Alleged Vote-Rigger Michael Connell Was Warned About Sabotage Before Crash

theragblog.blogspot.com by ohn Byrne, David Edwards, Stephen Webster | Dec. 22, 2008 (News Report)

45-year-old Republican operative Michael Connell was killed when his single-passenger plane crashed Friday into a home in a suburb of Akron, Ohio. The consultant was called to testify in federal court regarding a lawsuit alleging that he took part in tampering with Ohio's voting results in the 2004 election.

Without getting into specific details, 19 Action News reporter Blake Renault reported Sunday evening that 45-year-old Republican operative ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Patricia Blochowiak - Dec 22, 2008 - 11:53 PM PST
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Edited by: Patricia Blochowiak - Dec 22, 2008 - 11:53 PM PST

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 by Dwight Rousu - Dec. 25, 2008

The story bring in allegations that Connell was warned by a friend specifically about his plane being sabotaged before his fatal crash. The story does a good job of bringing in the story of Connell's involvement in stealing the election in 2004.

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    Democracy Now by Mark Crispin Miller, Amy Goodman | Dec. 22, 2008 (Investigative Report)
    () Velvet Revolution, a non-profit investigating Connell’s activities, revealed this weekend that Connell had recently said he was afraid George Bush and Dick Cheney would ...
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