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Filed February 26, 2007 by Antonio French
At last night’s debate between the candidates for President of the Board of Aldermen, a question from the audience asked President Jim Shrewsbury why his personal law practice is located in St. Louis County and…
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Filed May 24, 2007 by Antonio French
State Sen. Jeff Smith tells how he got his “Teach for Missouri” plan passed by the Republican legislature and signed by the Governor. “The one thing that everybody agreed on was that nobody liked my…
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Filed August 13, 2007 by Antonio French
Freshman alderman Kacie Starr Triplett will tackle one of the city’s most persistent issuestonight as she hosts a forum on homelessness in the downtown portion of her ward. Triplett has invited representatives from the Department…
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Filed December 31, 2007 by Antonio French
Cops Gone Wild Internal police department auditors discovered as much as $40,000 in cash was stolen from the evidence room in the basement of St. Louis Police Headquarters. Though Chief Joe Mokwa was informed about…
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Filed December 21, 2007 by Antonio French
The following press release is from the St. Louis City Election Board in response to today’s indictment of eight former ACORN workers on charges of voter registration fraud: Earlier today, the U.S. Attorney for the…
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Filed August 27, 2007 by Antonio French
Not long after the news of Attorney General Alberto Gonzales’ resignation broke, Senator Claire McCaskill released a statement praising Gonzales’ decision to leave. “It was clear to me from the start that Attorney General Gonzales…
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Filed November 19, 2007 by Antonio French
On Friday, KMOV Channel 4 interviewed Alderman Kacie Starr Triplett, who is the new official local spokesperson for the Barack Obama presidential campaign, and PubDef.net editor Antonio French on the results of a new KMOV/Post-Dispatch…
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Filed May 11, 2007 by Antonio French
Petitioners from the Gateway Green Alliance have acquired enough signatures to require an audit of the City of St. Louis. Missouri law requires a number of signatures on such a petition equal 5% of the…
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Filed May 3, 2007 by Antonio French
SLU’s Student Government Association voted unanimously last night to urge the Board of Trustees to postpone any decision on the University News charter. The vote came after an extensive question and answer session, at which…
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Filed June 26, 2007 by Antonio French
Gov. Matt Blunt today called for a special election to fill the vacancy in the 23rd Senate District. The special election will be held on Sept. 4, 2007. Republican Sen. Chuck Gross resigned from the…
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