2008

John Edwards told his group of supporters that one thing was clear from the caucus results tonight: the status quo lost and change won. Current results show Edwards in the second place behind Barack Obama…

Bobby Fischer, one of the greatest chess players in history, has died. He was 64. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net Related StoriesSherman Parker Dies at 37 (25)Clay on the Death of Stephanie…

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…

Shouldn’t we all be rewarded for listening to all that predictable political rhetoric that is sure to litter tomorrow’s Vice-Presidential debate? Well, our friends at The Beacon have just the thing to put the “fun”…

They’re China bound! Gov. Matt Blunt, along with U.S. Senators Kit Bond and Claire McCaskill, are going on a bipartisan trade mission to China this week. The politicians will work on “creating new economic development…

http://mccaskill.senate.gov/multimedia/042208mccaskill.flv On Tuesday, which was Equal Pay Day, U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill joined several of her female colleagues in speaking on the Senate floor in favor of legislation that clarifies laws related to pay discrimination.…

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…

Barack Obama will very likely win Lacy Clay’s 1st Congressional District, but a good predictor of how well Obama will do in the all-important delegate count in Missouri will be how well he does in…