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The Avengers 2 trailer has leaked online ahead of its debut next week with Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.
http://movies.cosmicbooknews.com/content/avengers-2-trailer-leaks-online
Conservative Think Tank's Bizarre Video: Ladies, Don't Worry About Roofies
"Calling date rape drugs a myth may not be quite right," she said. "I mean, these drugs do exist, and there are some cases where women are drugged and sexually assaulted."
But it's time for a tough-minded "reality check," she said.
"Just think about it: It requires the stranger to find the drugs, slip them into a woman's drink undetected, manage to take the victim away from her friends without anyone noticing, and then reliably erase her memory of the experience," Kitchens said.
"Most commonly, victims of drug-facilitated sexual assault are severely intoxicated, often from their own volition," she said.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/aei-bizarre-roofies-video
George P Bush is so shameless that he wouldn't say if he would endorse his dad.
During an awkward exchange at the Texas Tribune Festival earlier this fall, Bush declined to say if he would endorse his dad for president. He clarified to POLITICO on Monday: “I would obviously vote for him and support him, and if he asked for my support in any way, I would gladly do it.”
http://www.politico.com/story/2014/10/george-p-bush-texas-112100_Page2.html#ixzz3Gslx6700
40,000 Black And Hispanic Voter Registrations Lost And Found In Georgia
Upwards of 40,000 new voter registrations went on the lamb in Georgia for a brief period a few weeks ago, as voting rights groups scrambled to find out where more than half of the newly registered voters’ records had gone. Amidst the confusion, some groups came to the conclusion that Secretary of State Brian Kemp was somehow connected to the disappearance of the predominantly black and Hispanic voter registrations. However, following the filing of a lawsuit on October 10 against Secretary Kemp, as well as county officials, the missing registrations were finally accounted for.
The controversy over voter registration began with the New Georgia Project (NGP), an organization seeking to register new and critical voting populations in the state. The NGP outlines on its website that it seeks to target specific populations in its voter registration efforts.
“Over the past decade, the population of Georgia increased 18%. The Rising American Electorate (RAE) – people of color, those 18 to 29 years of age, and unmarried women – is a significant part of that growth,” the NGP said.
The group hoped to mobilize that population in Georgia to get out and vote.
http://genprogress.org/voices/2014/10/21/32248/40000-black-and-hispanic-voter-registrations-lost-and-found-in-georgia/
Rick Scott admits delaying execution for fundraiser.
lorida Gov. Rick Scott (R) admitted in a debate against challenger Charlie Crist (D) that he delayed an execution to accommodate the political fundraising schedule of the Attorney General.
Here's the video:
http://politicalwire.com/archives/2014/10/21/scott_delayed_execution_for_fundraiser.html
McCain Will Push For Ground Troops In Iraq, Syria If GOP Wins The Senate
SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- If Republicans gain the Senate majority in November, President Barack Obama could face pressure from Congress to send ground troops into Iraq and Syria.
"Frankly, I know of no military expert who believes we are going to defeat ISIS with this present strategy," Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) said at a Pacific Council on International Policy conference on Saturday.
"We may be able to 'contain,' but to actually defeat ISIS is going to require more boots on the ground, more vigorous strikes, more special forces, further arming the Kurdish peshmerga forces and creating a no-fly zone and buffer zone in Syria," said McCain, who will, due to seniority, become chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee in January if the GOP takes the Senate next month.
McCain also said the U.S. needs to remove Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in order to defeat the Islamic State, the militant group also known as ISIS or ISIL.
The Arizona senator has been campaigning in support of GOP candidates for the upper chamber, and has indicated that he is eager to lead the Senate Armed Services Committee, which oversees the country's military and is considered one of the most powerful committees.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/20/mccain-troops-iraq-syira_n_5986756.html?utm_hp_ref=politics&ir=Politics
If the California election is so "quiet", explain the mountain of campaign literature on our table.
Our I just finished ripping up enough campaign literature to fill an entire mailbox. And they were all for the myriad California and San Francisco ballot proposals, for and against. I saw only two that actually advocated voting for an actual human being. So, if you think we have it easy in the Golden State, please think again.
Latest Iowa absentee ballot numbers (as of October 19)
Every weekday through November 4, Bleeding Heartland is posting early voting numbers for all of Iowa and in each of the four Congressional districts. All data come from the Iowa Secretary of State's Office. The latest tables are after the jump. Click here for previous tables going back to September 22.
Absentee ballot requests from Iowa Republicans and no-party voters now exceed the total early vote from those groups in Iowa's 2010 midterm election. Ballot requests from Iowa Democrats are only about 4,000 below the total early vote cast by Democrats in 2010.
Three big unanswered questions remain: which party is generating more absentee ballot requests from "unreliable" voters who otherwise would not participate in the midterm? Which party has mobilized more of the independents who are voting early? And which party will do better in making sure its supporters not only request an absentee ballot, but also return it to the county auditor on time?
All 99 county auditors' offices are open for in-person early voting during regular business hours through Monday, November 3. Larger-population counties also have satellite voting locations, often in public libraries or community centers. Click here (pdf) for the full list of Polk County satellite voting locations, with dates and hours. The last day for in-person early voting at satellite locations in Polk County is this Friday, October 24.
http://www.bleedingheartland.com/diary/7190/latest-iowa-absentee-ballot-numbers-as-of-october-19
Poll: Alison Lundergan Grimes Trails Mitch McConnell By 1 Point
Democrat Alison Lundergan Grimes remains very competitive in the Kentucky Senate race against Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, according to a new poll released just two weeks before Election Day.
McConnell leads by a mere 1 point among likely voters — 44 percent to 43 percent — in a Bluegrass Poll released Monday, well within the survey's margin of error of 3.9 percentage points.
Eight percent were undecided and 5 percent supported Libertarian candidate David Patterson.
The result comes as Grimes, the secretary of state, faces strong political headwinds in the conservative state. It's the first poll in the race since Grimes captured national headlines — and criticism — for refusing to answer questions about whether she voted for President Barack Obama.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/mcconnell-grimes-bluegrass-poll
Penn. Supreme Court Suspends Justice Over Pornographic Emails
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Monday suspended Justice Seamus McCaffery (pictured top left) for using his personal email to send pornographic images to state employees, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.
McCaffery admitted that he sent sexually explicit emails with a private account. Chief Justice Ronald D. Castille released an account of over 200 emails sent or received by McCaffery containing inappropriate materials, according to the Inquirer.
The revelations that McCaffery sent these emails follow the resignation of two state officials for sending pornographic emails to other state employees. Attorney General Kathleen Kane in September identified eight individuals who had worked in the Attorney General's office that exchanged explicit emails.
Chief Justice Castille called for a special prosecutor to investigate the case, but for now the Judicial Conduct Board will decide whether charges will be filed against McCaffery. The board has 30 days to make a determination.
http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/pennsylvania-justice-suspended-porn-email
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