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Economist | May. 1, 2008 (Opinion)

IX days ahead of the North Carolina primary comes a story of real sleaze--not Jeremiah Wright-style buffoonery, but Nixon-style illegality designed to dupe and disenfranchise voters--that should surprise precisely nobody who has been following and covering this campaign. A group called Women's Voices Women's Vote (WVWV), which claims to have been "created to activate unmarried Americans in their government and in our democracy" has been placing robocalls ... Full Story »

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by David Dresser - Oct. 1, 2008

If you are in business it is advisable to read the Economist for information about the market, et cetera. But the editorial direction of the Economist is too predictable. A quick perusal of their own reader's comments show intelligent, educated, moneyed class responses. That's fine, but we should be aware just as left leaning mags appeal to a particular readership and we note that. The content of this report is a very disgusting bit of trickery regardless of source so I feel that we need to know about it.