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Filed November 4, 2008 by Antonio French
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Filed January 23, 2008 by Antonio French
Missouri Attorney General and Democratic candidate for governor Jay Nixon responds to Gov. Matt Blunt’s announcement that he will not seek re-election. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net
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Filed November 4, 2008 by Antonio French
CNN’s exit polls show Barack Obama won among Missouri women (53%-46%) and narrowly among men (50-49). While Obama expectedly won the black vote (just 14% of those polled) by 91%, he lost Missouri’s white vote…
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Filed January 25, 2008 by Antonio French
Senator Claire McCaskill told reporters yesterday that President Bill Clinton was playing “fast and loose” with the facts when attacking Senator Barack Obama on his wife’s behalf. “Because of the larger megaphone he has as…
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Filed September 5, 2008 by Antonio French
ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA — The line at one of the few working gas stations in St. Francisville, Louisiana is a half mile long. “Cash Only. $50 Limit,” reads the orange letters spray-painted in a piece…
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Filed April 7, 2008 by Antonio French
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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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Filed March 31, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 5 archived comments
As long-time St. Louis activist Percy Green took questions Friday at the World Community Center on his decades of activist experiences, he grinned politely at the prospect of answering one audience member’s question, in particular:…
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Filed February 5, 2008 by Antonio French
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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Filed February 7, 2008 by Antonio French · 1 archived comment
Gov. Matt Blunt has issued the following statement: “Tonight our fellow Missourians in the city of Kirkwood were terrorized by a senseless and horrific crime at an open government meeting. We know at this hour…
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