"Voting Machine" Hagel calling it quits

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Report: Hagel to retire, won't run for president

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Goodbye


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Back when Hagel first ran there for the U.S. Senate in 1996, his company's computer-controlled voting machines showed he'd won stunning upsets in both the primaries and the general election. The Washington Post (1/13/1997) said Hagel's "Senate victory against an incumbent Democratic governor was the major Republican upset in the November election." According to Bev Harris of www.blackboxvoting.org, Hagel won virtually every demographic group, including many largely Black communities that had never before voted Republican. Hagel was the first Republican in 24 years to win a Senate seat in Nebraska.


http://www.commondreams.org/views03/0131-01.htm

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[daa]

1. Great News

Remember when the repugs took over and all the dems retired because they didn't want to be in the permanent minority? Well, guess what, these guys see no way out of the wilderness thanks to chimpy. No time for us to let up and we need to put the heat on the leadership, but this is great news.

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2. He spoke out against Bush but...

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He has a filthy corporate and theocratic voting record:


Check out his voting record:
http://www.ontheissues.org/senate/Chuck_Hagel.htm


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[acmavm]

3. Yeah, you are absolutely right. I've argued here many a time that he's

nothing but a corrupt elitist bastard who's only claim to fame (besides lying to the public about ownership in the company that counted the votes) is that he's against the Iraq 'war'.

And it never fails there are people here want to argue about that very issue.