New indictment revises conspiracy charge in phone jamming case

[RamboLiberal]

http://news.mainetoday.com/apwire/D8A6TEIO0-139.shtml

Prosecutors have won a new indictment against a former official of President Bush´s 2004 re-election campaign for alleged misconduct during the 2002 election.

The indictment renders moot multiple motions to dismiss filed by James Tobin _ motions scheduled to be heard in U.S. District Court on Friday. Tobin, of Bangor, Maine, will have to enter a new plea to the revised charges.

The new indictment charges Tobin with conspiring to deny New Hampshire residents their constitutional right to vote through a phone-jamming operation on Election Day 2002. The former indictment charged him with conspiring to annoy and harass voters by telephone.

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At the time, Tobin was a high ranking official of the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee, whose job was to elect Republicans to the Senate. The 2002 race between Republican John E. Sununu and Democrat Jeanne Shaheen, won by Sununu, was considered one of the closest in the country.

The committee was run by Sen. Bill Frist of Tennessee, now Senate majority leader.

[MADem]

1. Good. Jeanne got shafted in that race, that was another stolen election.

I hope they bring it on but good...

[LightningFlash]

2. It's the Fristian.....

I always figured they were all connected to eachother. It's one huge cesspool.

[struggle4progress]

3. kick