Vote machine company gives Bush $100,000« Thread Started on May 22, 2004, 11:40pm »--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Vote machine company gives Bush $100,000 -- talk.politics.misc, 16:24:03 12/06/03 Sat Subject: Vote machine company gives Bush $100,000 This is the only article in this thread View: Original Format Newsgroups: talk.politics.misc, alt.politics, talk.politics.libertarianDate: 2003-12-06 09:26:29 PST By WILL LESTERAssociated Press WriterWASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards is calling on PresidentBush to return more than $100,000 donated to his campaign by a majormanufacturer of voting machines, saying the relationship could damageconfidence in elections.Edwards, a senator from North Carolina, criticized the contributionsby Walden O'Dell, head of Diebold Election Systems in a speechprepared for delivery Saturday to Florida Democrats at their annualmeeting in Lake Buena Vista.According to the New York Times, O'Dell wrote a letter to Republicancontributors in August that said "I am committed to helping Ohiodeliver its electoral votes to the president next year." http://www.heraldtribune.com/apps/pbcs. ... /312051063