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Filed May 23, 2007 by Antonio French
Missouri Governor Matt Blunt was on the campus of the University of Missouri in St. Louis this morning to sign into law Senate Bill 389, which includes his controversial plan to take $350 million from…
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Filed September 21, 2007 by Antonio French
On Wednesday we filed a formal counter-notification with YouTube in response to our account being suspended and our more than 500 videos being taken off-line. The suspension came just hours after KSDK Channel 5 filed…
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Filed December 12, 2007 by Antonio French
The following statement comes from F.I.R.E., the African-American firefighters association: Almost 50 years ago Black firefighters for the City of St Louis were told by white firefighters that they could not attend the firefighters’ barbecue.…
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Filed March 6, 2007 by Antonio French
Schmid - 376Gandolfi - 301Sent via BlackBerry from Cingular Wireless Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net Related StoriesReed in the Lead (1)Latest Numbers (4)Absentee Returns (3)Ozier Files in the 22nd (3)Obama Coming to…
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Filed August 28, 2007 by Antonio French
Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net Claire_McCaskill, White_House
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Filed February 1, 2007 by Antonio French
The full body of the 28th Ward Democrats voted tonight to endorse Lewis Reed for President of the Board of Aldermen. The vote was 36 for Reed, 26 for incumbent Jim Shrewsbury, and 1 abstention.…
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Filed April 15, 2007 by Antonio French
There is a rumor that Riverview Gardens has been notified that the state is about to step in. Last week we asked Gov. Matt Blunt if state involvement in troubled districts was going to end…
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Filed October 30, 2007 by Antonio French
Around the city and county, signs supporting Republican Presidential Candidate Ron Paul have been popping up on roadsides and overpasses. The signs aren’t being put up by the official Ron Paul campaign, though. Paul, a…
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Filed August 19, 2007 by Antonio French
The term of St. Louis Public Schools’ chief executive officer may be even shorter than many predicted. Governor Matt Blunt’s appointment to the Special Administrative Board of the city schools, Rick Sullivan, has yet to…
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Filed September 12, 2007 by Antonio French
The Associated Press is reporting that Missouri House Republicans have chosen Ron Richard to take over the chamber’s top position in 2009 — assuming he wins re-election to the House, Republicans hold onto power, and…
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