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Based on exit polls, CNN is projecting that Barack Obama will win his home state of Illinois. No surprise there. The real question will be by how much. Will he be able to rack up…
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Steve Patterson Recovering from His Stroke from PubDef on Vimeo. Local blogger Steve Patterson, still recovering from a stroke on Feb. 1, will make a mini-comeback 7 p.m. tonight on the Collateral Damage show on…
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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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As most of my readers know, I was elected a couple of weeks ago as the new Democratic Committeeman of the 21st Ward. One of the issues I raised in the campaign was the state…
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St. Louis Public Schools’ “elected” Board of Education will meet noon, Saturday at the Gateway Classic Foundation, 2012 Martin Luther King Drive. The board is in the midst of putting the finishing touches on a…
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St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Diana Bourisaw will hold a news conference today at 1 p.m. to address the district’s new superintendent search. A few moments ago, she released this statement: Good morning, By now…
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I know it was inevitable, but it’s still sad. To placate the right wing of the Republican Party, John McCain has proposed a new corporate tax cut as a means of promoting growth. After years…
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDlXiBV_6O8 1 Comments For This Post kjoe Says: April 7th, 2008 at 8:33 pm tomorrow, (tuesday), all 3 candidates will pretend to be senators long enough to question General Petraeus. First hand look at the…
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Like the new look? Well, don’t get used to it. PubDef is changing. As the site approaches its 3rd anniversary, we’re going to be going in a… “new direction” very soon. On October 1st, look…
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1 Comments For This Post Michael Says: March 21st, 2008 at 11:08 pm It’s great to hear an alderman support local businesses! Maybe Kacie will figure out the connection between backing historic preservation legislation and…
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