Roseanne Barr has spent $4,900 to run campaign ads in California on various cable TV stations. See more at Uncovered Politics here. UPDATE: here is a you tube of the ad.
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On October 16, a 3-judge U.S. District Court heard six hours of testimony in a case over whether Paul Thurmond should remain on the November ballot as the Republican nominee for State Senate, 41st district. See this story.
Larry King has agreed to moderate the Free & Equal presidential debate set for October 23 in Chicago. The four presidential candidates will be Gary Johnson, Jill Stein, Virgil Goode, and Rocky Anderson. This debate is one day after the final debate between the two major party presidential nominees.
The news that Larry King will be the moderator is helping to publicize the debate. For example, see this from the San Francisco Chronicle.