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T.O., Romo surface in Nevada voter-fraud probe

Oct. 7, 2008
Nevada authorities seized records from a group they accused of submitting fraudulent voter-registration forms -- including for the starting lineup of the Cowboys.
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Man's dog gets card to vote

ALBUQUERQUE, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- An Albuquerque man said he was shocked to receive a voter registration card for his dog after he jokingly filled out a form at Wal-Mart.

Official wants charges filed against ACORN

INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Indiana's Republican secretary of state claims he has evidence the community group ACORN has submitted fraudulent voter registrations.
Bush calls for Ohio voter probe

Bush calls for Ohio voter probe

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- President George W. Bush has asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate the status of 200,000 newly registered Ohio voters, the White House said.

Phony voter forms swamp county clerk

CHICAGO, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- The Lake County, Ill., clerk's office says it has been swamped with fraudulent voter forms -- including one from a dead goldfish.

Palin calls out Obama about ACORN

WEST CHESTER, Ohio, Oct. 17 (UPI) -- Sarah Palin called on Barack Obama's campaign to release communications it's had with the group accused of voter registration fraud in several U.S. states.
Obama: ACORN 'not advising' campaign

Obama: ACORN 'not advising' campaign

MAUMEE, Ohio, Oct. 15 (UPI) -- Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama says a community activist group under siege by Republicans is "not advising our campaign."

Study: States dropping thousands of voters

NEW YORK, Oct. 9 (UPI) -- Officials in at least six swing states have removed from rolls tens of thousands of voters, possibly violating federal law, a New York Times review indicates.

ACORN drawing even more criticism

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 8 (UPI) -- A community-based organization's voter drive that has registered some 1.3 million voters is drawing allegations of fraud, observers say.

ACORN raided in Nevada vote fraud probe

LAS VEGAS, Oct. 7 (UPI) -- Nevada authorities said Tuesday they raided the Las Vegas offices of the controversial voter-registration activist group, ACORN.

Record voter registration season ending

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Democrats may have done well in registering new voters but Republican strategists say they still have to get the new voters to the polls.
Jay-Z to perform voter-registration gig

Jay-Z to perform voter-registration gig

DETROIT, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Hip-hop titan Jay-Z has agreed to perform a free concert in Detroit to promote voter registration.

Kindergartener eyed as registered voter

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 18 (UPI) -- A 5-year-old boy attending kindergarten in Jacksonville, Fla., has received voter registration information in the mail, his mother says.

Democratic voter drive overwhelms La.

NEW ORLEANS, June 14 (UPI) -- A Democratic voter drive in Louisiana gathered so many names that registration officials have had to work overtime to keep up.

Georgia voters turn out early

ATLANTA, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- Voter traffic was steady in Georgia on Monday, the first day of early voting for the state's Feb. 5 presidential primary, elections officials said.

Fla. voter registration law thrown out

GAINESVILLE, Fla., Dec. 19 (UPI) -- A U.S. federal judge has barred Florida from enforcing a voter registration law that requires matches with driver's license and Social Security data bases.
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
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Lori Anne Madison, 6, of Woodbridge, Virginia, spells out the letters in her word as she competes during the opening round of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, May 30, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Madison, the youngest known qualifier in the history of the contest, correctly spelled the word "dirigible*", a lighter-than-air aircraft, to advance. UPI/Mike Theiler