Also: Teen gets 12 months for minor offense, while her rapist gets probation.
Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell has been targeted by Democrats for calling evolution a myth and joking about dabbling in witchcraft.From Los Angeles Times:
In contests across the country, Republican candidates — particularly those aligned with the "tea party" movement — are finding themselves knocked off topic as they try to explain and revise a barrage of prior statements.
An odd assortment of issues, including witchcraft and the president's religion, have proved distracting as candidates head into the heated final stretch of the general election campaign.
The situation is in large part a result of a Democratic strategy aimed at changing the conversation from voters' frustration with Democratic leaders in Washington to a portrayal of tea party Republicans as extremist. The tactic was one of the few available to Democrats saddled with a national political climate decidedly turned against them and a stubbornly slow economic recovery.
The diversion tactics seem to be working better in some races than others. However, rarely has a set of candidates given opponents so much to work with.
» Democrats use oddball remarks against GOP rivals [Los Angeles Times]
In other news:
» Israelis kill Palestinian worker who sneaked in [The Associated Press]
» Teen gets 12-month sentence for minor offense - and thug gets probation for raping her [New York Daily News]
» Potential terrorist threats prompt travel alert for Americans in Europe [The Associated Press]
» Immigration law moves to center stage in many elections -- whether they're near a border or not [The New York Times]