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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-06-04 09:33 PM
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Diebold Halts Top Execs' Political Gifts
"NORTH CANTON, Ohio (AP) - Diebold Inc. (DBD), criticized last year for selling electronic voting machines while its chairman raised money for Republican political candidates, has banned its senior executives from making such donations.

The company's board of directors last week passed an amendment to its business ethics policy, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. It states that top Diebold officials "may not make contributions to, directly or indirectly, any political candidate, party, election issue or cause, or participate in any political activities, except for voting."

Walden W. O'Dell, Diebold's chairman and chief executive officer, was criticized in August 2003 for having a $1,000-a-plate Republican fund-raiser at his suburban Columbus home. In a letter inviting people to attend, O'Dell said he was "committed to helping Ohio deliver its electoral votes to the president next year."

He has since said he feels badly about the letter and has sworn off politics."

http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20040607/D831SV100.html
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sally343434 Donating Member (628 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-06-04 09:43 PM
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1. Whatever
I gues this is like the US solving its "toture problem" by banning cameras in their gulags.

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The Backlash Cometh Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-06-04 09:44 PM
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3. Lol.
Good one.
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Fire Bush Donating Member (108 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-06-04 09:44 PM
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2. Too little too late.
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GreenPartyVoter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-06-04 09:45 PM
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4. Welcome to DU. :^)
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wroberts189 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-06-04 09:46 PM
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5. fool us once shame on you


We won't get fooled again
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Vickers Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jun-06-04 09:46 PM
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6. Garsh, if they did all that, BBV must be safe now!!!!!
Right?

:eyes:
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RedEagle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-07-04 12:33 AM
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7. Wonder what other ways they will funnel money?
Kick
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-07-04 12:35 AM
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8. Yes, because that was the problem, not the voting machines
Christ, this is like the 'ban the cameras!' initiative after Abu Ghraib.
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AP Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-07-04 12:36 AM
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9. Now they'll all give at the office, by corrupting their voting machines.
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jpgray Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-07-04 12:38 AM
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10. Yes, the gift that keeps on giving--cuts out the middleman of democracy
:crazy:

I should probably go to bed--this board is very depressing today.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-07-04 12:38 AM
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11. Get caught, then develop standards
typical Repugs
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Zorra Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jun-07-04 12:49 AM
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12. Does this mean that they all got a secret memo a month ago,
instructing them to donate to Bu$h before the ban went into effect?
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