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11:20 AM ET, October 26, 2010

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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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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.
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.
CNN:
Woman stomped outside Kentucky debate  —  (CNN) — An employee with the liberal group Moveon.org was stomped on by a man wearing a “Rand Paul for Senate” T-shirt outside a televised debate in Lexington, Kentucky, Monday night, police said.  —  The incident took place before the debate between Republican Paul and Democrat Jack Conway.
Bob / Blue Bluegrass:
Republican Rand Paul's Brownshirts Assault and Stomp the Head …
Dave Poff / RedState:
And Even STILL I Am Not Allowed To Make A Racial Slur About Our President?  After THIS?  AYFKM!?!?!?  —  I almost don't have words...almost: … In the new post-racial America, brought to us by Barack “don't call me black or white, just call me American” Obama, we have been told our differences …
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Obama Gets a Caustic Welcome in Rhode Island
Discussion: Scared Monkeys, The Politico and CNN
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
‘Fighting’ Obama tells House Dem candidate to ‘run scared’
Discussion: The Politico
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 …
Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
G.O.P. Senate Odds Slip on Colorado, West Virginia Polls  —  While Republicans' position is holding steady in the House — where they are 4:1 favorites to win control of the chamber according to our analysis — their chances of also taking over the Senate declined in today's forecast.
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Nate Silver / FiveThirtyEight:
Are Democrats Overachieving in the Senate?
Discussion: Raw Story
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 …
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.
Mary Williams Walsh / New York Times:
Treasury Hid A.I.G. Loss, Report Says  —  The United States Treasury concealed $40 billion in likely taxpayer losses on the bailout of the American International Group earlier this month, when it abandoned its usual method for valuing investments, according to a report by the special inspector general …
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J.P. Freire / Beltway Confidential:
Treasury hiring FOIA officers ‘to withhold information from release to public’
Discussion: The Sundries Shack and Bloomberg
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.
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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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 …
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.
Bloomberg:
Treasury Draws Negative Yield for First Time During TIPS Sale  —  The Treasury sold $10 billion of five-year Treasury Inflation Protected Securities at a negative yield for the first time at a U.S. debt auction as investors bet the Federal Reserve will be successful in sparking inflation.
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Tyler Durden / zero hedge:
SIGTARP Calls Out Tim Geithner On Various Violations Including Data Manipulation, Lack Of Transparency, “Cruel” Cynicism, And Gross Incompetence  —  SigTarp Neil Barofsky has just released the most scathing critique of all the idiots in the administration, with a particular soft spot for Tim Geithner.
Discussion: AmSpecBlog and The Other McCain
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David Corn / Mother Jones:
How Obama Lost the Narrative
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 …
Myglesias / Yglesias:
Cheap Finnish Health Care Is Built on the Back of Low-Paid Doctors  —  Kevin Drum and Bob Somerby are annoyed that journalists talk about the strong performance of Finland's school system but don't mention its highly efficient health care system.  Specifically, the US spends $7,285 per year to Finland's $2,900:
Discussion: The New Republic and Mother Jones
Jackie Calmes / New York Times:
Deficit Divisions Likely to Grow After Election  —  WASHINGTON — A midterm campaign that has turned heavily on the issue of the mounting federal debt is likely to yield a government even more split over what to do about it, people in both parties say, with diminished Democrats …
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.
Discussion: RHRealityCheck.org
Jay Cost / Weekly Standard:
Morning Jay: Special “Bruce Banner Versus The Incredible Hulk” Edition!  —  I have to admit, I'm of two minds about this midterm election.  There's Bruce Banner and there is the Incredible Hulk.  —  Bruce Banner.  Cautious and conservative, Bruce Banner is a firm believer …
tax.com:
Scary New Wage Data  —  Now for some really scary breaking news, from the latest payroll tax data.  —  Every 34th wage earner in America in 2008 went all of 2009 without earning a single dollar, new data from the Social Security Administration show.  Total wages, median wages …
 
 
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George Monbiot / Guardian:
The Tea Party movement: deluded and inspired by billionaires
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Andy Barr / The Politico:
Meg Whitman coy on ending spending
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Matthew Boyle / The Daily Caller:
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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
House and Senate shatter fundraising records for midterm election …
Discussion: msnbc.com and The Politico
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John H. Cochrane / Wall Street Journal:
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Discussion: Grasping Reality …
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James Rosen / Fox News:
NPR Affiliate Managers Voice Discontent with Firing of Juan Williams
Discussion: The Daily Caller
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Assessing Prop 19  —  Tomorrow we'll have new polls out in California and Kentucky.
Discussion: Just Say Now
Eric Lach / TPMDC:
Tea Party Nation: Retire Rep. Ellison For Being A Muslim
Henry / Crooked Timber:
Rhetorical violence … Megan McArdle 2003 vintage
Justin Elliott / Salon:
Donation to Rove-tied group sparks Gold's Gym revolt
Discussion: SpeakEasy
The Note:
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