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SCRANTON, Pa. (AP) — If his diary and witness accounts are to be believed, Nicholas Pinto endured months of physical, sexual and mental abuse in prison. Guards roughed him up, made him stand naked in a cold cell for hours at a time, and taunted him relentlessly. A fellow inmate raped him night after night, beat him when he resisted, and stole his possessions. (more)

U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek holds a 39 – 29 percent lead over Jeff Greene in the Florida race for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate, while Attorney General Bill McCollum holds a slight 39 – 35 percent lead over Rick Scott in the contest for the Republican nomination for governor, according to a Quinnipiac University poll of likely primary voters released today. (more)

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Richard Blumenthal’s words are haunting him again. Already forced to apologize for saying he had served “in” Vietnam in the Marine Reserve rather than stateside, the state attorney general’s campaign for U.S. Senate is now being challenged to explain his assertion that he had “never taken PAC money” and has “rejected all special interest money.” (more)

A common story line this election year is the dramatic increase in the number of Republican women candidates, and by extension, GOP attempts to reach out to the traditionally Democratic constituency of women voters. (more)

The Senate confirmed Elena Kagan last week, making her President Barack Obama’s second Supreme Court nominee to reach the bench. (more)

Obama White House hemorrhaging economic ‘experts’ — Senate Dems now bribing industrial farmers in order to save Blanche Lincoln
— Scottish doctor exaggerated Lockerbie bomber’s poor health — Back in Denver, teachers are probably burning Michael Bennett’s picture — Will Charlie Rangel be the only guest at Charlie Rangel’s birthday party?
– Tennessee gubernatorial candidate pledges to change the face of American politics  (more)

Study: In Florida, every single candidate running for higher office is a jerk/toad/idiot — Sharron Angle to journalists: What have you done for me lately? — Senators explain how to waste millions of dollars that belong to someone else — Don’t count Linda McMahon out just yet — NY Budget fiasco: a curtain-raiser for the rest of America? — British artists no longer beholden to monarchy  (more)

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist leads the three-way race for the U.S. Senate seat with 37 percent, followed by 32 percent for Republican Marco Rubio and 17 percent for Jeff Greene, the leading candidate for the Democratic nomination, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today. If U.S. Rep. Kendrick Meek wins the Democratic primary, Crist’s lead would be 39 percent to 33 percent for Rubio and 13 percent for Meek. (more)

Waking up to a headline about how much Connecticut Democratic Congressman Joe Courtney has for his re-election campaign should be kept to himself. The last thing Connecticut voters need to hear is how much a candidate is swimming in money while people in this state can’t pay their bills. (more)

Liberal and environmental activists say that Democrats will not suffer in November because of their failure to pass Senate climate change legislation. (more)

(July 23) — A new action figure will make your spy games a whole lot sexier. (more)

Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said he asked Google Inc. whether it tested its Street View software before using it, which he said should have revealed the unauthorized collection of personal data from wireless computer networks. (more)

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Competitive cheerleading is not an official sport that colleges can use to meet gender-equity requirements, a federal judge ruled Wednesday in ordering a Connecticut school to keep its women’s volleyball team. (more)

WASHINGTON (AP) – A sweeping overhaul of the nation’s financial regulations stands on the verge of reaching President Barack Obama’s desk after a year of partisan struggles and delicate cross-party courtships that promised more and delivered less. (more)

A group called “Main Street Bites Back” released a video that is quickly going viral and calls on Fox News host Glenn Beck to run against President Obama in 2012. (more)

The Dodd-Frank financial regulatory bill, ostensibly aimed at reforming Wall Street and preventing a future financial crisis, will impose racial and gender quotas on financial institutions if passed, according to economist Diana Furchtgott-Roth. (more)

Linda McMahon is a petite and friendly woman with that magnetic smile that political consultants crave. But when she starts talking about the Democrats’ financial reform package, she gets a bit of an edge in her voice. (more)

RNC chair Michael Steele suggested history stands against the U.S. in the war in Afghanistan, a gaffe caught on camera during a fundraiser last night in CT. (more)

The sexy redhead accused of spying for Mother Russia was on the feds’ radar a decade ago — thanks to her younger sibling, The Post has learned. (more)

WASHINGTON—House lawmakers appeared on the verge of a Wednesday vote on financial-overhaul legislation after Democrats cobbled together a proposal to offset the cost of the wide-ranging changes. (more)