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Filed January 21, 2008 by Antonio French
After waiting for more than three hours, the gymnasium which held thousands of Hillary Clinton supporters erupted in cheers as Bill and Hillary Clinton finally arrived at McCluer North High School. Here’s her full 30-minute…
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Filed October 2, 2008 by Antonio French
CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric asked Democratic VP candidate Joe Biden and Republican VP candidate the same question earlier this week: why do you think Roe v. Wade is or is not a good…
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Filed January 27, 2008 by Antonio French
President Bill Clinton was in Missouri last night in the town of Independence. The beginning of his speech sounds a lot like a re-election speech, rather than an endorsement or surrogate speech. The funniest line…
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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 June 18, 2008 by Antonio French
The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, just issued its decision in the case of Robin Wright-Jones v. Connie L. Johnson, an appeal from the city of St. Louis involving a challenge to the validity…
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Filed April 22, 2008 by Antonio French · 2 archived comments
A new Gallup Poll released today show President George W. Bush with the highest disapproval rating of all time! Bush registers a staggering 69 percent disapproval rating, the highest in that survey’s history, according to CNN,…
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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 November 25, 2008 by Antonio French
Filing has begun for the 2009 city elections. Several of the odd-numbered wards will surely be engulfed in battles to decide new aldermen and Comptroller Darlene Green will likely face opposition in her re-election bid,…
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Filed February 20, 2008 by Jackson Foote · 1 archived comment
Senate Bill 830 & Senate Bill 1036 Senator Maida Coleman thinks the best way to say “thank you to the brave men and women from Missouri who have answered this nation’s call to duty” is…
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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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