Keith Olbermann and Jonathan Alter discussed the attempts to suppress voters in Virginia last night. Today it has turned into a much bigger story: Th
November 6, 2006

Keith Olbermann and Jonathan Alter discussed the attempts to suppress voters in Virginia last night. Today it has turned into a much bigger story:

The Federal Bureau of Investigation is looking into the possibility of voter intimidation in the U.S. Senate race between Sen. George Allen, a Republican, and Democratic challenger James Webb, officials told NBC News.

State officials alerted the Justice Department on Tuesday to several complaints of suspicious phone calls to voters who attempted to misdirect or confuse them about election day, Jean Jensen, Secretary of the Virginia State Board of Elections, told NBC’s David Shuster....read on

Between corrupt Republicans, the robo-call scandal and now this, investigators are going to be busy for a very long time.

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