Election ’08

The Financial Times reports The House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $25 billion package of low-cost loans to help hard-pressed carmakers and their suppliers finance plant modernisation at a time of restricted access to…

Congressman Lacy Clay welcomed the Missouri delegation to the Democratic National Convention this morning. Related Stories

In the hours before yesterday’s Vice-Presidential debate in St. Louis, producer Davin Hutchins of the American News Project and blogger Antonio French of PubDef.net spent the day yesterday interviewing supporters and opponents of Alaska Governor…

Attorney General and gubernatorial candidate Jay Nixon will be in north St. Louis this morning calling for stronger legislation against the payday loan industry. Nixon says Missouri has some of the most lenient payday loan…

After several memorable spoofs of the Alaska governor, the real Sarah Palin stopped by Saturday Night Live last night to get a closer look at Tina Fey’s impersonation. Actors Alec Baldwin and Mark Wahlberg also…

Barack Obama, Jesse Jackson

Speaking on “Face the Nation” on August 10, Karl Rove made some insightful observations about a presidential candidate selecting a VP for political reasons. It just so happens that the criticisms he was launching at…

Barack Obama and Joe Biden will return to Missouri this Thursday. Obama will rally students and supporters in Columbia while Biden will talk with voters in Arnold. CHANGE WE NEED RALLY WITH BARACK OBAMA THURSDAY,…

Barack Obama, Father Pfleger, Hillary Clinton

As Democrats around the state begin to come down from the high of Barack Obama’s election as the next President of the United States, many are beginning to ask questions about what happened here in…