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North Carolina to hold hearing on undecided US House race

This is Money 18 Feb 2019

The hearing, slated to last at least two days, will include the results of a monthslong investigation into allegations that a political operative tampered with mail-in ballots in a rural county ... in rural Bladen County, home of a political operative named Leslie McCrae Dowless Jr ....

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Slapped NDC MP's words require in-camera hearing - Witness tells Commission

Joy Online 18 Feb 2019

Commission of Inquiry has agreed to hear in-camera, invectives used by National Democratic Congress (NDC) MP, Sam George, attracting slaps from a security operative during an ill-fated bye-election in Ayawaso West-Wuogon in Greater Accra region ... Shortly after, an operative jumps out of the car and slaps the politician at least twice....

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Commons report on “fake news” says failing electoral laws are putting UK democracy at risk

Open Democracy 18 Feb 2019

“It is now evident that they gave misleading evidence to us… They are individuals, clearly, who have a passing regard for the truth.” Data misuse The operations of the Canadian political consultancy and tech company, Aggregate IQ, are also examined in the report....

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NC elections chief details 'coordinated, unlawful absentee ballot' scheme in 9th District

The Hill 18 Feb 2019

A North Carolina political operative paid workers to collect absentee ballots and falsify witness certifications for those ballots, the state’s chief elections official said Monday ... In her opening remarks, Strach detailed an alleged ballot-tampering scheme operated by Leslie ......

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So you're running for president in 2020 — now what? A guide to campaigning in ...

The Post and Courier 18 Feb 2019

Nothing in Democratic politics happens here without House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn knowing about it ... political operatives for your campaign, he said ... director of political operations in 2008, and can still recite from memory the only two counties Obama lost in his 2008 S.C ... Get the latest political news from The Post and Courier in your inbox....

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Tainted ballots and an undecided race: Follow the Ninth District hearing in Raleigh

The State 18 Feb 2019

But the previous state board twice refused to certify the results, and allegations of illegal ballot collection and election fraud by a political operative working for Harris in Bladen County have thrown the race into turmoil ... political consultant Andy Yates, and each other....

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Time to render British border in Ireland permanently invisible, Sinn Fein's O'Neill tells commemoration

Belfast Telegraph 18 Feb 2019

"We want an Assembly which operates differently from what has gone before, to usher in a new kind of politics, which is progressive, respectful, and has integrity ... "We are now in the midst of what is the most defining period politically, economically and constitutionally since the Good Friday Agreement 21 years ago," she added....

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The Latest: NC official says US House race saw ballot scheme

Reflector 18 Feb 2019

11 a.m ... Strach says a political operative working for Harris paid people $125 for every 50 mail-in ballots they collected from voters in Bladen and Robeson counties ... The multiday hearing starting Monday will include the results of a monthslong investigation into allegations that a political operative tampered with mail-in ballots in a rural county ... ....

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Latest: NC official says US House race saw ballot scheme

Fayetteville Observer 18 Feb 2019

Monday ... Strach says a political operative working for Harris paid people $125 for every 50 mail-in ballots they collected from voters in Bladen and Robeson counties ... The multiday hearing starting Monday will include the results of a monthslong investigation into allegations that a political operative tampered with mail-in ballots in a rural county ... ....

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ENDING LOSSES IN MARITIME SECTOR

This Day 18 Feb 2019

Meanwhile, a major obstacle to fleet development in Nigeria is the lack of national carrier by indigenous operators ... Sadly, instead of seeking ways to enforce their rights, indigenous operators prefer running to Abuja and bringing politics into matters that are purely technical....

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N.C. congressional contest marred by absentee ballot scheme: official

Yahoo Daily News 18 Feb 2019

Investigators found evidence that a political operative working for Republican congressional candidate Mark Harris in last year's election unlawfully collected absentee ballots from voters in the state's 9th congressional district, director Kim Strach said at the start of a hearing that could lead to a new election....

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Stop the online conspiracy theorists before they break democracy | Julia Ebner

The Guardian 18 Feb 2019

It expanded from the US to Europe and the UK at rapid speed, hijacking political debates on social media as well as mass protests in the streets in recent months ... By injecting conspiratorial narratives into these movements, its members can leverage existing networks and alter their political direction....

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