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12:00 AM ET, October 27, 2010

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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.
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Cops share more details on probe of stomper
Jim Hoft / Gateway Pundit:
UNHINGED LEFTIST Who Lunged at Rand Paul Is Paid Far Left Activist
Lisa Graas:
Paul Supporter Who Wrestled Woman to Ground Identified as Mike Pezzano
Bluegrass Politics:
Rand Paul volunteer faces charge after scuffle outside debate
Brian Beutler / TPMDC:
New Footage Emerges Of MoveOn Activist Stomped By Rand Paul Supporter (VIDEO)
David Neiwert / Crooks and Liars:
Rand Paul's lame response: Won't condemn or disavow assault …
The Huffington Post:
Apparent Rand Paul Supporter Stomps On MoveOn Member's Head (VIDEO) (UPDATED)
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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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 …
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.
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.
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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Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Boxer up 9  —  It's been the story of all three of her reelection …
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.
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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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.
Discussion: JustOneMinute
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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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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.
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.
Discussion: 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.
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 …
Jordan Fabian / The Hill:
Chafee: McCain helped torpedo 2006 reelection bid  —  Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Lincoln Chafee (I) said Tuesday that Arizona Sen. John McCain, the GOP's 2008 presidential nominee, helped wreck his chances of holding onto his Senate seat in 2006.  —  President Obama's decision …
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.
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 …
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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