Election Day 2008: PA Voters Forced to Vote Provisionally

By  Danielle Ivory on Nov 04, 2008

In Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, registered voters have found their names missing from local poll books. Some think that the local books are out of date, some think that the Philadelphia City Commission was swamped and couldn't get all of the paper work done. But, in any case, these votes probably won't be counted tonight, which, despite the sky-high turnout, could have major consequences for the Obama campaign.

Click here for ANP's previous coverage of voting in Philly.

Click here for Steven Rosenfeld's article on Alternet.

Chaos Looms Over Pennsylvania Vote

By  Danielle Ivory on Oct 31, 2008

Philadelphia is shaping up to be a key city in a key battleground state in this election, but machine problems and long lines may plague the polling stations and voter disenfranchisement will be a serious risk. Unfortunately for voters, the people charged with running a smooth election in Philly seem surprisingly unconcerned. Philly's veritable election czar, Marge Tartaglione (D), in particular, shocked ANP with her comments at a recent hearing. See more videos at the American News Project.

ANP has been investigating the perplexing case of the Philadelphia City Commission for a few weeks.

Click for our original story, Philly Official Scoffs at Voting Problems.

Click for our follow-up, Voters Sue Pennsylvania, Election Official Scoffs.

And click for the judge's recent ruling in the case of the NAACP v. Cortes.

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.

ANP INVESTIGATION: How to Spin Global Warming

By  Danielle Ivory on Oct 01, 2008

Recently, it was reported that the rate of carbon dioxide emission during the last seven years exceeded even the IPCC's worst-case scenario. Both Barack Obama and John McCain have offered their support to global warming legislation in the past, but climate legislation continues to stall, as it has for more than a decade. Why? In large part, because of an expensive, prolonged propaganda campaign waged by producers of big oil. And what did they look to for inspiration? Big tobacco.

This story is aired in conjunction with the publication of the Center for Public Integrity's report, Global Warming: Heated Denials, The Organized Effort to Cast Doubt on Climate Change.