Wash. Post peice

[Twist_U_Up]

At the bottom but its in there anywho

But the state's official tally will not be the final word on the election. A pair of third-party presidential candidates, who complain that reports of election irregularities there have been ignored, are expected to formally request a recount of the presidential vote next week.

Meanwhile, Rep. John Conyers Jr. (Mich.) and nine other Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee have written to Ohio Secretary of State J. Kenneth Blackwell (R), asking him to respond to a list of reports of problems at the polls on Nov. 2. "We are concerned that these complaints constitute a troubled portrait of a one-two punch that may well have altered and suppressed votes, particularly minority and Democratic votes," the letter said.

LoParo denied that there were significant problems at Ohio's polls but said Blackwell would respond to the lawmakers' inquiry. "We certainly answer our mail," he said.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A33553-2004Dec3.html

[myschkin]

1. lazy & badly informed

They cook it on a really low flame... :-/

[hootinholler]

2. WP could have mentioned there are 36

specific questions covering 2 areas of irregularities that Mr. B is to answer.

On prior excellent work by the Honorable Mr. Conyers, I was interested in this letter to the AG (Ashcroft) which is regarding GAO recommendations in the inadequate DOJ preparations to track election Irregularities.

Apparently, AG's office replied on Nov. 3, but the reply has been taken down from the House website. Isn't this a public record? I *really* want to know what A had to say officially on the day after the election regarding how well prepared the DOJ was to 'investigate' election irregularities.

This issue deserves its own thread, but, I cannot create it.

Can anyone help me by:
a: Starting a thread
b: Finding a copy of the missing letter? (It's not in google's archives)

[intelle]

3. Are you sure you can't start your own thread?

Have you tried? If so, and you can't, I'll start one for you.