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I spent 11 hours on a bus yesterday riding to and from Iowa to campaign in a snow storm for Barack Obama. I was one of 130 St. Louisans — including a statewide elected official,…
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By a vote of 46 to 53, the U.S. Senate today refused to close debate and advance President Bush’s controversial immigration legislation. Sixty votes were needed to end debate.  Both Missouri Senators, Kit Bond (R)…
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Terrence J., the co-host of BET’s 106 & Park. Terrence with Dr. Ben Chavis, co-founder of the Hip-Hop Summit and former head of the NAACP.
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Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi swears in Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay for another term in the U.S. House. Joining the Congressman for this occasion in the U.S. Capitol were his father, former Congressman Bill…
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Blame it on Imus. The debate over the use of the so-called “N-word” is back in the national discussion. Who can say it? Should anyone say it? Why is it apparently alright for some people…
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Congressman Lacy Clay will be endorsing the campaign of Rev. James Morris, who is running for the state House seat currently occupied by Rep. Rodney Hubbard*, who’s running for the state senate. Clay earlier announced…
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At 9:09 PM we received the following email:Dear Antonio,In accordance with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, we've completedprocessing your counter-notification regarding your videos:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIjnOfqga5shttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qr_r7XmPqQ8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Cimgwvcd6UThis content has been restored and your account has been reinstated.Sincerely,HarryThe YouTube TeamOur…
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YouTube, which PubDef.net uses to post and play our videos, has just added a cool new scroll-through feature on its player that shows related videos. It’s fun to play with and lets you discover new,…
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After getting a free ride through most of his two terms in office, and benefiting from years of praise (deserved and undeserved) for the work of entrepreneurs and developers who’ve been rebuilding and repopulating downtown,…
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