July 20, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

MUSINGS FROM THE DIRECTOR Social Security: Am I My Brother's Keeper? by Reverend Ron Quay – Churches United I am very honored to introduce Rev. Ron Quay to Blog for Iowa. Reverend Quay is the Director of Churches United  here … Continue reading →

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Making the Supreme Court Nominee Their Business

Posted on July 18, 2005 by Trish Nelson

  Making the Supreme Court Nominee Their Business Center for Media and Democracy/PR Watch “Business advocates are raising millions of dollars, plotting major lobbying campaigns, and quietly working to influence [Bush] as he “ponders” a replacement for [retiring Supreme Court] … Continue reading →

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The Spin Cycle: Countering The Bush Disinformation Machine With The Truth

Posted on July 17, 2005 by Trish Nelson

The Spin Cycle: Countering The Bush Disinformation Machine With The Truth OpEdNews.com by Anthony Wade The GOP-bought disinformation spin machine is in hyperdrive right now over the Valerie Plame Treasongate so it is crucial that we all keep focused and … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court: Democrats Hope For Not Crazy

Posted on July 16, 2005 by Trish Nelson

   Supreme Court:  Democrats Hope For Not Crazy MinutemanMedia by Donald Kaul You know that liberalism in this country is at low ebb when liberals go around mourning the loss of Sandra Day O’Connor on the Supreme Court. Not that … Continue reading →

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U.S. Unborn Babies Soaked in Chemicals, Survey Finds

Posted on July 16, 2005 by bfialindathieman

U.S. Unborn Babies Soaked in Chemicals, Survey Finds by Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent, Reuters *    *    * WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters) – Unborn U.S. babies are soaking in a stew of chemicals, including mercury, gasoline byproducts and pesticides, … Continue reading →

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Help Fight Toxic Mercury Pollution

Posted on July 15, 2005 by bfiacarolinevernon

Help Fight Toxic Mercury Pollution To find out which industries in your area are responsible for mercury emissions, go to http://www.scorecard.org and enter your zip code. You may be shocked at what you find! Send Flawed Mercury Rules Back http://www.environmentaldefense.org … Continue reading →

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PLAMEGATE: Back to the Basics on Karl Rove

Posted on July 14, 2005 by bfialindathieman

PLAMEGATE: Back to the Basics on Karl Rove American Progress Hey, remember when NOBODY but Howard Dean was talking about Plamegate?  How powerful was his “16 Questions” speech?  “I want to know….” Over the past few days, the White House … Continue reading →

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DM Register: Overhaul the VA?

Posted on July 14, 2005 by bfiachadthompson

 DM Register: Overhaul the VA? Yesterday's Des Moines Register featured an editorial promoting the elimination of the VA Hospital system. I'll point out the motivation behind the article: The Department of Veterans Affairs underestimated the cost of veterans' health care … Continue reading →

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