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In case anyone missed the televised debate between Senate wannabes Ben Cardin (D), Michael Steele (R) and that other guy (?), here's how it all went down:

Cardin called Steele a lapdog drinking out of the White House toilet. Steele accused Cardin of jacking off in Congress for the last 20 years. Green party candidate Kevin Zeese whined, "Nobody loves me!" and tagged both Cardin and Steele as bitches to big business.

Neither the Washington Post nor the Washington Times could make enough sense out of the carnage to provide cohesive media coverage. Thank God for the Associated Press.

According to the AP, Cardin said he favors embryonic stem-cell research. Steele, not so much. Cardin voted down the war in Iraq. Steele would have lead the charge, though he admitted that the war now needs a different approach. Zeese tagged both of his opponents as bitches to big business.

Blood lust not satisfied? Catch NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday morning, when Steele and Cardin lose the third wheel and go mano-a-mano. Two men enter. One man leaves.

Image courtesy of MSNBC.

"Iraq, Stem Cell Research Topics at Second Md. Senate Debate" (Associated Press)
"Cardin, Steele Face Off in Contentious Debate" (Washington Post)
"Cardin, Steele Trade Barbs" (Washington Times)