By Sarah Brodsky Although official state business is not always understandable to ordinary Missourians, the reason probably has more to do with bureaucratic rules and jargon than with any language barrier. Nevertheless, the possibility that official state business will someday be conducted in a foreign language concerns legislators so much that they’re trying to prevent […]

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Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri, the number two Republican in the House, was one of the few – and perhaps only – Republicans to applaud President Bush’s decision on Monday to commute the prison sentence for I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby, the former chief of staff of Vice President Dick Cheney who was convicted of perjury […]

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The Post Dispatch’s Political Fix has a pic and some info from Robin Carnahan’s wedding. It seems like the only thing missing was the customary dueling banjos.

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Hat tip: Missouri Politics “In a letter today, Democratic Minority Caucus Chair Ed Wildberger says Democrats are set to vote for a new Leader July 21.” Read more…

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Looks like Lt. Governor Peter Kinder has established a campaign website. The first blog entry on the site is dated June 28th. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/QYnp1w1l52k” width=”375″ height=”300″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related: 24th State: “Gubernatorial Campaign Website Knockdown!” Blunt unveils redesigned website.

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Governor Blunt’s addressed the Comrades and Sisters at the VFW’s Department of Missouri Convention in Columbia last Saturday. Governor Blunt spoke to the crowd and afterwards signed the “Stolen Valor Act”. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/dUL_YYB5u8o” width=”375″ height=”300″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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By John Aravosis The gay-bashers won the vote on the Goode amendment by only 6 votes (find entire vote count here). There is no way the Democrats couldn’t have picked up some of these votes, had they wanted to. Russ Carnahan voted with the gay-bashers? Here’s the entire list of Democratic gay-bashers. Feel free to […]

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According to this piece in CQ, Congressman graves will be one of the targets of a mass email and phone campaign that accuses the Congressman of not supporting the troops. No Holiday From Politics as House Dems Launch Ad Blitz By Marie Horrigan Rhetoric pyrotechnics, launched by Democratic House campaign chieftains, will provide some background […]

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Kudos to Public Def for this video from Rodney Hubbard’s senate campaign kickoff. It features: 1. A Jay-Z soundtrack destined to please Rodney’s conservative Republican fans. 2. Line dancing, paramount to any black event. 4. Cameo appearances from Senators’ Jeff Harris and Chris Koster 3. Politicians dancing…by themselves. [kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/FlAliblcsBc” width=”375″ height=”300″ wmode=”transparent” /]

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Gov. Blunt and Republican legislators are gearing up for what may be a complete overhaul of our “nonpartisan” Democrat controlled Judge nominating program. From the STL Dispatch: JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Matt Blunt is preparing to put his stamp on the Missouri Supreme Court this summer, but he’s concerned that the commission in charge of […]

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