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Filed August 18, 2008 by Antonio French
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A new report released Friday showed that after 7,700 Missourians lost their jobs last month, the state’s unemployment rate has skyrocketed to 6.4 percent — the highest mark in at least…
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Filed October 17, 2008 by Antonio French
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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Filed April 15, 2008 by Antonio French
In the second contest between Rep. Talibdin (T.D.) El-Amin and Committeeman Joe Palm, El-Amin is maintaining his fundraising advantage. According to campaign reports filed yesterday, El-Amin raised $6,700 last quarter, leaving him with $9,378.53 cash…
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Filed January 11, 2008 by Antonio French
The political blog “The Turner Report” says State Rep. John Bowman may change his plea today from not guilty to guilty. Rep. John Bowman, D-St. Louis, the final defendant in a bank and credit card…
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Filed January 29, 2008 by Antonio French
EDITOR’S NOTE:  Sorry, the sound’s not so good on the first interview. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net
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Filed January 12, 2008 by Antonio French
First the New York Times, now the Associated Press via the Boston Herald. From yesterday’s Herald: Few brotherhoods are as strong as the one among firefighters, who depend on one another just to stay alive.…
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Filed February 7, 2008 by Antonio French · 37 archived comments
The following statement comes from the Organization for Black Struggle: “All We Want is Justice!” That was the last statement made by Charles “Cookie” Thorton before he opened fire in Kirkwood City Hall. The tragedy in…
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