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McConnell secret tape: Liberal group blamed, but Ashley Judd still an issue
A Democratic official blames two men from Progress Kentucky for recording a McConnell campaign strategy session. But mockery of Ashley Judd's mental health past is still fodder for Democrats.
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McConnell campaign on Ashley Judd: Was secret recording legal?
Kentucky state law suggests the secret recording of a McConnell campaign strategy session – posted Tuesday on the Mother Jones website – could be illegal. The FBI is also getting involved.
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Decoder Wire Was Ashley Judd sabotaged by rival Democrats?
Ashley Judd was forced out of the Kentucky Senate race by Democrats, says an adviser. But, in many ways, the charges he makes sound a lot like typical, sharp-elbowed politics.
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Sen. Mitch McConnell takes on group for criticizing his wife
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is gearing up for a tough reelection fight next year in Kentucky. Among other things, he's had to deal with one group's criticism of his wife's Asian heritage.
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Decoder Wire Ashley Judd: Is she starting to act like a real Senate candidate? (+video)
Ashley Judd has recently met with the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and Kentucky Democrats, according to media reports, fueling speculation that she might actually run.
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Decoder Wire Does Ashley Judd scare Mitch McConnell? (+video)
Sen. Mitch McConnell's first campaign ad criticizes his reelection opponents, including Ashley Judd. Recent statewide polls show waning support for the minority leader.
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The Vote Ashley Judd mocked in GOP ad. Will it scare her off Kentucky Senate run?
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell is not popular in Kentucky, and a poll puts actress Ashley Judd, a Democrat, within range of defeating him in 2014. The ad is a preemptive strike.
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The Vote Geraldo Rivera Senate run: Is he really a Republican?
Geraldo Rivera voted for Obama in 2012, but he is a registered Republican. He says his heroes are Republican moderates from the Northeast, just the kind that can win in New Jersey.
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The Vote Ashley Judd getting a divorce. Does that make a Senate run more likely?
Ashley Judd, an-eighth generation Kentucky native, has lived in Tennessee and Scotland with her husband. Some Kentucky Democrats would like to see Ms. Judd take on Mitch McConnell in 2014.
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Decoder Wire Sen. Ben Affleck? Fearing loss of Mass. Senate seat, Democrats scramble.
A poll shows outgoing GOP Sen. Scott Brown leading potential Democratic opponents for Sen. John Kerry's seat, if the latter becomes secretary of State. Ben Affleck hasn't flatly denied a possible run.
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Decoder Wire Rand Paul slams Ashley Judd as too liberal for Kentucky. Is he right? (+video)
Actress/activist Ashley Judd has adopted causes that, however worthy, are national as opposed to Kentuckian in scope. Sen. Rand Paul (R) talked about her activism in a radio interview Wednesday.
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Decoder Wire Ashley Judd for Senate: Could she win? (+video)
Charlie Cook’s Political Report website lists actress/activist Ashley Judd as a possible Democratic nominee in the 2014 Kentucky Senate race. But so far, she hasn't given a definite 'yes' to running.
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Culture Cafe Emmy nominations 2012: the good and the bad
Emmy nominations show some deserving recipients, but other shows and actors have gotten snubbed again.
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Culture Cafe Emmy nominations: 'Mad Men,' 'American Horror Story' come out ahead (+video)
The two drama series each earned 17 nods as Emmy nominations were announced Thursday morning.
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Top Picks: Bonnie Raitt's newest CD, a 'Frontline' feature on Wall Street, and more
'Missing' on ABC is fun for its globe-trotting, Nat Geo Wild offers an in-depth look at India, and more top picks.
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Modern Parenthood Thank you, Ashley Judd, for positive body image treatise
Miley Cyrus slams anorexia rumors; Ashely Judd fights back, too. Are celebs taking a stronger stand for positive body image?
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Africa Monitor 7 stories on Africa this week, other than Kony2012
Did you hear we halved poverty while we were all distracted by Invisible Children, asks guest blogger Jina Moore.
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James Garner's not afraid to dish in 'The Garner Files'
James Garner offers straight talk about fellow actors like Steve McQueen and Charles Bronson, in addition to revelations about his own drug use and his hardscrabble childhood.
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10 tell-alls by children with famous parents
Martha Stewart's daughter Alexis has recently published Whateverland: Learning to Live Here, a non-too-flattering book detailing her life with the domestic queen. Stewart is just the latest in a long line of children to publish memoirs about their lives with famous parents – some complimentary, others less so. The veracity of several have been called into question by family members or other doubters.
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Flypaper: movie review
'Flypaper' has an entertaining premise – two gangs trying to rob the same bank at the same time – but falls down on the execution.
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4/21/11 bestselling book list, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best in independent bookstores across America.
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Bestselling books the week of 4/14/11, according to IndieBound*
What's selling best at independent bookstores across America.
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Gallery: Celebrities giving to Haiti
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Put down that NCAA basketball bracket, we've got trivia!
Snacks? Check. NCAA basketball tournament bracket? Check. Remote? Check. OK, time for some last-minute cramming about the best March Madness trivia.
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Review: 'Crossing Over'
Harrison Ford plays a burned-out immigration officer in a film that puts plot complexity in a new league.
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