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  Drew Pritt website hacked
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Last EditedCOSDem  May 24, 2006 08:50pm
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News DateMonday, May 1, 2006 02:40:00 AM UTC0:0
DescriptionDrew Pritt, a Democrat who withdrew earlier this month from the Lt. Govenor's race, had his personal website and email hacked and he suspects it was by someone connected to Bill Halter.

While Pritt is still gathering all the information for a possible lawsuit or ethics complaint, the perpetrators redirected Pritt's website [Link] to a fake page saying the account had been suspended. His email password was also changed. Also a fake news release was sent to a few people claiming Pritt was endorsing Mike Hathorn.

"This is ridiculous the level of dirty tricks that these out of state thugs have brought into the political process in our state," said Pritt.

Pritt says he is concerned that a victory by Bill Halter could severely weaken and hurt Mike Beebe's candidacy for Governor.

"We can't attack Asa Hutchinson for being a D.C. insider and a corporate money whore if we have Asa, Jr. on our own ticket running for Lt. Governor," said Pritt. "Its beyond an outrage to have Bill Halter running as an Arkansas Democrat. Now its turned into an insult." ...
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