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Filed October 15, 2008 by Antonio French
Senator Barack Obama told the media yesterday that his campaign for President is proving itself to be the best machine in politics and “we don’t need ACORN’s help.” ACORN’s sloppy voter registration activities have led…
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Filed April 8, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 2 archived comments
Washington University has named a new provost … and he’s the same as the last provost. Executive Vice Chancellor Edward S. Macias, the dean of Arts & Sciences, was named to the position, to begin…
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Filed July 10, 2008 by Antonio French
Barack Obama, Jesse Jackson
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Filed January 14, 2008 by Antonio French
State Rep. Tom Villa, a possible candidate to replace Maida Coleman in the state senate, hasn’t raised much money for his effort (less than $4,000 in 9 months), but when you’re rich, you don’t have…
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Filed April 10, 2008 by Danielle Belton
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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Filed November 3, 2008 by Antonio French
Four years ago, about 7,500 absentee ballots were cast in the high Democratic voting City of St. Louis. As of yesterday, that number was close to 17,000. Related Stories
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Filed March 11, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 2 archived comments
UPDATE [7:29 PM]: CNN has projected Sen. Barack Obama as the winner of the Mississippi primary. This was considered an easy win for Obama due to high turnout among African Americans who, according to CNN,…
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Filed May 13, 2008 by Antonio French
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Filed September 18, 2008 by Antonio French
A Riviera Beach, Florida law that landed a 17-year-old teenager in jail for wearing sagging jeans has been ruled unconstitutional. A similar law was passed last year by the St. Louis County town of Pine…
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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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