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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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The Atlantic Online, Blue Bluegrass, Raw Story, New York Magazine, skippy the bush kangaroo and AFL-CIO NOW BLOG
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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.
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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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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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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Blue Bluegrass, Gawker, Barefoot and Progressive, Balloon Juice and The Other McCain
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 and Top of the Ticket
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 Plum Line, The Mahablog, Daily Kos, The Impolitic, HeadCount, Salon and National Review
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Rand Paul's lame response: Won't condemn or disavow assault by supporter, calls it ‘unusual situation’ UPDATED — UPDATE II: The stomper has been identified as Rand Paul's Bourbon County coordinator, Tim Profitt. More details upcoming. — In the past, whenever violence has broken …
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Washington Monthly
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Paul pulls away
Paul pulls away
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TPMDC, Hot Air, The Daily Caller, Left Coast Rebel, Outside the Beltway and iOwnTheWorld.com
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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The Moderate Voice, Lisa Graas, SpeakEasy, The Political Carnival, Daily Kos, pandagon.net and TPMDC
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 and Blue Bluegrass
Roger Alford / Associated Press:
Paul volunteer ordered to court for scuffle
Paul volunteer ordered to court for scuffle
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Bluegrass Politics:
Police file charges against Rand Paul volunteer who stepped on activist's head
Police file charges against Rand Paul volunteer who stepped on activist's head
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Daily Kos and MiamiHerald.com
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
Media Czech / Barefoot and Progressive:
Is the Curbstomper Rand Paul's Bourbon County coordinator?
Is the Curbstomper Rand Paul's Bourbon County coordinator?
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TPMDC, Talking Points Memo, Little Green Footballs, Gawker, Wonkette, Balloon Juice and Ian Welsh
Roger Alford / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Paul volunteer apologizes for scuffle
APNewsBreak: Paul volunteer apologizes for scuffle
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The Right Scoop, Hot Air and Barefoot and Progressive
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
The Atlantic Online:
MoveOn Supporter Brutally Attacked by Rand Paul Supporter
MoveOn Supporter Brutally Attacked by Rand Paul Supporter
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Mike Lux / The Huffington Post:
Tim Profitt — and a Contemporary History of Political Thuggery
Tim Profitt — and a Contemporary History of Political Thuggery
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Examiner and Hullabaloo
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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Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
Top Six Established Laws That Tea Partiers Claim Are Unconstitutional — It seems as if we've heard more about the Constitution this election than we did in 2008, when questions of due process and cruel and unusual punishment were bona fide election issues.
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Alan Colmes' Liberaland and Washington Monthly
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 …
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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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 Daily Dish, Pajamas Media, The Atlantic Online, National Review and Liberty Pundits Blog
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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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Firedoglake, Crooks and Liars, HarryReid.com, TPMMuckraker, Eschaton and Prairie Weather
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Matthew Vadum / Human Events:
ACORN's October Surprise
ACORN's October Surprise
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NewsReal Blog, Weasel Zippers and Beltway Confidential
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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National Review, Hot Air, TPMDC, Weasel Zippers, Beltway Confidential, Patterico's Pontifications, YID With LID and HotAirPundit
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, Wake up America and Prairie Weather
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
Ron Johnson / The Onion:
My Opponent Knows Where Washington Is On A Map; I Don't, And I Never Will — REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE FOR WISCONSIN SENATOR — As your Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, I'm grateful to have this opportunity to reach out to the people of Wisconsin and draw some distinctions between myself—a D.C. outsider—and Russ Feingold.
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Ben Smith's Blog and Indecision Forever
Kevin Cullum / Ballot Box:
Bad news for Dems: Rain in the forecast for 2010 Election Day — In more bad news for Democrats, rain is in the forecast for much of the country on Election Day. — Weather tracking websites, including weather.com and The Old Farmer's Almanac, are calling for rain in the Midwest …
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Hot Air, Left Coast Rebel, JammieWearingFool, Washington Monthly, Taylor Marsh and Wake up America
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
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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Washington Wire, Guardian, Don Surber, Classical Values, Capitol Alert, L.A. NOW, New York Magazine, The Informer and DealBook
Michael O'Brien / The Hill:
Obama: My name's not on the ballot, but my agenda is — President Obama said Tuesday that while his name isn't on the ballot on Nov. 2, his agenda practically is. — The president stopped short of saying next week's election is a referendum on his policies, but suggested the outcome …
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Gateway Pundit, Pajamas Media, freedomproject.org/blog and The Page
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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The Moderate Voice, Firedoglake, BBC, Reuters, Newshoggers.com, The Huffington Post, Weasel Zippers and Wonkette
Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
Bill Clinton on Democrats: 'It's What Happened To Me In ‘94’ — But the Former President Tells ABC News He Sees Similarities to 1994 — How bad will this election be for Democrats? Bill Clinton tells ABC News the answer depends on how badly Democrats want to win.
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HotAirPundit
The Politico:
Mike Pence may leave GOP leadership — House Republican Conference Chairman Mike Pence of Indiana is considering stepping down from his post in the GOP leadership in preparation for a possible bid for president or governor in 2012. — Pence, a darling of the conservative movement …
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Hot Air