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On Tuesday, the son of Kentucky Senator and Republican Presidential Candidate Rand Paul appeared in court where he pleaded guilty to a DUI charge. Police cited William Paul for DUI and failure to maintain insurance after a crash last month. The judge ruled that William Paul will have a 45-day license suspension and is required to pay $718 in fines and court fees. His license will be reinstated after alcohol education classes and the 45-day suspension. The failure to maintain insurance charge was dropped. Police say last month, a witness saw Paul sitting alone in an SUV at the intersection...

WASHINGTON D.C. (KMOX) - Earmark reform has been a lonely fight for a long time, says U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-Missouri). So, she reacted with pleasure when hearing President Obama say this, in his weekly media address, “As we work to reform our budget, Congress should also put some skin in the game. I agree with those Republican and Democratic members of Congress who’ve recently said that in these challenging days, we cannot afford what are called earmarks.” McCaskill says it’s encouraging to have others taking the issue of earmark reform seriously. She anticipates being the only Democrat in the...

With a huge voter backlash to Democrat Jack Conway’s ad criticizing his opponent’s college antics and questioning his religious faith, Republican Rand Paul has now taken a 12-point lead in Kentucky’s bitter U.S. Senate race. The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in the state, taken Wednesday night, shows Paul with 53% support to Conway’s 41%. Two percent (2%) prefer some other candidate in the race, and four percent (4%) are undecided. (To see survey question wording, click here.) After narrowing somewhat last week, the race moves back to where it’s been for most of the year. As...

A series of new polls show that Kentucky Democratic Senate candidate Jack Conway’s now-infamous “Aqua Buddha” ad may have dramatically backfired and turned scores of wavering voters towards tea party favorite Rand Paul.

Praise to Aqua Buddha! The DUmmies are already celebrating the "victory" of Jack Conway over Rand Paul for the U.S. Senate seat from Kentucky. And the cause of the celebrations? A poll. Just ONE poll showing Conway ahead. The DUmmies don't mention the source of the poll or the methodology but here it is from NEWSVINE:According to a poll conducted on behalf of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Jack Conway is leading Rand Paul 49-47 in the race to determine the next United States Senator from Kentucky.Yeah, that's it. A poll conducted by the Democrats with NO details as...