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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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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 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 …
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 …
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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Barefoot and Progressive, Mediaite and The Other McCain
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 Impolitic, Salon and Daily Kos
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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Little Green Footballs, The Atlantic Online, The Plum Line, Ben Smith's Blog, Balloon Juice and TPMDC
Lauren Valle / WDRB-TV:
Woman stomped outside Conway-Paul debate — Watch Video — LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB Fox 41) — Outside the Conway-Paul debate, a Rand Paul supporter pulled the woman's blonde wig off and stomped on her head. She was representing the liberal organization MoveOn.org and claimed to be presenting Paul with an award from RepubliCorp.
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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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The Huffington Post and MiamiHerald.com
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Paul pulls away
Paul pulls away
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The Daily Caller, TPMDC, Hot Air, Left Coast Rebel, Outside the Beltway and iOwnTheWorld.com
Bob / Blue Bluegrass:
[2nd Updated] Republican Rand Paul's Brownshirts Assault and Stomp …
[2nd Updated] Republican Rand Paul's Brownshirts Assault and Stomp …
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The Other McCain, Balloon Juice, Barefoot and Progressive, nancynall.com, 2 Political Junkies and The Mahablog
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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The Impolitic
Roger Alford / Associated Press:
APNewsBreak: Paul volunteer apologizes for scuffle
APNewsBreak: Paul volunteer apologizes for scuffle
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Barefoot and Progressive and Hot Air
Emily Maxwell / Kentucky Post:
2 fights break out during Paul/Conway debate
2 fights break out during Paul/Conway debate
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The Right Scoop, National Review, Patterico's Pontifications, The Hill and Confederate Yankee
Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
CONDEMNING VIOLENCE SHOULDN'T BE DIFFICULT.... We talked earlier …
CONDEMNING VIOLENCE SHOULDN'T BE DIFFICULT.... We talked earlier …
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The Moderate Voice
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 …
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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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Wake up America, Raw Story and Gallup
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
G.O.P. Senate Odds Slip on Colorado, West Virginia Polls
G.O.P. Senate Odds Slip on Colorado, West Virginia Polls
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Emptywheel, Talking Points Memo, The Political Carnival, The Page and The Daily Caller
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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Washington Monthly, The Note, Daily Kos, SpeakEasy, The Spot, RHRealityCheck.org, Wonkette, TPMDC and Washington Post
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, Weasel Zippers, YID With LID, Patterico's Pontifications, Beltway Confidential and HotAirPundit
Fhardingj / CNN:
Aide fired over Florida debate foul — Tampa (CNN) - Alex Sink's campaign violated rules Monday evening at the CNN/St. Petersburg Times Florida gubernatorial debate when her make-up artist delivered a message during a television break. — Sink, the Democratic nominee …
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
Alexander Mooney / CNN:
Fiorina in hospital — (CNN) - California Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina is in the hospital for an infection related to reconstructive surgery after her battle with breast cancer, Fiorina's campaign announced. — Statement from campaign:
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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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The Daily Caller and TPMDC
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.
Roll Call:
GOP Wants Insiders to Staff Outsiders — Leaders Recruiting Top Aides for New Members — In anticipation of major GOP gains in next week's elections, House Republican leaders have put together a list of experienced Washington hands to help fill top staff positions for the surge of newly elected outsiders.
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Politics Daily and RedState
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Alexander Mooney / CNN:
No ‘party’ on election night for GOP
No ‘party’ on election night for GOP
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The Hill, The Note, Wake up America and AmSpecBlog
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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L.A. NOW, Capitol Alert, Classical Values, New York Magazine, The Informer and DealBook
Jana Winter / Fox News:
EXCLUSIVE: Aide to Harry Reid Lied to Feds, Submitted False Documents About Sham Marriage — An aide to Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid repeatedly lied to federal immigration and FBI agents and submitted false federal documents to the Department of Homeland Security to cover …
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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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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Left Coast Rebel, Taylor Marsh, JammieWearingFool, Wake up America and Washington Monthly
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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National Review, Taylor Marsh and Freedom's Lighthouse
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
Gibbs takes on GOP leader, wonders if McConnell is running in 2012 — White House press secretary Robert Gibbs said Tuesday that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's political shots at President Obama should stop after Election Day unless McConnell is running for president.
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