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Filed October 3, 2007 by Antonio French
From Congressman Lacy Clay: “The appalling hypocrisy of this President has reached a new low. It is disgraceful that a man who has spent half a trillion dollars on an unnecessary and tragic war, now…
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Filed July 31, 2007 by Antonio French
BREAKING NEWS Rumor has it that State Senator Chris Koster (R-Harrisonville) will announce this week that he’s leaving the Republican Party to become a Democrat. Koster, who already has $644,000 in the bank, according to…
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Filed August 16, 2007 by Antonio French
A group of St. Louis legislators, including State Reps Jamilah Nasheed, Jeanette Mott Oxford and Rodney Hubbard*, State Senator Harry Kennedy, Aldermen April Ford Griffin, Dionne Flowers, Freeman Bosley, Sr., Jeffrey Boyd, Marlene Davis, Terry…
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Filed March 12, 2007 by Antonio French
When Gregory F.X. Daly is sworn in this morning as St. Louis’ new Collector of Revenue, it will be the first time in nearly 60 years that someone has risen to that office by virtue…
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Filed January 24, 2007 by Antonio French
Democrats young and old, incumbents and challengers, watchers and winners crammed into the southside hip spot, The Royale, Tuesday night to watch (and jeer) the President as he delivered his next-to-last State of the Union…
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Filed January 31, 2007 by Antonio French
According to his latest campaign finance report, Alderman Lewis Reed outraised his incumbent opponent, Aldermanic Pres. Jim Shrewsbury, in the period since October 1st. During that period, Reed raised $117,105 compared to Shrewsbury’s $84,650. Reed…
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Filed June 21, 2007 by Antonio French
It seems former Senator Jim Talent is getting his legislation passed from beyond the political grave. Yesterday, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill whose original version was sponsored in 2005 by Talent, who…
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Filed May 22, 2007 by Antonio French
Undeterred by record high gas prices, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill is taking a road trip this weekend. Following the national outrage over the conditions at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, the Missouri Senator…
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Filed September 10, 2007 by Antonio French
Following revelations last week that Streets Department employees have been working on private jobs on public time and with public equipment, another city worker, Sterling McKinney, told Channel 4 News of how three years ago…
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Filed April 20, 2007 by Antonio French
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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