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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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WKYT-TV:
Stomping suspect says his actions were misunderstood; now faces charges — Police have summoned Tim Profitt to appear before a judge to face an assault charge after a scuffle was caught on tape outside the KET Studios in Lexington before Jack Conway and Rand Paul's debate Monday night.
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TPMDC, The Moderate Voice, Daily Kos and Balloon Juice
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Cops share more details on probe of stomper
Cops share more details on probe of stomper
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Barefoot and Progressive, Alan Colmes' Liberaland and The Atlantic Online
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
UNHINGED LEFTIST Who Lunged at Rand Paul Is Paid Far Left Activist
UNHINGED LEFTIST Who Lunged at Rand Paul Is Paid Far Left Activist
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TPMDC, Little Green Footballs, Doug Ross, Fox News, The Huffington Post, Booman Tribune, Raw Story, NewsBusters.org, Big Journalism, Althouse, Hot Air, Firedoglake, Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion, Tom Watson, American Power, CNN, No More Mister Nice Blog, National Review, The Reality-Based Community, Talking Points Memo, Mother Jones, pandagon.net, Founding Bloggers, WTVQ-TV, Wonkette, The Other McCain and Political Byline
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
Bluegrass Politics:
Rand Paul volunteer faces charge after scuffle outside debate
Rand Paul volunteer faces charge after scuffle outside debate
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The Plum Line, Daily Kos, ECHIDNE of the snakes, MiamiHerald.com and TPMDC
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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ThinkProgress, Washington Monthly and The Impolitic
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
New Footage Emerges Of MoveOn Activist Stomped By Rand Paul Supporter (VIDEO)
New Footage Emerges Of MoveOn Activist Stomped By Rand Paul Supporter (VIDEO)
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, iOwnTheWorld.com and Gateway Pundit
Alex Seitz-Wald / ThinkProgress:
MoveOn Activost Head-Stomper Identified As Rand Paul Campaign Coordinator
MoveOn Activost Head-Stomper Identified As Rand Paul Campaign Coordinator
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Associated Press, TPMDC and Blue Bluegrass
Jon Ralston / Las Vegas Sun Blogs:
Angle campaign attorney: Reid “intends to steal this election if he can't win it outright” — UPDATE: Secretary of state's response, calling Mitchell's letter “conjecture and rumor,” posted at right. — So says Cleta Mitchell, the same woman who tried to get Scott Ashjian …
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National Review, Hot Air, Weasel Zippers, Mother Jones, Las Vegas Sun Blogs and TPMDC
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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 …
Mark Hemingway / Beltway Confidential:
Nevada voting machines automatically checking Harry Reid's name; voting machine technicians are SEIU members — Clark County is where three quarters of Nevada's residents and live and where Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's son Rory is a county commissioner. Rory is also a Democratic candidate for governor.
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YID With LID, Gateway Pundit, National Review and Weasel Zippers
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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Washington Monthly and Alan Colmes' Liberaland
Maria Shriver's... / SFGate:
Dianne Feinstein: outlook “bad” — In the not to be missed category, Sen. Dianne Feinstein stepped way out of the spin cycle yesterday, as she is often wont to do. — Feinstein was at a campaign event for Sen. Barbara Boxer in San Jose,and was asked by KTVU's Randy Shandobil how things were going, and she replied, “bad.”
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Rough Sketch, Hot Air, The Politico and GayPatriot
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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Boxer up 9 — It's been the story of all three of her reelection …
Boxer up 9 — It's been the story of all three of her reelection …
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Mercury News, Politics Daily and Outside the Beltway
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Tonight's House Forecast: 52-Seat Gain For G.O.P. — If Democrats were hoping for a late surge to improve their chances of retaining control of the House, there isn't any evidence of it yet. Instead, Republicans have generally had the better of the polls in individual House districts released in the past 24 hours.
Discussion:
Modeled Behavior and Connecting.the.Dots
Jonathan Allen / The Politico:
Bill Clinton to campaign for Frank Caprio — Bill Clinton will campaign this week for Rhode Island Democratic gubernatorial nominee Frank Caprio, providing a stark contrast to President Barack Obama's snub of Caprio earlier this week, according to several Democratic sources.
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HotAirPundit and The Hill
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Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Chafee: McCain helped torpedo 2006 reelection bid
Chafee: McCain helped torpedo 2006 reelection bid
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CNN, Projo 7 to 7 News Blog, The Politico and Fox News
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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ThinkProgress, Mediaite and TBD All News, more at Mediagazer »
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Ezra Klein:
David Brooks didn't always dismiss policy achievements — David Brooks has a sharp column today mocking Democrats for being proud of their accomplishments despite facing a loss at the polls. He also had a sharp column in 2005 criticizing Republicans for accomplishing nothing despite having just won a major victory at the polls.
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JustOneMinute
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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
Gschwarzcnn / CNN:
Former first lady Laura Bush to President Bush: ‘pick up your socks’ — Los Angeles (CNN) - Former first lady Laura Bush had her audience LOL (laughing out loud) at a women's conference in Long Beach, California Tuesday. Nearly 14,000 women attended the gathering hosted by California's first lady Maria Shriver.
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Beltway Confidential
Howard Kurtz / The Daily Beast:
Katie Couric, On the Move — The CBS anchor is nearing the end of her contract—and signs point surprisingly to her staying put. Howard Kurtz talks to her about her salary, her next move—and her love of the campaign trail. — Katie Couric is feeling liberated.
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Liberty Pundits Blog, Hot Air, Gawker, JammieWearingFool, Moonbattery and Romenesko, more at Mediagazer »
Shane D'Aprile / The Hill:
Midterm blowout: 50 or more Dem seats set to fall in the election — Republicans are headed for a blowout election win that seems certain to seize more than enough seats to knock out the Democrats and take control of the House. — The Hill 2010 Midterm Election poll …
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National Review
New York Times:
Democrats Retain Edge in Spending on Campaigns — Lost in all of the attention paid to the heavy spending by Republican-oriented independent groups in this year's midterm elections is that Democratic candidates have generally wielded a significant head-to-head financial advantage …
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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Weasel Zippers, Hot Air, National Review, Beltway Confidential, Taylor Marsh and Freedom's Lighthouse
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 …
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, HarryReid.com, Crooks and Liars, Balloon Juice, Eschaton, TPMMuckraker and Prairie Weather
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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iOwnTheWorld.com, Michelle Malkin and Gateway Pundit
Fhardingj / CNN:
Obama won't ditch car metaphor — Washington (CNN) -We don't know the make or model of the car President Obama and Democrats say they've been trying to push out of the ditch, but at least we know what's on the bumper. “Look, there's, there's an Obama bumper sticker on the car.
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Weasel Zippers, Hot Air and JustOneMinute
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.