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In KY, McConnell Brags About Stimulus Projects, Requests More Money; In DC, McConnell Says Stimulus Should End

Lee Fang, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. August 26, 2009.
Despite McConnell’s demands that money stop flowing to projects, he's been a champion of the stimulus in his home state.

McConnell Declines to Offer Support for Ensign's Re-election Campaign

Ben Armbruster, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. July 15, 2009.
Ensign plans to run for re-election in 2012. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell does not seem that excited about it.

The NRA and Mitch McConnell Go After Sotomayor

BarbinMD, Daily Kos AlterNet: PEEK. July 8, 2009.
How tiresome and unsurprising.

Three 'Red State' Senate Races That Could Change America

Joshua Holland, AlterNet. November 3, 2008.
Dems are riding a wave into Congress this election, and a few key victories in the South could make a huge difference for progressive causes.

Young Republican Caught Forwarding Racist Email About Obama on Student Government Listserv

Steven Reynolds, The All Spin Zone AlterNet: PEEK. February 7, 2008.
He’s a Republican and the President of the University of Kentucky student body. He’s also a protegee of Mitch McConnell, by some reports.

White House: We "Definitely Want To Consider" Using Waterboarding Again

Satyam Khanna, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. February 6, 2008.
Despite its hedging, the White House made clear today it very well may commit illegal torture again.

Fiery FISA Debate Dominating Senate: GOP Bill Fails Cloture

Steve Benen, The Carpetbagger Report AlterNet: PEEK. January 28, 2008.
The looming deadline is hardly conducive to a reasoned debate, and the likelihood of Congress agreeing to a final version is extremely small.

Is Mitch McConnell The Next Sleazy Republican Larry Flynt Will Expose?

Howie Klein, AlterNet: PEEK. October 28, 2007.
Howie Klein: Sen. McConnell's earmark scandal may be the least of his worries.

Is Mitch McConnell Secretly Financing Right Wing Attacks On a 12-Year-Old?

Christy Hardin Smith, AlterNet: PEEK. October 10, 2007.
Christy Hardin Smith: Sen. McConnell, the slime stops at your door as well. Attacking minor children for political gain is craven and wrong. Period.

Director of National Intelligence Admits Lying to Congress

GottaLaff, AlterNet: PEEK. September 13, 2007.
GottaLaff: Intel czar Mike McConnell told Congress a new law helped bring down a terror plot. The facts say otherwise.

Larry Craig Reconsiders Resignation, GOP Aide: "He's Lost Grip With Reality"

Pam Spaulding, AlterNet: PEEK. September 5, 2007.
Pam Spaulding: Mitch McConnell, who threatened to investigate Craig, may have to pull the trigger anyway.

Will Mitch McConnell Be The Next Outed Gay Republican?

Howie Klein, AlterNet: PEEK. August 29, 2007.
Howie Klein: Why is Sen. McConnell in such a tizzy over Larry Craig's scandal, I bet you can guess.

Caught On Tape! The GOP's Plot to Stall Congress [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet: Video. August 3, 2007.
Jason Alexander stars as "Rovemort," the real reason the Democratic congress has had a hard time getting meaningful legislation passed.

One Republican Senator's Sexual Hypocrisy Shocks Even Larry Flynt

Guest Blogger, AlterNet: PEEK. July 19, 2007.
Howie Klein: Flynt says he's got the goods on 30 more members of Congress and the Bush Regime.

The Next Joe Lieberman

Cliff Schecter, AlterNet: PEEK. May 17, 2007.
Cliff Schecter: If Bruce Lunsford manages to win the Kentucky Democratic gubernatorial primary next Tuesday he will only advance Mitch McConnell's agenda.

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