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Rand Paul moves to Breitbart

Just one day after The Washington Times ended Sen. Rand Paul's column over plagiarism charges, the Kentucky Republican's musings have found a new home at Breitbart.com.

With no mention of the plagiarism controversy currently surrounding the senator, the combative right-wing site announced the news in a lead story on the homepage Wednesday evening.

The site took obvious jabs at The Washington Times, claiming Breitbart has surpassed the Times in web traffic and quoting Paul's senior aide as saying the senator is excited to broaden his audience.

"Paul is pleased to partner with Breitbart News and looks forward to the new, wider audience for his columns," senior adviser Doug Stafford said in the piece.

Breitbart executives praised Paul's Libertarian values.

“We are pleased to add Senator Paul to our lineup of fearless, original thought leaders," said Breitbart News CEO Larry Solov. "Most of all, we think the fighting spirit he has become known for is a perfect fit for Breitbart News Network and reflects that of our founder, Andrew Breitbart.”

On Wednesday the normally media-friendly Paul pledged to start speaking out against the media when he feel he's being unfairly targeted. At the same time, the senator said his office is restructuring the way his material is prepared.

Hadas Gold is a reporter at Politico.