Toledo police set with riot gear in case of election-related problems 04 Nov 2008 (OH) Toledo police officers have been instructed to carry with them riot gear on Tuesday and Wednesday in case any problems arise as a result of the election [or coup], Chief Mike Navarre said. The chief said there is no specific information about potential civil unrest in Toledo. The measures being taken are simply precautionary, he said. "It’s called being prepared," Chief Navarre said. "There's probably 100 different cities doing the same thing we're doing."

Toledo, Ohio police issued riot gear --Police brace for possible civil unrest 04 Nov 2008 Toledo police are gearing up for possible "Civil unrest" during and after tomorrow's elections. In an internal memo obtained exclusively by NBC 24 News, officers are ordered to "Have their riot equipment with them Tuesday and Wednesday". Police chief Mike Navarre confirms, officers will have gear similar to the equipment they used during riots in 2005.

'Oddities in Ohio's 2004 presidential election continue to surface.' Computer expert denies knowledge of '04 vote rigging in Ohio 03 Nov 2008 A Republican computer consultant denied under oath Monday that he knew of any GOP effort to steal the 2004 election for President [sic] Bush by rigging Ohio's vote totals, an attorney who questioned him said. A federal judge on Friday ordered Michael Connell, whose firms had consulting contracts with Bush's campaign and with the Ohio secretary of state's office in 2004, to submit to a limited, closed-door deposition in a suit alleging schemes to fix the vote... During 2004, Bush's campaign paid New Media Communications, which was owned by Connell, more than $806,000 to for Web services, according to Federal Election Commission records. Connell's firm also has served as a consultant to John McCain's 2008 Republican presidential campaign.

Report: ES&S Voting Machines Can Be Maliciously Calibrated to Favor Specific Candidates By Kim Zetter 03 Nov 2008 Touchscreen voting machines at the center of recent vote-flipping reports can be easily and maliciously recalibrated in the field to favor one candidate in a race, according to a report prepared by computer scientists for the state of Ohio. At issue are touchscreen machines manufactured by ES&S, 97,000 of which are in use in 20 states, including counties in the crucial swing states of Ohio and Colorado.

Indiana court ruling backs GOP on challenged ballots 03 Nov 2008 The Indiana Supreme Court this afternoon let stand a Marion County judge's ruling directing poll workers on Election Day to set aside any challenged absentee ballots. Today's ruling, in line with a lawsuit brought by the Marion County GOP, means challenges of absentee ballots based on voters' eligibility will be dealt with after Election Day. Ballots deemed valid by bipartisan teams later in the week will still be counted, but those votes won't be reflected in election results Tuesday night.

California GOP Files FEC Complaint Over Obama Visit to Grandmother By Matthew Mosk 03 Nov 2008 Perhaps the most ill-timed press release of the 2008 campaign arrived shortly after 1:30 p.m. today, sent by the Republican National Committee. The release forwarded word that the California Republican Party filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission, in part because of a visit Sen. Barack Obama made to his dying grandmother... Filing the complaint today now seems to have been ill-advised, if not legally, then certainly politically. Obama and his sister released a statement this afternoon announcing that their grandmother, Madelyn Dunham, died peacefully after a battle with cancer. [Didn't Bush use public funds to finance his favorite GOPers to travel all over the US to aid Republican candidates, prior to the 2006 elections? This funding was a complete violation of the Hatch Act. --LRP]

Barack Obama votes in Chicago 05 Nov 2008 Democratic White House hopeful Barack Obama has cast his ballot in his home city of Chicago with his young daughter Malia by his side. In a historic vote that could make him the first black US president, the Hawaii-born Illinois Senator, joined by his wife Michelle Obama and his young daughters Sasha and Malia, was greeted at a Chicago polling station in a school gymnasium by dozens of reporters and photographers.

Biden votes with family in Delaware 04 Nov 2008 Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden has cast his ballot. The Delaware senator voted shortly before 9 a.m. EST Tuesday at a private school about half-mile from his home in the Wilmington area. Biden walked into the school holding the hand of his mother, Jean Biden.

Hugs and cheers as Virginia casts first votes --Democrats encouraged by high early turnout in key swing state for Obama 04 Nov 2008 The line began forming soon after 4am, when there was more noise from crickets than passing traffic and the suburban cul-de-sacs were bathed in darkness, as Virginians cast the first votes in today's elections. Polls in Virginia, a prime target of Barack Obama today, opened at 6am -- ahead of much of the rest of the country. The early morning hours saw heavy turnout... The heavy turnout was also an encouraging sign for Democrats.

Dixville Notch has spoken: It's Obama in a landslide 04 Nov 2008 Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama emerged victorious in the first election returns of the 2008 presidential race, winning 15 of 21 votes cast in Dixville Notch, New Hampshire. People in the isolated village in New Hampshire's northeast corner voted just after midnight Tuesday. It was the first time since 1968 that the village leaned Democratic in an election. Obama's rival, Republican John McCain, won 6 votes.

Polls Show Obama With Clear Advantage --McCain, Hampered by Bush and Economic Crisis, Must Win Virtually Every Close State 04 Nov 2008 Democrat Barack Obama, seeking a history-making victory in a presidential campaign that has captivated the country as few others ever have, maintained a clear advantage over Republican John McCain yesterday as the two made final appeals in battleground states and readied massive get-out-the-vote operations in advance of today's balloting.

"Lifelong Republican" EPA Chiefs Back Obama 03 Nov 2008 There is a man-bites-dog quality to this story: the first two administrators of the Environmental Protection Agency, both appointed by President Nixon in the 1970s, say they are voting Democratic this year. "We are lifelong Republicans," write William Ruckelshaus and Russell Train in an opinion piece in the Tampa Tribune. "Yet after much thoughtful deliberation we have decided to support Barack Obama...."

Why Obama Should be our Next President By Susan Eisenhower 04 Nov 2008 For more than fifteen years, I have regularly appeared in the media as a foreign policy expert... In February of this year I announced my support for Barack Obama. As a lifelong Republican I decided to support this Democratic contender because he has, I believe, the energy, the intellectual capability, as well as the temperament and the steadiness to lead this country during this perilous time.

Free Starbucks Coffee On Election Day 'Illegal' Ad 04 Nov 2008 Seattle-based Starbucks is making fast changes -- after being accused of breaking the law [!?!] with an offer to voters. Prior to Monday afternoon, Starbucks was promoting an ad that said anyone who says enters a Starbucks on Election Day and says that they voted would get a free cup of tall coffee. Election officials for the state of Washington told KIRO 7 that rewarding voters with free coffee is illegal.

Bombings kill at least 13 in Iraq 04 Nov 2008 Explosions killed at least 13 people in Baghdad on Tuesday, with one blast targeting a Shi'ite member of the first U.S.-backed Iraqi governing body. A roadside blast exploded near a vehicle convoy carrying Ahmed al-Barak, one of 25 members of the interim Iraqi Governing Council set up following the 2003 invasion.

Afghan Officials Aided an Attack on U.S. Soldiers 04 Nov 2008 An internal review by the American military has found that a local Afghan police chief and another district leader helped Taliban militants carry out an attack on July 13 in which nine United States soldiers were killed and a remote American outpost in eastern Afghanistan was nearly overrun.

Guantanamo tribunal convicts another al-Qaeda official 04 Nov 2008 The special military tribunal at the US detention center, Guantanamo Bay, has handed down its second verdict. Yemeni-born Ali Hamza al Bahlul was sentenced to life for his alleged involvement in al-Qaeda and incitement to murder. Mr al-Bahlul worked as a press officer for Osama bin Laden.

Explosion targets gas pipeline in western Canada 01 Nov 2008 Canada's counter-terrorist security force is investigating the third bomb attack in three weeks targeting natural gas pipelines owned by EnCana Corp. in western Canada.

Auto Sales Worst Since 1983 --Shell-shocked consumers stay away from showrooms. GM sales down by 45%, Ford off 30%, and Toyota 23% 03 Nov 2008 A combination of plunging consumer confidence and shortage of credit is pushing auto sales to their lowest monthly levels since the early 1980s--and the automakers themselves to the financial breaking point. The U.S. Big Three automakers--General Motors, Ford, and Chrysler--reported big double-digit declines in October sales: Ford was down 30%, GM off 45%, and Chrysler down 36%... Other industry analysts expect a bigger drop to levels not seen since Ronald Reagan was in the White House.

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