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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- Kentucky native Ashley Judd says she is "taking a close look" at running against Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell in 2014.
Judd, a Hollywood actress and activist, spoke briefly to The Courier-Journal on her way to the Kentucky Society of Washington's Bluegrass Ball on Saturday evening. Judd would not say whether she has decided to mount a campaign.
She said "the people of Kentucky need a fighter."
Judd has been mentioned as a potential Democratic challenger to McConnell, who is the Senate Minority Leader.
McConnell did not attend the Bluegrass Ball.
Judd said that "the people of Kentucky are interested in me representing them is the greatest honor of my life so far."
Judd, a Hollywood actress and activist, spoke briefly to The Courier-Journal on her way to the Kentucky Society of Washington's Bluegrass Ball on Saturday evening. Judd would not say whether she has decided to mount a campaign.
She said "the people of Kentucky need a fighter."
Judd has been mentioned as a potential Democratic challenger to McConnell, who is the Senate Minority Leader.
McConnell did not attend the Bluegrass Ball.
Judd said that "the people of Kentucky are interested in me representing them is the greatest honor of my life so far."
Monday, January 21 2013, 04:13 AM CST
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2 dead in drugstore shooting in Tenn.
May 23, 2013 19:29 GMT
BEAN STATION, Tenn. (AP) -- Authorities say two people were killed and two more wounded in a shooting at a drugstore in East Tennessee.
A Tennessee Bureau of Investigation spokeswoman tells the Knoxville News Sentinel (http://bit.ly/10TXMDs ) that one person is in custody.
TBI spokeswoman Kristin Helm says the shooting happened just before noon Thursday at the Down Home Pharmacy in Bean Station.
Helm says authorities arrived and found two men dead. The surviving victims, both women, were airlifted to the University of Tennessee Medical Center in Knoxville.
Authorities did not give the names of the victims or suspect.
The Bean Station police chief did not immediately return a call to the AP.
Information from: Knoxville News Sentinel, http://www.knoxnews.com
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