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Monday, September 18, 2006

SMART PLAY, REGARDLESS - The Kansas City Star’s Steve Kraske gave U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill props for the “Smart Move of the Week” for buying 100 tickets to last weekend’s Rams game, helping to ensure the game would be broadcast locally. “It gave McCaskill a big splash of free media in the state’s largest [...]

Talent, McCaskill Agree to Debate #4

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

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From the press release: U.S. Senator Jim Talent and U.S. Senate Candidate Claire McCaskill have accepted their fourth debate today, which will be held on October 11th at 8:00 P.M. at Clayton High School in St. Louis. The debate will be hosted by the Clayton Chamber of Commerce and will be broadcast live on local television by [...]

Back from D.C., Catching Up

Monday, September 11, 2006

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Back home after four days in Washington and what seemed like a week in O’Hare airport in Chicago (sometimes known as the place on-time flights go to die). Checking up on some email and much of it was about the story we broke last week which included a controversial quote by U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill. [...]

VIDEO: Clinton Stumps for McCaskill

Sunday, September 10, 2006

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Former President Bill Clinton was in St. Louis yesterday to raise money and votes for Democrat Claire McCaskill in her bid to unseat U.S. Senator Jim Talent. Here’s some video from the public rally at The Pageant. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

McCaskill Stands by Comments

Friday, September 8, 2006

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U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill has received strong criticism from Republican leaders for comments she made about Pres. George W. Bush’s response to Hurricane Katrina that were first reported on this blog. Earlier this week, McCaskill told a group of local elected officials, which included white and black Democrats, that she would remind people over the [...]

McCaskill Rallies Democrats, Aide Kicks Jeff Smith Out of Meeting

Wednesday, September 6, 2006

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PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill met yesterday with several St. Louis area Democratic elected officials to emphasize the importance of the upcoming statewide elections and to heal whatever wounds may remain from last month’s Primary fights. Mayor Francis Slay, Comptroller Darlene Green, State Senator Maida Coleman, State Reps. John Bowman, Robin Wright-Jones, Yaphett El-Amin, [...]

Talent jabs McCaskill on Clinton visit

Wednesday, September 6, 2006

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U.S. Senator Jim Talent today jabbed his Democratic opponent, State Auditor Claire McCaskill, on her upcoming visit by President Bill Clinton — who his campaign refered to as “Hillary Clinton’s husband.” In a fundraising email to supporters, Talent said McCaskill has already “embraced the help of John Kerry, Barbara Boxer, John Edwards and her personal ‘hero’ [...]

McCaskill on Hardball

Wednesday, September 6, 2006

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U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill sent out a media advisory moments ago saying their candidate will be on MSNBC’s “Hardball with Chris Matthews” at 6:00 this evening. From the advisory: Today, during MSNBCâ€™s day-long programming dedicated to politics in America, U.S. Senate Claire McCaskill will be interviewed by Chris Matthews on Hardball. The show will profile [...]

Some Felt Snubbed by McCaskill’s Early Exit, Staffer Says Family Comes First

Sunday, August 27, 2006

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Some attendees of Friday’s NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner were upset by what they described as a “snub” from the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate. PUB DEF received the following report yesterday from one insulted attendee: State auditor Claire McCaskill, a democrat who is working to unseat incumbent U.S. Senator Jim Talent(R-MO) seemingly gave short shrift [...]

Talent, McCaskill Agree to 3rd Debate

Thursday, August 24, 2006

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Sen. Jim Talent and challenger Claire McCaskill today accepted an offer by KYTV, Ozarks Public Television, KSMU and the Springfield News-Leader to debate during prime time on Monday, October 16. The Springfield debate will be moderated by KY3 News Anchor Jerry Jacob and the panel will include KY3 Political Reporter Dave Catanese, Springfield News-Leader Editorial Board [...]

VIDEO: Claire McCaskill Interview

Tuesday, August 22, 2006

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U.S. Senate candidate Claire McCaskill took a few minutes to talk to PUB DEF before tonight’s Willie Nelson concert at the UMB Bank Pavilion in St. Louis County. The country music star has thrown his support behind McCaskill’s campaign against Republican Sen. Jim Talent. We discussed how effective celebrity support is in a close race like [...]

Will Claire jam with Willie?

Monday, August 21, 2006

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A spokesperson for Claire McCaskill’s U.S. Senate campaign said their candidate will be joining country and folk music star Willie Nelson at the UMB Bank Pavilion on tomorrow. We’re told Nelson will be endorsing McCaskill, described as “the true champion for family farmers in this race.” “Claire knows who needs a voice in next yearâ€™s farm bill. [...]

Political Briefs

Friday, August 18, 2006

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HAM MAKES IT OKAY - U.S. Senator Jim Talent and his Democratic challenger Claire McCaskill may not be each other’s favorite people right now, but it was all smiles yesterday at the State Fair’s annual ham breakfast. About 900 people attended the event — with nearly all of them clearly already supporting one candidate or the [...]

Political Briefs

Monday, August 14, 2006

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TALENT WON’T TELL - The Secretary of State’s office last week approved for the November ballot a measure that would raise the minimum wage in Missouri to $6.50 ($1.35 higher than the federal minimum wage). Gov. Matt Blunt is against it, candidate for U.S. Senate Claire McCaskill says she supports it, but her opponent, incumbent [...]

Talent and McCaskill to debate on ‘Meet the Press’ in October

Monday, August 7, 2006

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U.S. Senator Jim Talent and his Democratic challenger, State Auditor Claire McCaskill, today accepted an offer by NBCâ€™s “Meet the Press” to debate on the program on Sunday, October 8. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

VIDEO: McCaskill Gets FOP Nod, Says She Supports Police Residency

Wednesday, July 26, 2006

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Democrat Claire McCaskill, who is looking to unseat Missouri Republican Senator Jim Talent in November, officially received the endorsement of the Missouri Fraternal Order of Police today at a press conference in front of the Eagleton Courthouse.Butch Albert, Vice President of the FOP, said McCaskill, a former prosecutor in Jackson County, has been a valuable [...]

Cops Endorse McCaskill

Tuesday, July 25, 2006

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Claire McCaskill’s campaign announced today that she has received the endorsement of the Missouri State Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). Law enforcement officers from the over 5,000 members of the FOP will join McCaskill and local Sheriffs for the official endorsement tomorrow at 2:15 p.m. in front of the Eagleton Federal Courthouse, 111 South 10th Street, [...]

Talent Commercials (with commentary)

Saturday, July 22, 2006

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As you may have heard, or even seen, Jim Talent is using his considerable financial advantage over his Democratic challenger, Claire McCaskill, to start running television commercials rather early, with well over three months before the November general election. You can view those commercials on Talent’s website, along with little intros by the senator himself. “It’s [...]

Clark stumping for McCaskill

Thursday, July 20, 2006

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Former Presidential Candidate General Wesley Clark will in Missouri tomorrow to help raise money for Claire McCaskill in her campaign against U.S. Senator Jim Talent. “At a time when so much needs to be fixed, we can’t afford 6 more years of ‘maybe’,” wrote Clark in a letter to supporters of his WesPAC. “We need strength, [...]

McCaskill delivers Democratic response

Saturday, July 15, 2006

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U.S. Senate Candidate Claire McCaskill today delivered the Democratic response to Pres. George W. Bush’s weekly radio address. Click here to listen to her speech in support of stem cell research. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

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Political Briefs

Talent, McCaskill Agree to Debate #4

Back from D.C., Catching Up

VIDEO: Clinton Stumps for McCaskill

McCaskill Stands by Comments

McCaskill Rallies Democrats, Aide Kicks Jeff Smith Out of Meeting

Talent jabs McCaskill on Clinton visit

McCaskill on Hardball

Some Felt Snubbed by McCaskill’s Early Exit, Staffer Says Family Comes First

Talent, McCaskill Agree to 3rd Debate

VIDEO: Claire McCaskill Interview

Will Claire jam with Willie?

Political Briefs

Political Briefs

Talent and McCaskill to debate on ‘Meet the Press’ in October

VIDEO: McCaskill Gets FOP Nod, Says She Supports Police Residency

Cops Endorse McCaskill

Talent Commercials (with commentary)

Clark stumping for McCaskill

McCaskill delivers Democratic response

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