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Filed September 25, 2008 by Antonio French
The Financial Times reports The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $25 billion package of low-cost loans to help hard-pressed carmakers and their suppliers finance plant modernisation at a time of restricted access to…
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Filed November 4, 2008 by Antonio French
Missouri may have lost its reputation for accuracy in choosing the president (McCain is leading by less than 7,000 votes with thousands of provisional ballots still to be counted), but it definitely retained its status…
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Filed April 7, 2008 by Danielle Belton
The Barack Obama presidential campaign is in need for some dial-a-voter help. The St. Louis campaign is looking for assistance on a national phone bank project targeting Indiana, an upcoming primary state. The St. Louis…
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Filed March 26, 2008 by Danielle Belton
Ring up a big union endorsement for aspiring Missouri Attorney General Rep. Margaret Donnelly (D-Richmond Heights) and State Treasurer candidate State Rep. Clint Zweifel (D-Florissant). The Missouri State Council of the Service Employees International Union…
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Filed April 17, 2008 by Antonio French · 3 archived comments
The Special Administrative Board of St. Louis Public Schools has selected a firm to head the search for district superintendent. At its regular board meeting Thursday night, the SAB approved the hiring of ProAct Search…
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Filed October 5, 2008 by Antonio French
Perhaps the biggest winner of Election 2008 is Tina Fey and “Saturday Night Live”. Millions of viewers have made it a point to tune in each week to see the opening sketch, which will undoubtedly…
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Filed March 12, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 1 archived comment
A change is coming, yet again, for St. Louis City Schools. The St. Louis Public Schools Special Administrative Board has approved the plan for school reconfigurations, building closures and the school calendar for the 2008-2009…
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Filed August 21, 2008 by Antonio French
According to the St. Louis Business Journal, John McCain has expanded his lead over Barack Obama in Missouri, a new survey says. The survey in question is an automated poll conducted over four days by Public…
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Filed March 31, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 1 archived comment
Teachers can be activists too! Or at least the point teachers Jeanine Molloff and Cris Mann of St. Louis Public Schools are making. They’ll be hosting a chat tonight on “In What Ways Can Teachers…
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Filed March 26, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 5 archived comments
And they said it was too good to be true! Ding dong, the Centene Corp. deal is dead. The company will not be building its headquarters at the future site of Ballpark Village in downtown…
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