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School board member Bill Purdy and his wife were spotted working the polls at Hodgen Elementary in the 6th Ward, gathering signatures to recall Francis Slay. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net
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CNN is projecting Barack Obama will win the State of Georgia with close to twice as many votes as Hillary Clinton. According to exit polls, Obama won women, men, and all age groups other than…
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In the middle of all this Super Tuesday excitement, the Missouri Senate confirmed the appointment of St. Louis Public Schools czar Rick Sullivan. Governor Matt Blunt, who appointed the real estate developer to lead the…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE9usq2jHhI Alderwoman April Ford Griffin, 38, of St. Louis’ Fifth Ward likes things a little colorful or daringly draped in animal print, but being a civil servant for 11-and-a-half years means less flash and setting…
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From Reuters: Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain shared the same stage and microphone again on Thursday, but this time they traded wisecracks instead of campaign attacks. One night after battling in their final…
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John Edwards told his group of supporters that one thing was clear from the caucus results tonight: the status quo lost and change won. Current results show Edwards in the second place behind Barack Obama…
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Just last week, State Representative Connie Johnson was pushing John Edwards as the only Democrat who could win Missouri in November. Well, it seems the term-limited House Minority Whip has had a change of heart.…
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Who is the best dressed male politician in St. Louis? Lewis Reed Gregg Daly T.D. El-Amin Rodney Hubbard Mike McMillan Francis Slay View Results
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A fourth of St. Louis Public School students missed the first day of school (7,000 out of a projected enrollment of 28,000). Governor Matt Blunt and the man he put he put in charge of…
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Landmarks Association’s 2008 Eleven Most Endangered Places list is now online: http://www.landmarks-stl.org/enhanced_and_endangered/2008_most_endangered These are the sites held over from last year’s list: Andrew Einstmann House, 2347 Virginia Avenue Mullanphy Emigrant Home, 1609 N. 14th Street…
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