Tuesday, September 26, 2006

Top Aide to New Hampshire Congressman Resigns Over Fake Blog Posts

An AP newswire article by Anne Saunders, via The Washington Post, reports that:

A top aide to U.S. Rep. Charles Bass resigned Tuesday after disclosures that he posed as a supporter of the Republican's opponent in blog messages intended to convince people that the race was not competitive.

Operators of two liberal blogs traced the postings to the House of Representatives' computer server. Bass' office traced the messages to his policy director, Tad Furtado, and issued a statement announcing Furtado's resignation Tuesday.

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