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Filed September 10, 2008 by Antonio French
I know it was inevitable, but it’s still sad.  To placate the right wing of the Republican Party, John McCain has proposed a new corporate tax cut as a means of promoting growth.  After years…
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Filed February 5, 2008 by Antonio French
Poll workers are reporting unusually high turnouts at polling places across the city. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net
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Filed March 17, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 4 archived comments
Sen. Claire McCaskill said it’s unfair to hold presidential candidates accountable for “dumb things” their supporters say. McCaskill, a vocal supporter of presidential candidate Barack Obama, was responding to the reaction in the media to…
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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 January 30, 2008 by Antonio French
JEFFERSON CITY — Presidential candidate John Edwards stopped in Jefferson City for quick campaign stop Tuesday. He was introduced by former Lt. Governor Joe Maxwell and greeted by a roomful of supporters, including several Missouri…
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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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Filed May 30, 2008 by Antonio French
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Filed March 20, 2008 by Antonio French
Who is the best dressed male politician in St. Louis? Lewis Reed Gregg Daly T.D. El-Amin Rodney Hubbard Mike McMillan Francis Slay View Results
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