kentucky.com - 10/22/2008
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"Elections should be about informed choices. He's obviously not proud of his record, Sen. McConnell isn't, or he would have shown it by now," Stumbo said. "Something isn't correct about it that might cause a lot of people, including veterans, to take a second look at him." McConnell enlisted in ...
youtube.com - 10/22/2008
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For more about who benefits from Mitch McConnell's
"clout," visit http://www.BigMoneyMitch.com . Sen. Mitch McConnell says he's...
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kentucky.com - 10/28/2008
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McConnell, instead, was in Owensboro where he held
a press conference about veterans' issues an hour before...
the KET forum was slated to begin in Louisville. McConnell, the Senate Republican leader who is seeking his fifth term, did appear with ...
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courier-journal.com - 10/28/2008
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U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell won't participate in a
KET debate against Democrat Bruce Lunsford on Oct. 27,...
making it unlikely that there will be a statewide televised debate in the Senate race this year. McConnell's campaign announced yesterday that he ...
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McConnell won't attend KET debate | courier-journal | ...
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A Day At The Congressional Races
TPM Election Central —
... Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell (KY) is being attacked by his state's Democratic Attorney General Greg Stumbo, who is demanding that McConnell release more information about his medical discharge from the Army Reserve during the Vietnam War. "I think he either had a personal issue that they threw him out of the armed services and military or he had a powerful member of his party or somebody get him out," said Stumbo. ...
Bad News For Another Hypocritical Republican Closet Queen: Mitch McConnell Outed (Again)
DownWithTyranny! —
... And so is Mitch McConnell. It's the worst-kept secret in Washington and many people in Louisville and Lexington know how queer their senator is. But in rural counties around Paducah, Bowling Green, Covington, Pikeville, Somerset... not a clue. Well, not 'til today. As many as 150,000 of the above fliers are being placed on windshields in the most Republican precincts in Kentucky. ...
Union Airs Loaded, Controversial Radio Ad Against Mitch McConnell
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com —
... To be sure, the issue of McConnell's military records has been raised in a political context before. In 2002, the Lexington Herald-Leader investigated the matter after McConnell's opponent claimed he received "preferential treatment" in being discharged from the army during Vietnam. The paper reported the Senator had an eye problem that had led to a hospitalization and that the condition flared up occasionally during his time in the Army. ...
Union Airs Loaded, Controversial Radio Ad Against Mitch McConnell
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... To be sure, the issue of McConnell's military records has been raised in a political context before. In 2002, the Lexington Herald-Leader investigated the matter after McConnell's opponent claimed he received "preferential treatment" in being discharged from the army during Vietnam. The paper reported the Senator had an eye problem that had led to a hospitalization and that the condition flared up occasionally during his time in the Army. ...
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First Read 10/22/2008
KENTUCKY: The Los Angeles Times does the Kentucky Senate story, calling Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell's fight for reelection "perhaps the biggest surprise of this year's campaign." INDIANA: The Indy Star isn't a fan of the holding ...