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2007
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Press release from the Missouri Democratic Party… Blunt’s 2nd Quarter Finance Plan: Sell State Government for $478,250 in Campaign Contributions Jefferson City, MO — Less than a year after getting rid of campaign contribution limits…
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150 years after the Dred Scott decision, the House Committee on Slavery Impact will discuss an apology for slavery in the same building where Scott made his case. At 2:00 PM tomorrow in the Old…
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The Aldermanic President candidates on the need to reform the Land Reutilization Authority (LRA): Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net
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The headline could have read: “Hometown Boy Makes Good”. St. Louis’ President of the Board of Aldermen was featured Tuesday in his hometown newspaper, The Herald News, which serves Joliet, Illinois, the town a young…
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Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee endorsed U.S. Senator Barack Obama in his bid for President today, making her the first Missouri Democratic statewide elected official to endorse a presidential candidate. Montee also announced the formation…
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At a fundraiser last week at McGurk’s bar in south St. Louis, Attorney General candidate Chris Koster* discussed the need for stem cell research and what the science could mean to people like his friend,…
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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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BREAKING NEWS After a move by State Representative Jamilah Nasheed to force a vote on the Land Assemblage Tax Credit separately from the larger economic development package, the credit still passed by a large margin…
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Governor Matt Blunt was on CNN’s “Lou Dobbs Tonight” last week to discuss his new order that everyone pulled over by the Highway Patrol must have their immigration status checked. The Hispanic Chamber of Commerce…
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State Senator Jeff Smith, whose sponsorship is needed for Derio Gambaro to be confirmed in January, issued the following statement today: “Derio Gambaro was a worthy opponent in our race for the 4th District Senate…
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