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Saturday, November 1, 2008
Mary J. Blige, Jay-Z, Diddy headlining Obama events in Columbus and Cincy
Mary J. Blige, Shawn “JAY-Z” Carter, Sean “Diddy” Combs and Kevin Liles are headlining events to urge voters to turn out on Election Day for Barack Obama.
The artists will not perform at the Monday events, but will encourage young voters to be informed about their voting rights and to make their vote count. The events are open to the public. The Cincinnati event starts at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 3, and is at the Xavier University Soccer Field, 3720 Victory Pkwy. The Columbus event starts at 5:30 p.m. and is at Mayme Moore Park at Martin Luther King Jr. Performing and Cultural Arts Complex, 867 Mount Vernon Ave.
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Palin, Biden to campaign in Ohio on Monday
Both presidential campaigns will send their vice presidential candidates back to Ohio on Monday, Nov. 3, to rally the troops in a final day of campaigning in the battle for Ohio’s 20 electoral votes.
Doors will open at 6:30 a.m. in the Cleveland suburb of Lakewood where Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, Republican candidate John McCain’s running mate, will appear. The rally is at 8:15 a.m. at Lakewood Park, 14532 Lake Ave. (at Belle Avenue).
To RSVP, click here.
Meanwhile, U.S. Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., Democrat Barack Obama’s running mate, and his wife Jill will hold rallies in Zanesville and the Akron area. In Zanesville, doors open at 1:45 p.m. for the 3:45 p.m. event. The rally is at Putnam Hill Park, Pine Street and Grandview Avenue.
The event is free and tickets are not required, but an online RSVP is encouraged. You can RSVP here.
Doors open for the Akron area event at 5:30 p.m. It starts at 7:30 p.m. The rally is at Copley High School, 3807 Ridgewood Rd., Copley, Oh.
The event is free and open to the public, tickets are NOT required. Members of the public are encouraged to RSVP. You can RSVP by clicking here.
On Sunday, Nov. 2, Obama will hold rallies in Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati while Palin will hold rallies in Canton, Marietta, Columbus and Owensville in Clermont County near Cincinnati
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Obama and Palin return
Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama and Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will both be in the Cincinnati area for rallies on Sunday, Nov. 2.
Sunday’s Obama rally will be at Nippert Stadium at the University of Cincinnati, 2700 Bearcats Way. The event is open to the public and doors open at 6 p.m. The program begins at 9 p.m.
Tickets are not required, but you can RSVP at www.oh.barackobama.com. Parking is limited and normal rates will apply at University of Cincinnati parking facilities.
Palin will hold a rally Sunday night at the Clermont County Fairgrounds, 1000 Locust St., Owensville. The rally is about 60 miles southeast of Dayton and 30 miles south of Lebanon. Doors open for the event at 5 p.m. The rally will start around 8.
Tickets are not required for the Palin event, but they are encouraged. You can get tickets at 30 West Main St. in Lebanon.
Also Sunday, Obama will hold rallies at 1 p.m. in Columbus and 5 p.m. in Cleveland. Bruce Springsteen will perform at the Cleveland event. Palin will also have Sunday rallies at noon in Canton, 2:30 in Marietta, and 8:30 in Cleveland.
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Speaker Husted to appear on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal”
Ohio House Speaker Jon Husted, R-Kettering, is scheduled to take part in C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” program on Sunday, Nov. 2, Husted’s office announced.
Husted will be on the show from 9:20 a.m.-9:40 a.m. It airs from 7 a.m .-10 a.m.
Husted, who backs fellow Republican John McCain for president, is to discuss the presidential campaign and its impact on Ohio.
“Washington Journal” is C-SPAN’s daily public affairs call-in show.
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Boehner demands prosecutors on election observer teams; blasts “Obama partisans”
U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-West Chester, has charged that “Obama partisans” may have played a “pivotal role” in the Republican-led Justice Department decision not to assign federal prosecutors to federal election observer teams.
In a letter to Attorney General Michael Mukasey on Friday, Oct. 31, Boehner (pictured) urged Mukasey to reverse the decision “amid reports of voter fraud across the country.”
The letter is under review, said Jamie Hais, a Justice Department spokeswoman.
The Justice Department so far has declined to act on Boehner’s request that Mukasey intervene more forcefully in a dispute in Ohio over voter registrations with information that doesn’t match information on drivers’ licenses and Social Security data.
Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner, a Democrat, said this week it is her understanding no legal action will be taken on the mismatch issue before the Tuesday, Nov. 4 election.
Hais, the Justice Department spokeswoman, said in an e-mail:
“The Department is pleased with Secretary Brunner’s directive issued Oct. 24, that ensures counties will check for deceased and duplicate names on voter rolls, but will continue to monitor the situation and take appropriate action if deemed appropriate.”
The request on the federal prosecutors from the top Republican in the U.S. House to the Republican attorney general might seem politically unusual. Boehner, however, blamed the dispute on “Obama partisans,” a reference to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
“[T]he real motive behind the Department’s decision is undeniably suspect given that Obama partisans in key positions at the Department of Justice may well have played a pivotal role in making it,” Boehner said in the letter.
He cited news reports that Justice Department employees have given about $250,000 to Sen. Obama’s campaign, including personal contributions from several senior officials in the Voting Rights Section of the DOJ.
Here’s the letter:
October 31, 2008
The Honorable Michael B. Mukasey Attorney General United States Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20530
Dear Mr. Attorney General:
I have just been advised of your department’s decision to reverse its longstanding policy of assigning criminal prosecutors to serve on all federal election observer teams. I am deeply concerned about this decision, particularly in the wake of a steady stream of reports highlighting voter registration fraud and potential fraudulent voting activities that have dominated the news in recent weeks.
I am particularly dismayed to learn that several DOJ officials with important responsibilities for overseeing enforcement of the nation’s voting rights laws - from access to the polls to protecting against voter fraud - are significant financial contributors to the Obama presidential campaign. According to published reports, approximately $250,000 has already been contributed by DOJ employees to the Obama campaign, including personal contributions from several senior officials in the Voting Rights Section of the DOJ. This news does nothing to inspire confidence by the American people in the DOJ’s ability to assure fair elections and the equal application of the nation’s voting laws.
Frankly, the real motive behind the Department’s decision is undeniably suspect given that Obama partisans in key positions at the Department of Justice may well have played a pivotal role in making it.
On behalf of my Republican colleagues in the House of Representatives - who share my commitment to ensuring the fairness and integrity of the 2008 election - I strongly urge you to reverse the DOJ decision announced in September and immediately announce your intention to dispatch experienced criminal prosecutors as members of federal election observer teams nationwide.
The Department of Justice must use all means at its disposal to assure that every eligible citizen has access to the polls — and to thwart attempts by persons or organizations seeking to fraudulently obtain, cast or count ballots in the 2008 election.
With November 4th just days away, it is imperative to move quickly and publicly to safeguard the integrity of this election. Accordingly, I ask that you notify me by close of business today whether you will restore the Department’s longstanding policy of including federal prosecutors on each of its election observer teams.
Thank you for your attention to this critically important matter.
Sincerely,
John A. Boehner Republican Leader
