Any updates on these news stories?

[solara]

Abramoff and Karl Rove's former assistant, Susan Ralston.

Radio talk show host, Laura Ingraham and her attempt to block Dem voter's help lines;

Ann Coulter's voting problems;

Bill O'Rielly /Abortion records;

Camp Falcon;

Appeal to Redress petition signed by over 1000 GIs;

The Mark Foley / J. Dennis Hastert /John A. Boehner / Thomas M. Reynolds /Rep. John M. Shimkus, scandal and cover-up.

The Rep. Peter Hoekstra, Sen. Pat Roberts, John Negroponte and George W. Bush leaking Nuclear plans on the Internet scandal

Outing of Valerie Plame and her lawsuit

Lawsuits in re: voter fraud; voter repression;

Thanks

[Eric J in MN]

1. Regarding voter repression...

...Senate Majority Leader-elect Harry Reid and Senator Charles Schumer want to pass criminal penalties for the fraud of Republicans pretending to be Democrats in literature, as the Maryland governor and Senate candidate Michael Steele did:

http://www.mydd.com/story/2006/11/16/22414/656

[solara]

2. Thanks for that link..

It feels great to know that they are really going to do something about it. I think it is one of the most important things to be done and the sooner the better. The offence for committing voter fraud/suppression should certainly be criminal as opposed to civil.

[Eric J in MN]

3. I wonder what they'll do about robocalls.

They might ban robocalls, create a "Do Not Robocall List" or regulate the frequency of robocalls.

They could also do nothing, but I predict they will address robocalls in some way.

[solara]

4. I sure hope they do. How successful has the "Do Not Call"

list for telemarketers been, I wonder. If the they can enforce that law for telemarketers, they can surely do it for the Robo Calls but hopefully with heavier consequences.

[AnotherDreamWeaver]

5. on Foley

This was posted earlier: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x2737540
Florida opens full criminal probe into former Rep. Mark Foley

By BRIAN SKOLOFF
Associated Press Writer

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.
Florida authorities have opened a criminal investigation into whether former U.S. Rep. Mark Foley broke any laws with sexually explicit computer messages he sent to male teenage pages who worked on Capitol Hill.
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[solara]

6. Excellent

But what of the others were are embroiled? Any word from the House Investigating Committee?