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As the House seeks to take up a second vote on the $700 billion mortgage bailout plan, now is probably a good time to reflect. Good ol’ Ed Martin was saying it way back in…
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Comedian Sarah Silverman makes a plea to young Jewish Americans to help sway the important Florida electorate as only they can. Definitely less vulgar than her Emmy-nominated “I’m Fucking Matt Damon” song, but still sure…
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Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder is looking for a promotion. After his fellow Republican, Governor Matt Blunt, shocked the world (well, at least Missouri) by announcing he is not seeking re-election. Kinder said “me too” and…
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Federal agents have disrupted a plot to assassinate Barack Obama and shoot or decapitate dozens of black students in Tennessee, the ATF said Monday. In court records unsealed Monday, federal agents said they broke up…
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Gov. Matt Blunt nominated two state representatives to the Missouri Ethics Commission Wednesday. Jeff B. Davidson, 51, of the 6th Congressional District and Jim R. Wright, 54, of the 2nd Congressional District were appointed to…
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The latest in a YWCA Racial Injustice series will tackle a controversial initiative proposed to end Affirmative Action programs in Missouri Tuesday. Fronted by California businessman Ward Connerly, this latest push is part of an…
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As you may have heard, Hillary Clinton “had a moment” at a campaign event today. It was Tom Hanks (in “A League of Their Own”) who said, “There’s no crying in baseball.” Is the same…
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In today’s New York Times (hat tip to the Arch City Chronicle for first noting it), former Riverfront Times reporter Malcolm Gay pens an article on the City of St. Louis’ ongoing racial problems following…
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The Obama campaign has created a new program to harness the financial power of even Barack Obama’s most modest supporters. As a member of the new Grassroots Finance Committee, everyday Americans can use their personal…
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