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''We have one of the worst election processes in the world right here in the United States of America,'' he said, "and it's almost entirely because of the excessive influx of money.

http://americanfreepress.net/?p=6515



It s Been One Week Since The Debate

How Many Lies Has Romney Told Since? Five. The answer is five in seven days. Impressive.

http://is.gd/qrIqkS


From Information Clearing House

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Romney s pivot to the center hasn t worked (but it didn t need to)

The Monkey Cage
by John Sides

10/11/12

Three things are happening here. First, in the minds of voters, Obama and Romney have moved away from the average voter, but Romney has moved further. ... Second, perceptions of Romney s ideology did not change before and after the debate, even though the timing of the post-debate poll allowed respondents to hear two days of news coverage discussing Romney s pivot. ... Finally, and perhaps most importantly, Romney may not have needed this pivot to the center anyway...

http://tinyurl.com/9u3s7v9


Informant: Thomas L. Knapp

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Romney: Americans Don t Die from Lack of Health Insurance
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/10/12-9

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Mitt Romney Lies to the World

Robert Parry, Consortium News: Mitt Romney gave a rousing speech about how his foreign policy would be much more muscular than President Obama s. But Romney displayed again his proclivity to lie on specifics and distort the broader reality, too.

http://truth-out.org/opinion/item/12080-mitt-romney-lies-to-the-world



Advocate: New Constitutional Amendment Needed to Protect the Right to Vote

Khalil Abdullah, New America Media: Voting in the US is currently based on state and local law, but this can lead to voter disenfranchisement. Civil rights and racial justice activist Judith Browne Dianis makes the case for a new constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right to vote.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/12093-advocate-new-constitutional-amendment-needed-to-protect-the-right-to-vote



Know Your Rights: Voter ID Laws Threaten Transgender Voters

Mike Ludwig, Truthout: Many trans people are already struggling to obtain updated ID s that reflect their true identity, and in some states, that means legal barriers to their voting rights. Elsewhere, de facto discrimination is the problem.

http://truth-out.org/news/item/12088-know-your-rights-voter-id-laws-threaten-transgender-voters

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The Crucial Issue of This Election
http://lewrockwell.com/north/north1208.html



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