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Sen. Paul Lands on Time's List of 100 Most Influential People

For a second year in a row, Time magazine has named Kentucky Senator Rand Paul as one of its 100 Most Influential People in the World. 

Paul’s fellow Kentucky Senator, Mitch McConnell writes a tribute to Paul in Time, saying the “real secret” to Paul’s “rapid rise from a Bowling Green operating room to the Center of American politics is his authenticity”. 

McConnell also writes that Paul is “forcing people to rethink the Republican Party.”

Meantime, a New York Times/Kaiser Family Family Foundation poll released this week shows one-third of Kentucky voters think Paul should make a presidential run in 2016. Another third feel Paul should not, while just over 30 percent say they don't have enough information to form an opinion.

Paul has said he'll wait until after the mid-term elections to announce a possible White House bid.

The award-winning news team at WKU Public Radio consists of Dan Modlin, Kevin Willis, Lisa Autry, and Joe Corcoran.
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