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Filed August 27, 2008 by Antonio French
DENVER — A fixture at political events in Missouri, Bob Levin (also known as “Button Bob”) is in Denver at the Democratic National Convention selling political buttons all around town and at the hotel in…
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Filed April 22, 2008 by Antonio French · 1 archived comment
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xHJhVBemBmA 1 Comments For This Post calle Says: April 22nd, 2008 at 10:29 am http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7j2g2axmnY8 I like this version better. Leave a Reply Name (required) Mail (will not be published) (required) Website Notify me of…
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Filed April 17, 2008 by Antonio French · 4 archived comments
This is how Jet Magazine reported on March 22, 1993: Freeman Bosley Jr., is poised to become St. Louis’ first Black mayor after winning 44 percent of the vote in a four-man Democratic primary. Bosley,…
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Filed April 8, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 6 archived comments
It’s a preemptive thanks, but no thanks. State Rep. Connie Johnson sent a letter to Firefighters Local 73 Tuesday stating she would not “seek nor accept” any endorsement from the union due to the “racial…
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Filed September 5, 2008 by Antonio French
ST. FRANCISVILLE, LA — The line at one of the few working gas stations in St. Francisville, Louisiana is a half mile long. “Cash Only. $50 Limit,” reads the orange letters spray-painted in a piece…
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Filed January 2, 2008 by Antonio French
PubDef will be heading back to Iowa tomorrow, following the final hours of the important Iowa caucuses and the night’s victory celebrations. The latest polls show Illinois Senator Barack Obama (32%) in the lead over…
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Filed February 5, 2008 by Antonio French
School board member Bill Purdy and his wife were spotted working the polls at Hodgen Elementary in the 6th Ward, gathering signatures to recall Francis Slay. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net
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Filed November 17, 2008 by Antonio French
An attack on civil rights anywhere is an attack on civil rights everywhere. In that spirit, more than a thousand people gathered on the steps of the Old Courthouse Saturday to protest California’s passage of…
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Filed April 17, 2008 by Antonio French · 2 archived comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOA1nVdD2cw 2 Comments For This Post kjoe Says: April 17th, 2008 at 1:31 pm terrible conduct by the questioners. Obama on debate: ‘Sen. Clinton looked in her element’ Just now in Raleigh, Obama took issue…
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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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