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Filed November 4, 2008 by Antonio French
Voting was heavy all morning in north St. Louis with black voters happy to stand in line for the opportunity to vote for Barack Obama for President. Related Stories
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Filed January 30, 2008 by Antonio French
KANSAS CITY — When Barack Obama stopped in Kansas City Tuesday, he was welcomed by a crowd so big that the fire marshal wouldn’t allow anymore people inside the Municipal Auditorium. The Kansas City Star…
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Filed June 2, 2008 by Antonio French
For a white Republican from Cape Girardeau who has been an outspoken critic of Barack Obama, Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder seemed remarkably comfortable at the head of the parade of 20,000 black men through the streets of…
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Filed August 22, 2008 by Antonio French
We’re heading to the Mile High City next week for the Democratic National Convention. We’ll be following the Missouri delegation, as well as the action inside and outside of the Convention as the world prepares…
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Filed January 28, 2008 by Antonio French
Citing this video from last week’s tumultuous events at the Old Courthouse, the group opposing Mayor Francis Slay is asking jazz artist Wynton Marsalis to forgo his plans to perform in St. Louis next week…
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Filed March 31, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 6 archived comments
If anyone in St. Louis should know anything about how to throw a proper protest it would be Percy Green. A veteran of civil rights fights in St. Louis since the 1960s, Green has been…
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Filed October 19, 2008 by Antonio French
After several memorable spoofs of the Alaska governor, the real Sarah Palin stopped by Saturday Night Live last night to get a closer look at Tina Fey’s impersonation. Actors Alec Baldwin and Mark Wahlberg also…
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Filed November 18, 2008 by Antonio French
Congress is debating a $25 billion loan proposal to give automakers part of the $700 billion originally allotted for the mortgage and banking sectors. “We are seeing a potential meltdown in the auto industry, with…
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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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