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Filed April 18, 2008 by Antonio French · 13 archived comments
According to Post-Dispatch columnist Deb Petterson: St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay and his wife, Kim, have their house on Oleatha Avenue near Ivanhoe Avenue in the Lindenwood Heights subdivision listed for sale at $419,900. The…
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Filed January 22, 2008 by Antonio French
On the day before the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Senator Barack Obama addressed the congregation of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net Related StoriesMichael Eric…
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Filed January 7, 2008 by Antonio French
Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly is anything but subtle and he let an aide to Senator Barack Obama know exactly how he felt when he couldn’t get immediate access to the Democratic presidential candidate in New…
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Filed March 11, 2008 by Antonio French
Related StoriesHillary Clinton in St. Charles (0)Bill Clinton coming to St. Louis Monday (0)Clinton rants against Obama, media, and “sleazy” reporter (0)Father Pfleger on “white entitlement” and Hillary Clintion (13)OBAMA CLINCHES MAJORITY, OPENS 8% LEAD…
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Filed November 7, 2008 by Antonio French
Senate Republicans today unanimously endorsed Sen. Charlie Shields, R-St. Joseph, to serve as President Pro Tem, the Missouri Senate’s top position, for the 95th General Assembly beginning Jan. 7, 2009. Shields must be elected to…
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Filed February 5, 2008 by Antonio French
State senate candidates Rodney Hubbard (5th District) and Joan Barry (3rd District) and State Rep candidate Jake Hummel all have a presence at polling places in south St. Louis today. Hummel’s father is working a…
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Filed September 30, 2008 by Antonio French
According to a new report, the president of St. Louis’ board of aldermen drives a $25,000 city-purchased sedan with such luxury options as a heated leather steering wheel and seats. President Lewis Reed he uses…
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Filed March 13, 2008 by Danielle Belton
It’s Feb. 17, 2009. You’re sitting in your chair, Big Gulp in one hand, the remote in the other ready to relax by watching nobodies warble their way on the American Idol, but when you…
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Filed March 25, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 2 archived comments
Civil Rights activist Percy Green will give a rare insight on being an activist for peace, justice and racial equality in the city of St. Louis this Friday so set your calendars for this PEP…
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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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