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Greg Palast is a '' New York Times ''-bestselling author and a Journalist for the British Broadcasting Corporation as well as the British Newspaper '' The Observer ''. His work frequently focuses on Corporate malfeasance but has also been known to work with Labor Unions and Consumer Advocacy Groups . Notably, he has accused Florida Governor Jeb Bush , Florida Secretary Of State Katherine Harris , and Florida Elections Unit Chief Clay Roberts , along with the ChoicePoint corporation, of Election Fraud during the US Presidential Election of 2000 and Again In 2004 when, he argued, the problems and machinations from 2000 continued and that challenger John Kerry actually would have won if not for disproportional " Spoilage " of Democratic votes. {Link without Title} Palast has lectured at Cambridge University and the University Of São Paulo . He lives in London and New York City . Palast is originally from Los Angeles , the "''scum-end of LA, between the power plant and the garbage dump''", and was educated at the University Of Chicago , where he claims to have infiltrated the " Chicago Boys ". ELECTION CLAIMS Palast argues that ChoicePoint has a bias in favor of the Republican Party and knowingly used inaccurate data during the 2000 Election. Allegations include listing voters as Felon s for alleged crimes said to have been committed several years in the future. In addition, people who had been convicted of a felony in a different state and had their rights restored by said state, were not allowed to vote despite the restoration of their rights. Furthermore, it is argued that people were listed as felons based on a coincidence of names, despite other data (such as date of birth) which showed that the criminal record did not apply to the voter in question. One should note '' Schlenther V. Florida Department Of State '' (June 1998 ) which ruled that Florida could not prevent a man convicted of a felony in Connecticut , where he had not lost his voting rights, from voting. However, Florida continued to insist that felons who had been granted their full rights must first receive clemency from Governor Bush, a process which could take up to 2 years and ultimately was left to the discretion of Bush. NAACP filed suit arguing that Florida was in violation of the Voting Rights Act Of 1964 and the US Constitution , while others argued that Florida was in violation of the National Voter Registration Act Of 1993 . Palast has also claimed that Ohio and New Mexico were really won by John Kerry in 2004, citing the results of Exit Poll s, the second time in two Presidential elections he has leveled accusations of a stolen election. LONG ISLAND LIGHTING In 1988 , Palast directed a US Civil Racketeering investigation into the Nuclear Plant builder Long Island Lighting , in which a Jury awarded the plaintiffs US$4.8 billion, however, New York 's chief federal Judge reversed the verdict. EXXON VALDEZ Palast has argued that the cause of the Exxon Valdez accident ( 1989 ) was an Exxon decision to turn the ship's Radar off (in order to save money), as well as to various other breaches of safety regulations. RELIANT Palast believes that Reliant Energy maintains a file on him, including false data regarding his Sex life, which they distribute as Propaganda against him ''( 1-p.112 )''. EXPELLED FROM LABOUR CONFERENCE In 1998 Greg Palast had his credentials to the Labour Party conference withdrawn after he was found, without permission, in the bedroom of a (female) member of the Party's National Policy Forum. Palast threatened to take legal action against the party but no writ was forthcoming. QUOTES BY GREG PALAST
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