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Filed October 3, 2008 by Antonio French
Actor and environmentalist Ed Begley, Jr., a strong advocate for green living who actually rode his bicycle to the 2006 Academy Awards, will be in St. Louis next week to lead a public forum and…
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Filed October 3, 2008 by Antonio French
Here are a few videos from YouTube of the reaction here in St. Louis to tonight’s Vice-Presidential debate. On the street interview by Bill Streeter of Lo-Fi St. Louis shooting for TheUptake.org.: Senator Claire McCaskill…
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Filed October 1, 2008 by Antonio French
[CORRECTED] St. Louis Congressman Lacy Clay is calling on all the elected officials in his district to come to a phone bank at his office Monday to call through St. Louis City’s and St. Louis…
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Filed May 5, 2008 by Antonio French · 2 archived comments
Supporters of an effort to get on the November ballot a measure to eliminate affirmative action in Missouri missed their midnight deadline last night. In all likelihood, it was not a strategic blunder, but probably…
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Filed April 22, 2008 by Antonio French · 2 archived comments
A new Gallup Poll released today show President George W. Bush with the highest disapproval rating of all time! Bush registers a staggering 69 percent disapproval rating, the highest in that survey’s history, according to CNN,…
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Filed February 5, 2008 by Antonio French
Once again, the St. Louis Board of Elections appears to be doing a fine job maintaining live streaming election results. CLICK HERE to see today’s results as they come in. Keep up with St. Louis…
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Filed September 23, 2008 by Antonio French
From a friend: Psssst…pass it on! [The] Alaska Women Reject Palin rally was to be held outside on the lawn in front of the Loussac Library in midtown Anchorage. Home made signs were encouraged, and…
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Filed January 12, 2008 by Antonio French
First the New York Times, now the Associated Press via the Boston Herald. From yesterday’s Herald: Few brotherhoods are as strong as the one among firefighters, who depend on one another just to stay alive.…
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Filed November 2, 2008 by Antonio French
Saturday saw long lines of hundreds of voters in St. Louis County — three days before Election Day! The Young Democrats of St. Louis’ “Obama Strikeforce” recorded some images of early voters yesterday. Hundreds of…
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