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Filed October 3, 2008 by Antonio French
Here are a few videos from YouTube of the reaction here in St. Louis to tonight’s Vice-Presidential debate. On the street interview by Bill Streeter of Lo-Fi St. Louis shooting for TheUptake.org.: Senator Claire McCaskill…
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Filed January 28, 2008 by Antonio French
Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder is looking for a promotion. After his fellow Republican, Governor Matt Blunt, shocked the world (well, at least Missouri) by announcing he is not seeking re-election. Kinder said “me too” and…
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Filed March 11, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 2 archived comments
UPDATE [7:29 PM]: CNN has projected Sen. Barack Obama as the winner of the Mississippi primary. This was considered an easy win for Obama due to high turnout among African Americans who, according to CNN,…
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Filed February 7, 2008 by Antonio French
State Senator Rita Days, a Democrat from north St. Louis County, and State Rep. Timothy Jones, a Republican from Eureka (”The home of Six Flags,” he reminded us.), have been elected to chair and vice-chair,…
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Filed September 23, 2008 by Antonio French
Count Congressman Lacy Clay among those that are having a tough time swallowing the idea of handing over $700,000,000,000 in taxpayer dollars to the already wealthiest people in America in the hopes of fixing a…
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Filed January 10, 2008 by Antonio French
On the first day of the new legislative session, Republicans and Democrats in the state senate pledged today to get things done on behalf of all Missourians — despite this being an election year and…
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Filed October 10, 2008 by Antonio French
The recent scandals in the St. Louis police department have fueled efforts to bring control of the department back to the people who pay the bills: the taxpayers of St. Louis City. From: The Coalition…
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Filed February 5, 2008 by Antonio French
Petitioners gathering signatures to recall Mayor Francis Slay have been spotted all over the city. Along with the workers, there are also “Slay Must Go” signs at the polling places. Keep up with St. Louis…
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Filed April 2, 2008 by Antonio French
Gov. Matt Blunt is putting more money in the pot to fight underage drinking. The announcement came today that the Department of Public Safety was awarded more than $188,000 to combat underage drinking across Missouri.…
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