Industrial and Commercial Bank of China gets the nod to take over a US bank, the first such US approval for a Chinese firm. [BBC] Makers of flame retardants manipulate research findings to back their products and downplay health risks. [Chicago Tribune] Colin Powell says that Dubya didn’t bother consulting his national security council on [...]

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This week President Barack Obama discussed using war money to pay down this country’s debt:

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It’s a new week. You likely got paid at the end of last week. Which means you can spare a dollar for tornado relief. Give back today. [Red Cross] Go watch this ten minutes of security footage of a tornado rolling through West Liberty if you need a reminder of why you should give back. [...]

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Sorry, pushing your discriminatory catholic beliefs on the public at large just isn’t going to cut it. UofL should be completely ashamed. [C-J/AKN] President Barack Obama is getting ready to pitch to gay voters. Will they catch? [Politico] Will Katie Stine run for Geoff Davis’ seat in the KY-04 Congressional district? That’d further divide the [...]

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This week President Barack Obama discussed the end of the Iraq War (but don’t forget the thousands of Americans who remain):

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I hear through the gayvine that Stephenie Steitzer will be Adam Edelen’s communications director. This may be Adam’s smarted decision in a long time. We all know her integrity is tops. [Frankfort Gets Better] Today Papaw Beshear directed the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to release all records contained in its reviews of child [...]

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You already know Richie Farmer is dumber than the excrement Jim Gooch spews on an hourly basis. So it won’t come as a surprise that he hired his girlfriend on the state payroll during the campaign. What’s interesting, though, is that the paper sat on this story. Much like it sits on the story about [...]

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There’s not just an implication. Jack Conway’s own brother says he interfered with the drug investigation. It’s part of the official record. [Ronnie Ellis] Todd P’Pool has run one of the most embarrassing campaigns in Kentucky history. He STILL doesn’t realize he needs Democratic votes to win. So what’s he do? Gets Sarah The Quitter [...]

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The Republican Party of Kentucky’s Chairman, Steve Robertson, has completely given up on questioning Jack Conway about his involvement in his brother’s drug scandal. Because the RPK apparently wants to give up on everything it promises it will continue so it can prove itself even worse than the KDRP. [Big Win, There, RPK] The food [...]

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Many of you have asked for a copy of President Barack Obama’s remarks as he awarded Kentuckian Dakota Meyer the Medal of Honor. So here you go… East Room 2:50 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Please be seated. Thank you, Chaplain Kibben. Good afternoon, everyone. And on behalf of Michelle and myself, welcome [...]

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