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(CNN) -- In her race to defeat Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, Alison Lundergan Grimes has barnstormed Kentucky, talking up her support for raising the minimum wage and criticizing the GOP's so-called war on women. But the restaurant owned by Grimes' family doesn't always practice what she preaches, and Kentucky Republicans have been happy to point that out. .... But minimum wage isn't the only issue dogging Grimes' family business. Hugh Jass Burgers -- say it out loud to get the joke -- has menu items like "Charlotte's Rack, sure to be voted biggest rack" named after Grimes' mom and...

In her post-D.C. Public Schools career, former Chancellor Michelle Rhee has had no trouble whatsoever attracting attention to her new education reform ventures. And she's been getting the most attention from prominent elected Republicans. Since leaving DCPS, Rhee has joined the transition team of new Florida Gov. Rick Scott (pictured) and has since agreed to continue on as an "informal adviser" to his administration. On Tuesday, she appeared at New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's State of the State address. "No one in America has been more clear that we must change our public education system," Christie said from the podium....

Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (KKT) Up Close and Personal G'day, It was a fairly cool late afternoon considering the 93+ degrees that Baltimore experienced today. I arrived at the Baltimore Brewing Company at about 4:40 pm. After looking around for other FReepers, I made my protest sign, which said: Queen Kathleen for Governess... Because Maryland Needs Royalty The flip side was: Ruxton Proud with a picture of a snowplow plowing a street (referring to the time her husband had the State of Maryland snowplow crews clear their Ruxton home's driveway.). I then started to walk over toward the old Power Plant...

Wanna FReep Kathleen Kennedy Townsend? She is supposed to be at the Maryland Art Place 5-7 pm TOMORROW! I have been in touch w/ the Baltimore Police Department about a permit, but have not been able to discuss w/ the right person yet (will try again shortly). Suggest we meet outside the Baltimore Brewing Co. bldg. at, say, 4:30 pm. DC Chapter Rules for Protesting will apply.