Much has been “exclusively” said about Jim Bunning’s first quarter campaign finance report. Primarily, that 10% or $28,000 of his funds raised cannot be spent until the general election. But the real story here is that of Daniel Mongiardo’s $429,000 raised and $388,000 on-hand. Of the remaining cash on-hand, more than $87,000 can only be [...]

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Spending a summer weekend listening to music will help ensure a safe school for hundreds of children. How? The Mountain Aid concert June 19th-June 20th at Shakori Hills Farm in Chatham County, North Carolina benefits Pennies of Promise, a grassroots campaign to construct a new building for Marsh Fork Elementary School in West Virginia. Marsh [...]

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John Yarmuth honored volunteers who aided ice storm recovery in Kentucky yesterday: Transcript after the jump…

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Will the U.S. Congress vote to enact hate crimes legislation? Or will this country continue to ignore what happened to Matthew Shepard and countless others? Urge your elected officials to support the Matthew Shepard Act. [Human Rights Campaign] The heat is on the University of Louisville for its decision not to address any issue involving [...]

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You won’t want to miss Daniel Mongiardo’s quarterly campaign finance report. Who owns him? What’s interesting? [Page One] Mitch McConnell announced plans to move to Gitmo. [NYT] The J.J. Abrams issue of WIRED Magazine. You a LOST fan? You won’t want to miss this. [Here & Here] Poor Jim Bunning raised an additional $125,000 and [...]

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It’s the John Deasy moment you’ve all been waiting for. Let’s read the latest message from University of Louisville President Jim Ramsey and Provost Shirley Willihnganz. Warning: It’s lengthy. Long story short, Jim & Shirley say there was nothing wrong with John Deasy’s Ph.D. during the Robert Felner scandal. We want your thoughts at the [...]

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It’s official. Jim Bunning is the most partisan Republican Senator in the United States. Followed closely by David “Diaper Sex” Vitter, of course. The Hill asked all 99 seated senators which member of the opposing party they most enjoyed partnering with on legislation. The senators were also quizzed (on a not-for-attribution basis) about their least [...]

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Our friends at the Racine Post reveal that the University of Wisconsin-Parkside is once again on the hunt for a new chancellor. UWP, you’ll recall, hired Robert Felner as its new chancellor about a week before the feds jumped on him. Obviously, that didn’t work out so well for the school. Here’s the deal: And [...]

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Steve Beshear’s Kentucky Derby Celebration Poster was unveiled today. The poster features a sculpture of Secretariat, who won the Kentucky Derby and the Triple Crown in 1973. “It is an honor to participate in the traditional unveiling of the annual Derby poster,” said Gov. Beshear. “The Governor’s Derby Poster has always been an important asset [...]

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Daniel Mongiardo’s FEC Report eye-openers, the latest on Karen Sypher and Rick Pitino, metro council embarrassment and a special deal from Sustain. Check out our weekly CW segment.

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