To update a story from the other day about people running for office in 2011…
Governor

Mike Duncan? Only if Richie can be talked out of it.

Auditor

Damon Thayer?

Attorney General

Rob Sanders?
Bob Stivers (wow, unlikely)?

Secretary of State

Joe Graviss (Democrat)
Richie Farmer
Tim Couch (the footballer)

Commissioner of Agriculture

Keith Thomas (Democrat)
Keith Rogers (Republican)

Thoughts on these fancy rumors?

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Dear traditional news lady: swiping our original content - and even grabbing links you’d have *zero* chance to find without this site - isn’t exactly Kosher without citation. Give us the same respect we give you. You don’t get a free pass just because you work for a failing newspaper.
It’s Day 9 […]

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What we’re hearing: ABC News is picking up a story about a Louisville-area trucker who hauled damaged product to Peanut Corporation of America back in the summer when the salmonella outbreak began. The shipment originated in Mexico and was rejected by the company where it was supposed to be shipped because peanut paste […]

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Just saw it on CNN. Stay tuned.
Michael Steele won. (Update: Is winning, faces Katon Dawson)
(Duncan withdrew, technically)
UPDATE: From Huffington Post:
ncumbent Mike Duncan has officially dropped out of the running for RNC Chair, finalizing what was already shaping up as a bad day. With his votes freed up, Michael Steele vaults even further […]

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And then we’re all gonna suffer from the snow death, again. Approximately 93,000 Kentuckians on 55 water systems remain without access to water due to power outages and other damage from the ice storm. Nearly 1,000 National Guardsmen are assisting with recover efforts. And repair crew after crew crew from other states […]

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Here’s your Mike Duncan, Kentucky, attacking George W. Bush over his handling of the Iraq war. Seriously. Video and everything. [Huffington Post]
David Williams is right. CATS testing is a total waste of time and money. And so is KERA, obviously. Kentucky schools teach toward nothing but year-end testing. […]

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Google Maps Oddity? Isn’t it just plain odd that West Liberty would be photographed in higher detail than Morehead on the Google maps machine? Check it out for yourself. [Google Maps]
Does Denise Harper Angel, the Democrat from librul Cherokee Triangle in Louisville who wants to “put you in your place” has sent […]

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A shakeup in the race for RNC chairman? Mike Duncan is in a bit of a quandary. [Ambinder]
Mitch McConnell is cool with bailing out private businesses when they fail if they’re operated by his banker friends. Just not if they’re businesses of constituents in his home state. [WBKO]
Mitch sure is taking […]

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That’s right. The Office of the Attorney General released the names of six counties selected for the post-election audit. And they’re all boring ones. Ugh. Pendleton, Edmonson, Monroe, Cumberland, Montgomery, Union. Check that picture of the thingy to the left. [Thingy to the left]
All eyes are on Mitch McConnell […]

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Trick-or-Treat at the Governor’s Mansion. Don’t forget. They have GOOOOD candy. 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. Friday night. And like the Gubnuh says, Halloween is a fun and festive occasion for children and a wonderful opportunity for them to use their imaginations and be creative with their costumes… and get seriously […]

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