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Election ’08
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What a sharp contrast to 2004 when John Kerry pulled out of Missouri four weeks before Election Day. It was just a little more than a week ago that 100,000 people greeted Obama in downtown…
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Gov. Matt Blunt today issued a fiery statement responding to remarks by a St. Louis University political scientist in a St. Louis Beacon article. Professor Ken Warren told the Beacon that “unequivocally that the racist…
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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…
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Barack Obama will be America’s 44th President. It’s been an amazing ride. It seems so long ago that we were knocking on doors in the snow in Iowa. Related Stories
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CBS Evening News anchor Katie Couric asked Democratic VP candidate Joe Biden and Republican VP candidate the same question earlier this week: why do you think Roe v. Wade is or is not a good…
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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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“The ‘Old Boys Network’? In the McCain campaign that’s called a staff meeting,” said Obama. Related Stories
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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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