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May, 2007 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 8

Entries from May 2007

Where’s PETA When You Really Need Them?

May 18th, 2007 · No Comments

  We believe the above animation just about sums up this headline from the extremely leftwing Brad Blog: CEO RESIGNS FROM MISSOURI LEGAL FIRM EMBROILED IN U.S. ATTORNEY PURGE, GOP ‘VOTER FRAUD’ SCAM Is the Noose Tightening Around Lathrop & Gage, Thor Hearne, Gov. Matt Blunt and the American Center for Voting Rights Corrupt Law […]

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Tags: Matt Blunt

Sen. McCaskill Not Progressive Enough?

May 18th, 2007 · No Comments

The Irregular Times – which describes itself as “One of the oldest and most potently independent progressive political websites in existence” – has released it “progressive legislative score” rankings for the six new Democratic senators elected last year. The rankings range from a high of 58 to a low of 17. A score of 100 […]

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Tags: Senator McCaskill

Steelman, Carnahan to Participate in Sesquicentennial

May 18th, 2007 · No Comments

By Laura Ginsberg – Staff Writer Secretary of State Robin Carnahan and State Treasurer Sarah Steelman will be among the dignitaries participating in Phelps County’s Sesquicentennial Celebration June 2. At the Phelps County Commission’s monthly meeting of elected officials and department heads, District 1 Commissioner Larry Stratman said Steelman and Carnahan, who both live in […]

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Tags: Carnahans' · Sarah Steelman

Roe Seeks Extent of Powers as Liberty City Auditor

May 18th, 2007 · No Comments

This blurb came to MOPNS thru our tip line. The piece is an excerpt from the KC Star’s subscription only blog, Prime Buzz. I guess you’ll have to subscribe if you want to read the rest of the article. If you have credible tips or interesting political video, send them to us. Your anonymity is […]

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Tags: Jeff Roe

Bond Calls for Release of Final CIA 911 Report

May 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Sen. Kit Bond is further demonstrating his new found independence from President Bush. Yesterday, Bond joined a growing chorus of Republican Senators calling for the resignation of embattled and incompetent Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez. Today, the AP is reporting that the Senator has joined a group of “bi-partisan” Senators calling for legislation to force the […]

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Tags: Senator. Kit Bond

Political Fix: Johnny Come Latelys’

May 18th, 2007 · No Comments

News Flash for Missouri’s Premier Newspaper’s political blog the Political Fix. The Hulshof as Mizzou system president story is a few days old now. We broke it Monday remember? You’ve been on our site, we’ve seen Lee Enterprises on out sitemeter stats. First the HRCC/Rod Jetton baseball ticket story– that we had up a full […]

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Tags: Political Fix

Second Grade Strategery

May 18th, 2007 · No Comments

By Rep. Jolie Justus Missouri House of Representatives Speaker Rod Jetton proclaimed earlier this session “I hate to be like that, it’s kind of a second-grade strategy – a bad deal” in speaking about his strategy in holding Senate Bills until his bills are passed by the Senate Apparently the second grade has come to […]

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Tags: MO Legislature · Sen. Jolie Justus

“Kay for Kansas City”

May 18th, 2007 · No Comments

Kay Waldo Cronkite Barnes’ campaign sure is stumbling out the starting gate. Besides having a few geography challenges during her campaign announcement, Waldo Cronkrite Barnes had old makeshift campaign signs at the rally with Congress taped over the words “Kay for Kansas City”. One word. Cheesy. From The Source: It has already been well documented […]

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Tags: Kansas City · Kay Barnes

Who Let The Dogs Out?

May 18th, 2007 · No Comments

St. Louis might end the rule that makes bringing dogs into restaurants illegal. I’m all for cutting back on silly governmnet mandated restrictions on businesses. But I’d never eat at a place where I might have to guard my food from the bulldog sitting to my right and I bet more than a few people […]

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Tags: St. Louis

Gonzales Loosing More Support

May 17th, 2007 · No Comments

Now Kit Bond is publicly pushing Dubya to give him a pink slip. Just leave already Al.

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Tags: Senator. Kit Bond