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...member of Lawyers for McCain, who showed up on the scene to observe. The mens' dress - particularly the nightstick - "was very militaristic and could have been very intimidating," she said. "I don't think someone would be wearing that garb in front of a voting machine without the intent to send a message...
...Daniel Tokaji, an election-law expert at Ohio State University, says the intent behind this motion might be to allow post-election legal disputes over provisional ballots should Ohio's election results be very close...
Just over half of those polled said they are registered Democrats—and slightly over half identified themselves as liberal. Among the 27 percent who called themselves independent, Obama was still comfortably ahead—with 78 percent registering their intent to vote for the Democratic candidate...
...That one hit on the QB, the head-to-head call, it was not by malicious intent, it was just a physical play,” Teevens said. “At least that was my perspective on it. He wasn’t trying to do anything injurious to a player...
...with the ball. They ought to appreciate the way that he played; he didn’t throw the ball in the air, didn’t panic, took the hit, was nifty, made some people miss. I’m not sure that running the ball was their intent either. It just turned out to be a great option...