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Filed February 6, 2008 by Antonio French
Call it the “Dewey Defeats Truman” headline of the 21st Century. The Associated Press called the state of Missouri for Hillary Clinton around 10:30 PM. NOT SO FAST! As more precincts came in it became…
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Filed March 31, 2008 by Danielle Belton · 1 archived comment
It’s a late debate, but it might be a good’un! State Representative contenders Stacey Newman and Steve Brown will go head-to-head tonight, 9:30 p.m. at Ursa’s Fireside on Washington University’s campus. It will be in…
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Filed October 24, 2008 by Antonio French
Amid a growing distrust among her conservative Christian supporters of anything Islamic, Sarah Palin goes on record stating that Republicans and her ticket welcome all Muslims, adding “it is not acceptable in my book” to…
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Filed June 18, 2008 by Antonio French
The Missouri Court of Appeals, Eastern District, just issued its decision in the case of Robin Wright-Jones v. Connie L. Johnson, an appeal from the city of St. Louis involving a challenge to the validity…
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Filed February 15, 2008 by Antonio French
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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 May 14, 2008 by Antonio French · 5 archived comments
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3pQ1JNW0jw 5 Comments For This Post Douglas Duckworth Says: May 15th, 2008 at 11:27 am God has blessed us indeed. kjoe Says: May 16th, 2008 at 11:00 am God owes us. She damned us with…
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Filed January 15, 2008 by Antonio French
BREAKING EVEN: State Rep. Jamilah Nasheed raised almost $13,000 last quarter. But she also had almost $13,000 in expenditures (mostly returning over-limit contributions). Before the quarter, she had $16,569.58 in the bank. At the end…
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Filed January 9, 2008 by Antonio French
From the Post-Dispatch: Scott Eckersley, a lawyer fired from Gov. Matt Blunt’s office, filed a suit today that accuses several top Blunt aides of ordering the illegal destruction of state e-mails to prevent potentially damaging…
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Filed January 27, 2008 by Antonio French
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…
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