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Filed August 18, 2007 by Antonio French

At a 1st Ward neighborhood meeting this morning, Mayor Francis Slay broke the news of the arrest of three youths in the shooting death of police officer Norvelle Brown. Keep up with St. Louis politics…

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VIDEO: Obama’s Iowa Victory Speech

Filed January 4, 2008 by Antonio French

PubDef had a front-row seat to history last night. Keep up with St. Louis politics at www.pubdef.net

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