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Media Czech / Barefoot and Progressive:
Full page ad in Herald Leader today touts endorsement of the Curbstomper — Well, it just gets more interesting. — Rand Paul took out a full page ad on the back page of the Herald Leader today. — Guess who's endorsement they tout at the bottom of the page from Bourbon County:
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Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
UNHINGED LEFTIST Who Lunged at Rand Paul Is Paid Far Left Activist — For the record... The Unhinged Leftist Who Lunged at Rand Paul Is a Paid Activist — MoveOn.org contract employee Lauren Valle stalked and lunged at Rand Paul outside the final debate last night.
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Rand Paul Supporter Stomps Head Of Female MoveOn Member Outside KY Debate (VIDEO) — Josh Green flagged an incident that occurred outside of the Rand Paul-Jack Conway debate in Lexington, Kentucky Monday night that's already dominating the news in Kentucky and could easily make headlines nationally.
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The Huffington Post:
Apparent Rand Paul Supporter Stomps On MoveOn Member's Head (VIDEO) (UPDATED) — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? … An ugly scene took place outside the Kentucky Senatorial debate Monday night as what appeared to be a supporter of Republican candidate Rand Paul was captured by a local news affiliate …
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Lisa Graas:
Paul Supporter Who Wrestled Woman to Ground Identified as Mike Pezzano — A female Kentucky Tea Party activist who wishes to remain anonymous has identified the man who wrestled a female MoveOn.org activist to the ground after the debate last night. In an email to me and copied …
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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
New Footage Emerges Of MoveOn Activist Stomped By Rand Paul Supporter (VIDEO) — Just a quick update on the developing story out of Lexington, Kentucky, where a protester affiliated with MoveOn was dragged to the ground and stomped by Rand Paul supporters ahead of last night's Senate debate.
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The Atlantic Online:
MoveOn Supporter Brutally Attacked by Rand Paul Supporter — The Rand Paul-Jack Conway debate may have been staid, but things were not so outside the debate. A Kentucky reader sends word that according to the local Fox affiliate, a young woman affiliated with MoveOn.org was brutally attacked …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Cops share more details on probe of stomper — Okay, some more detail for you on the case of the stomped MoveOn worker. — Lexington police say they're looking to talk to one Tim Profitt, who is believed to be Rand Paul's Bourbon County coordinator, on the strength of numerous tips they've received.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, Barefoot and Progressive and Top of the Ticket
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Paul pulls away — Independents have moved toward Rand Paul in droves over the last month and a half and as a result he's built his lead in the Kentucky Senate race up to 13 points at 53-40. — In a September PPP poll Paul led by 7 overall while also holding a 7 point lead with independents.
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Yobie Benjamin / SFGate:
Paul thugs ID'ed. Paul county coordinator Tim Profitt served with criminal summons
Paul thugs ID'ed. Paul county coordinator Tim Profitt served with criminal summons
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Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
MoveOn Activist Head-Stomper Identified As Rand Paul Campaign Coordinator
MoveOn Activist Head-Stomper Identified As Rand Paul Campaign Coordinator
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TPMDC, Blue Bluegrass and Wonkette
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Rand Paul's lame response: Won't condemn or disavow assault …
Rand Paul's lame response: Won't condemn or disavow assault …
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Washington Monthly and The Huffington Post
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
Rand Paul Dismisses His Supporters' Assault On MoveOn Activist …
Rand Paul Dismisses His Supporters' Assault On MoveOn Activist …
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Barefoot and Progressive, The Impolitic and Daily Kos
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Kentucky Stomping Victim Says Assailants Recognized Her, Premeditated Attack
Kentucky Stomping Victim Says Assailants Recognized Her, Premeditated Attack
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Washington Monthly and Talking Points Memo
Roger Alford / Associated Press:
Paul volunteer ordered to court for scuffle
Paul volunteer ordered to court for scuffle
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Bluegrass Politics:
Rand Paul volunteer being served with criminal summons after stomping incident
Rand Paul volunteer being served with criminal summons after stomping incident
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Daily Kos, The Plum Line and MiamiHerald.com
CNN:
Woman stomped outside Kentucky debate
Woman stomped outside Kentucky debate
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Roger Alford / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Paul volunteer apologizes for scuffle
APNewsBreak: Paul volunteer apologizes for scuffle
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Las Vegas News, Nevada News and Local Weather …:
Voters Complain Of Problems At Polls — Election Registrar Says Election Fraud-Free — LAS VEGAS — Some voters in Boulder City said they are concerned about fraud at the electronic ballot box. — Voter Joyce Ferrara said when they went to vote for Republican Sharron Angle …
George Zornick / ThinkProgress:
GOP Senate Candidate Ken Buck: ‘I Disagree Strongly With The Concept Of Separation Of Church And State’ — During a debate last week, Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell (R-DE) repeatedly questioned whether the First Amendment laid out a separation between church and state.
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The Huffington Post:
GOP Candidate Ken Buck: 'I Disagree Strongly With The Concept …
GOP Candidate Ken Buck: 'I Disagree Strongly With The Concept …
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland, ACS Blog and Outside the Beltway
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Top Six Established Laws That Tea Partiers Claim Are Unconstitutional
Top Six Established Laws That Tea Partiers Claim Are Unconstitutional
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Washington Monthly
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
NPR receives threat; timing suggests link to Juan Williams firing — NPR received a bomb threat Monday, five days after its decision to fire news analyst Juan Williams sparked a hugely negative reaction. — Sources at the news organization said the threat was received via U.S. mail …
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Ian Urbina / New York Times:
Tea Party Vow to Deter Voter Fraud Is Called Scare Tactic — WASHINGTON — In 2006, conservative activists repeatedly claimed that the problem of people casting fraudulent votes was so widespread that it was corrupting the political process and possibly costing their candidates victories.
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Matthew Vadum / Human Events:
ACORN's October Surprise
ACORN's October Surprise
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Kenric Ward / sunshinestatenews.com:
Poll: Webster Beats Down ‘Angry’ Grayson — Republican nears 50 percent mark in Central Florida's 8th Congressional District … Holding a steady 7-point lead over a controversial and increasingly malodorous incumbent, Republican Daniel Webster is poised to knock out U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, a new Sunshine State News Poll shows.
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David Brooks / New York Times:
No Second Thoughts — When times get tough, it's really important to believe in yourself. This is something the Democrats have done splendidly this year. The polls have been terrible, and the party may be heading for a historic defeat, but Democrats have done a magnificent job of maintaining their own self-esteem.
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The Note:
Vulnerable Virginia Democrat Tom Perriello To Get A Boost From Obama — ABC's Michael Falcone reports: — Virginia Rep. Tom Perriello, one of this year's most endangered House Democrats, is getting something that no other Congressional candidate has received this year: an exclusive, public visit from President Barack Obama.
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Obama adds stop for Rep. Perriello to campaign schedule
Obama adds stop for Rep. Perriello to campaign schedule
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Chris Stirewalt / Fox News:
Fox News Polls: Dems Make Gains as Republicans Hang Tough in Battleground States — With just seven days until Election Day, Democrats are picking up support on their home turf, as Republicans look to hang on to deliver upset wins. — The latest surveys were conducted on Oct. 23 by Pulse Opinion Research for Fox News.
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Hot Air, The Daily Caller and TPMDC
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Are Democrats Overachieving in the Senate? — It's looking increasingly likely that Democrats will hold the Senate but not the House, although upsets in either chamber remain possible. — In recent days, I've heard a lot of speculation about why this is so.
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Raw Story and Wake up America
George Soros / Wall Street Journal:
Why I Support Legal Marijuana — We should invest in effective education rather than ineffective arrest and incarceration. — Our marijuana laws are clearly doing more harm than good. The criminalization of marijuana did not prevent marijuana from becoming the most widely used illegal substance …
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Dave Graham / Reuters:
U.S. slips to historic low in global corruption index — (Reuters) - The United States has dropped out of the “top 20” in a global league table of least corrupt nations, tarnished by financial scandals and the influence of money in politics, Transparency International said on Tuesday.
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Glynnis MacNicol / Mediaite:
Joy Behar On Sharron Angle: “She's Going To Hell, This Bitch!” — The ladies of The View were up in arms today over Sharron Angle's campaign ad depicting a group of threatening Latinos menacing some white students. It is the same ad Rachel Maddow called “most overtly racist ad of this campaign season” on Meet the Press this weekend.
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Hot Air, National Review, Taylor Marsh and Freedom's Lighthouse
Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
Jon Stewart's march is no laughing matter — I don't know about you, but my heart sank when I read about Jon Stewart's Million Moderate March, planned for the Mall next weekend. My heart sank further when I learned that liberal groups, lacking any better ideas, have decided to take this endeavor seriously.
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
2012 Republican hopefuls head to Iowa for final '10 campaign swing — Leading GOP candidates for president are getting an early start on 2012 in the last days of the 2010 campaign season. — Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney (R), for instance, plans campaign stops this week on behalf …
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Adam Serwer / American Prospect:
I Wonder What It's Like To Work With Richard Cohen? — Amanda Hess points to this terrible blog post from Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen rationalizing Anita Hill's charges of sexual harassment against Clarence Thomas: … From Hill's testimony:
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Rhonda Bodfield / Arizona Daily Star:
Pueblo Politics: Court overturns Arizona's proof of citizenship requirement for voter registration — The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned Arizona's requirement that people show proof of citizenship to register to vote. — The split decision by a three-judge panel determined …
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Michelle Malkin and Gateway Pundit