Voters Sue Pennsylvania, Election Official Scoffs

By  Danielle Ivory on Oct 23, 2008

Earlier this week, ANP reported that, come November, Pennsylvania voters could face substantial delays at the polls. We spoke with the man running the election in Philadelphia, who scoffed at long lines and tales of lost votes. Now, voters are suing the state of Pennsylvania. With the help of Voter Action and the NAACP, they filed a complaint this morning in Philadelphia federal court, specifically citing an interview between the American News Project and Philadelphia Deputy City Commissioner Fred Voigt. Here's an update and more of our interview with Voigt.

Click here to view our original story: http://americannewsproject.com/node/155

And click here to watch the follow up to this story: http://newsproject.org/videos/166

Philly Official Scoffs at Voting Problems

By  Danielle Ivory on Oct 17, 2008

Even after plenty of forewarning, it seems like battleground state Pennsylvania's upcoming election could be a disaster waiting to happen. But the man who is heading up Election Day preparations scoffed at these problems. In fact, he shared many startling opinions with ANP.

Click here to view our follow-up to this story.

And click here to view the follow-up to that story.

Buchanan Under Fire

By  Harry Hanbury on Aug 19, 2008

Congressman Vern Buchanan, of the 13th district in Florida, is facing increasing trouble in his reelection campaign. A first-term congressman and a long-time autodealer, Buchanan is being sued by a remarkable number of former employees and customers at the very height of the campaign season. So far, seven separate legal complaints have been filed against Buchanan, accusing him of flouting campaign finance laws, defrauding banks and customers, and even smuggling undocumented immigrants into the country to work on his beachfront house. ANP traveled to Florida to investigate the story.

Link to John Friedman's story about this at The Huffington Post.