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Brothel Owner Backs Paul

GOP hopeful gets some X-rated support

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Nov 26, 2007 5:16 PM CST

(Newser) – Ron Paul found himself on the respectable side of a brothel last week, when the Republican presidential hopeful earned the endorsement of the owner of Reno's Moonlite BunnyRanch. MSNBC anchor Tucker Carlson surprised Paul by engineering the nod, arriving in a limousine with Dennis Hof... Read full story »

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