New College Sexual Assault Study Released, Rand Paul Lands New Endorsement, Don't Touch the Pope!: P.M. Links

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  Here's the new college sexual assault survey that people will be quoting from without actually reading closely. It's another "one out of every five women" claim, but relies on voluntary participation in a questionnaire (they got a 19 percent response) and includes categories like unwanted kissing.

• The law license of Kathleen Kane, the Pennsylvania attorney general facing criminal charges for misconduct, has been suspended.
• South Carolina Rep. Mick Mulvaney has endorsed Rand Paul for president.
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