Update2: Turns out the girl WAS lying. The backwards B was suspicious but in this world you just never know who is crazy and who isn’t. Now we know, the girl with the backward ‘b’ on her cheek.

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Update: Story from Pittsburgh Channel:

A 20-year-old woman who was robbed at an ATM in Bloomfield was also maimed by her attacker, police said.

Pittsburgh police spokeswoman Diane Richard tells Channel 4 Action News that the victim was robbed at knifepoint on Wednesday night outside of a Citizens Bank near Liberty Avenue and Pearl Street just before 9 p.m.

Richard said the robber took $60 from the woman, then became angry when he saw a McCain bumper sticker on the victim’s car. The attacker then punched and kicked the victim, before using the knife to scratch the letter “B” into her face, Richard said.

Richard said the woman refused medical treatment after the assault, which happened outside the view of the bank’s surveillance cameras.

The robber is described as a dark-skinned black man, 6 feet 4 inches tall, 200 pounds with a medium build, short black hair and brown eyes. The man was wearing dark colored jeans, a black undershirt and black shoes.

Currently being reported on Drudge

“SHOCK: MCCAIN CAMPAIGN VOLUNTEER ATTACKED AND MUTILATED IN PITTSBURGH “

“‘B’ CARVED INTO 20-YEAR OLD WOMAN’S FACE… DEVELOPING…”

More as it comes in

Well the one poll showing a hefty lead for Senator McCain is from Military Times showing “landslide support for John McCain, who captures 68 percent of the military vote to Barack Obama’s 23 percent.”

Associated Press has info on votes cast thus far in some battleground states.

To summarize:

Nevada: Early voting in Las Vegas and Reno had 31,875 Democrats and 13,371 Republicans turn out with Republicans leading among absantees 6,616 to 6,161.

Florida: Republicans take the advantage with 295,000 absentee ballots statewide compared with 199,000 Democrats.

Georgia: 12% of the eligible population has already voted castin 55,709 ballots.

North Carolina: 214,000 voters went to the polls in the first two days of early voting 62% of which were Democrats and only 22% Republican.

This morning on Meet the Press Colin Powell endorsed Senator Barack Obama. Powell cited McCain’s inability to lead on the economy and his pick of Sarah Palin, whom he does not believe is ready to be president, as reasons to reject his friends candidacy and support Obama.

Sarah Palin was on Saturday Night Live last night as Tina Fey poked fun. Special appearance by Alec Baldwin.

Also some extra “backstage” footage.

A number of newspapers are endorsing Senator Obama this weekend. Among them:

The Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The New York Times & San Francisco Chronicle.

Tallies so far have 50 newspapers endorsing Senator Obama & 16 endorsing John McCain.

CNN has confirmed rumors that Sarah Palin will indeed appear on SNL saturday night. Tina Fey is also supposed to appear.

& have a little fun at one anothers expense

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From the Associated Press:

CINCINNATI (AP) – Close to one in every three newly registered Ohio voters will end up on court-ordered lists being sent to county election boards because they have some discrepancy in their records, an elections spokesman said Wednesday.

Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner estimated that an initial review found that about 200,000 newly registered voters reported information that did not match motor-vehicle or Social Security records, Brunner spokesman Kevin Kidder said. Some discrepancies could be as simple as a misspelling, while others could be more significant.

Jack Tracker has the debate talking points from the Obama camp early:

“* This is John McCain’s last chance to turn this race around and somehow convince the American people that his erratic response to this economic crisis doesn’t disqualify him from being President.

“* Just this weekend the weekend, John McCain vowed to ‘whip Obama’s you-know-what’ at the debate, and he’s indicated that he’ll be bringing up Bill Ayers to try to distract voters.

“* So we know that Senator McCain will come ready to attack Barack Obama and bring his dishonorable campaign tactics to the debate stage.

“Obama continues to lead on the economic crisis with a rescue plan for Main Street.

“Over the course of the campaign, Barack Obama has laid out a set of policies that will grow our middle class and strengthen our economy.

“But he knows we face an immediate economic emergency that requires urgent action – on top of the plans he’s already laid out – to help workers and families and communities struggling right now.

“That’s why Barack Obama is introducing a comprehensive four-part Rescue Plan for the Middle Class – to immediately to stabilize our financial system, provide relief to families and communities, and help struggling homeowners.

“This is a plan that can and should be implemented immediately.

“Obama has shown steady leadership during this crisis and offered concrete solutions to move the country forward – and his Rescue Plan for the Middle Class builds on the plans to strengthen the economy and rebuild the middle class that he’s laid out over the course of this campaign.

“Already in this campaign, he’s unveiled plans to give 95 percent of workers and their families a tax cut, eliminate income taxes for seniors making under $50,000, bring down the cost of health care for families and businesses; and create millions of new jobs by investing in the renewable energy sources.

“John McCain has been erratic and unsteady since this crisis began – staggering from position to position and trying to change the subject away from the economy by launching false character attacks.”