Political Briefs
COLEMAN GETTING CANNED? The Source, a Republican blog, claims that a battle is brewing between Minority Floor Leader Maida Coleman and fellow Democrat, State Senator Tim Green. The Source says Senator Chuck Graham, the Assistant Minority Floor Leader, is attempting to replace Maida with Tim. Stay tuned…
BOND TO BUSH: BRING THE BUCKS U.S. Senators [...]
Dead Soldier’s Family Forced to Wait
We overheard a Lambert Airport official today saying the family ofa Missouri soldier killed in Iraq was forced to wait for hours to accept the body Wednesday because of President George W. Bush’s arrival in St. Louis for a fundraiser for Sen. Jim Talent.
At the fundraiser, Bush said “one thing about old Jim Talent, he [...]
Happy Birthday, JFK
John Fitzgerald Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (1961-1963)
Born: May 29, 1917 in Brookline, Massachusetts
Died: November 22, 1963. Killed by an assassin’s bullet in Dallas, Texas
Official White House Biography.
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OBS to discuss Bush’s Africa policy
The Organization for Black Struggle (OBS) will be holding its annual African Liberation Day/Malcolm X Celebration on Sunday, May 22, from 4-6:00 pm at the Rowan Community Center, 1401 Rowan Avenue.
Organizers say the theme of this year’s event is “Bush Policies in Africa: Compassion or Hypocrisy.”
The event is free and open to the public. Refreshments [...]
White House spokesman resigns
White House press secretary Scott McClellan (photographed by PUB DEF last week in Columbia, MO) resigned this morning after nearly three years on the job.
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Anti-abortion group makes graphic statement at State Capitol
Anti-abortion activists parked two large trucks in front of the State Capitol on Tuesday displaying graphic photos of aborted fetuses. They were meant to send a loud message to President George W. Bush and others during the President’s visit to Missouri.
Operation Rescue, a controversial and vocal anti-abortion activist group, was responsible for the display. The [...]
Bush lands in Missouri
PUB DEF EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS
Click here to see more exclusive photos from today’s event.
President George W. Bush stepped out of Air Force One this morning at Columbia Regional Airport on his way to was in Jefferson City. Bush was in the state to discuss the Medicare prescription drug benefit (also known as Part D).
Greeting Bush this [...]
