Former Agriculture Commissioner Richie Farmer’s sister has resigned as assistant executive director of the Kentucky Registry of Election Finance. [H-L] If you have any heart at all, this story will melt it. An elderly woman whose home was destroyed by the Oklahoma tornado found her pet dog among the rubble during a live TV interview. [...]

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Yep, let’s just make it an entire morning. Here’s Mitch McConnell on KET’s One to One: Immigration, deficits, gun control, yadda, yadda…

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Rand Paul, because he is the expert on everything, appeared on Fox News because of its worldwide standing as an institution of journalistic integrity: He must consume an awful lot of cornbread to believe he’s presidential material.

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What are the fearmongering teabaggers up to on the Medicaid front? That. And so you know what kind of people they are? And the kind of horse crap they peddle as reality? Take a look: It got some, ahem, interesting comments: CLICK TO ENLARGE The “report” being hyped along with the photo? Well… Comparing Obama [...]

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The Senate voted down a gun control measure last month, but the fight is just beginning. The National Rifle Association and new pro-gun control groups headed by former Rep. Gabby Giffords and Michael Bloomberg are in an arms race since a background check bill narrowly failed in the Senate last month – ramping up their [...]

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Caleb Brown leaves a comment on Page One – proving he’s sane and worthy of attention: Caleb O. Brown // May 2, 2013 at 4:57 pm At the risk of referring you to additional items produced by a “septic tank,” here are two short pieces I’ve written about the pension system and its constraints. LINK [...]

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If you missed it, John Yarmuth was on the teevee telling folks why he’s optimistic about immigration reform and gun safety legislation:

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In a desperate attempt to hide their bipartisan collusion in raiding pensions, the legislature and governor have put out a disastrous bill, Senate Bill 2, that not only tries to cover up their past indiscretions but harms local governments and non-profits as well. [H-L] Where’s Jack Conway on this? Oh, right. New York’s attorney general [...]

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Friends of the Jackson Independent School were shocked when the small K-12 school ran short of money and needed a line of credit to get through last fiscal year. [H-L] In the constant race to be the best America is falling behind other large, wealthy nations in at least one major category: Employing the nation’s [...]

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Last spring, Conor Murphy was a hired hand who spent his days galloping racehorses, combing knotted manes and shoveling manure in a stable in Berkshire, England. [H-L] The job market may not be as weak as it looked just a month ago — but it is still nowhere near as strong as it could be. [...]

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