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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) Here are five stories you should be reading Wednesday.

Biden bashes tea party: Vice President Joe Biden used the word crazy to describe the tea-party movement in a closed-door meeting with African-American clergy in South Carolina on Tuesday, CNN reported. Recalling his days as the only white boy on the east side of Wilmington, Del., while he worked as a public defender, Biden pressed faith leaders to elect Democrats this year. On the GOP, Biden said: This is not your fathers Republican PartyThis is a different breed of cat, man. I am not making a moral judgment, but I will tell you they have no judgment.

Paul champions Tillis: Thom Tillis, the U.S. Senate hopeful from North Carolina, is getting a little help from a friend: Sen. Rand Paul. Make that a semi-friend. Paul, the Kentucky Republican, didnt endorse Tillis in the Republican primary. But Paul is now going to bat for Tillis in a new ad from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as Tilliss race with incumbent Democrat Sen. Kay Hagan enters its final stretch. As a physician and a senator, it bothers me that Kay Hagan doesnt think youre smart enough to choose your doctor, Paul says in the ad, as National Journal reports. Show Kay Hagan youre smart enough to choose your doctor and your senator. But Paul doesnt offer any specific praise for, or comments about, Tillis in the ad.

Cruz and Cornyns aim: Crush Obamacare: Roll Call reported that Texas Republican Sens. Ted Cruz and John Cornyn have filed a court brief backing another Obamacare lawsuit. This one claims the Senate failed to comply with the constitutional requirement that revenue bills originate in the House. As Roll Call said, acceptance by a federal court of the two senators views could affect many pieces of the tax code because the Senate has often used legislation originating in the House for bills marginally related to taxes.

Bored with the [Keystone] conversation: The debate over the Keystone XL oil pipeline just aint what it used to be. A Politico piece titled The incredible shrinking Keystone found that the controversial pipeline project has become increasingly irrelevant in the midterm elections and the energy markets even for the groups that fought hard to build it or block it. I dont want to say theres much less interest in getting the pipeline built, but theres much less concern among guys in the business about whether it gets built or not, Republican energy lobbyist and consultant Mike McKenna told Politico. Theyre starting to get bored with the conversation.

Holding off replacing Holder: Last week the New York Times reported President Barack Obamas pick for the next attorney general would come before the Nov. 4 midterm elections. Not so fast. White House officials recently have said they dont want the nomination to become an issue in the already-contentious elections, McClatchy reported. Senate Democrats asked Obama to delay the announcement as they fight to keep their majority. The Times reported Labor Secretary Thomas Perez was at the top of the list to replace outgoing Attorney General Eric Holder.

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