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July, 2007 | Missouri Political News Service - Part 7

Entries from July 2007

Bond to Appear on Fox News Sunday

July 20th, 2007 · No Comments

Senator Bond will be a guest this week on Fox News Sunday with his fellow Senate Intelligence Committee member Democrat Evan Bayh of Indiana. Bond is vice chair of the powerful committee. Also appearing on the show will be Homeland Security Director Fran Townsend.

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Tags: Iraq War · Senator. Kit Bond

AP Questions Sources of Funds McCaskill Using to Repay Campaign Debts

July 20th, 2007 · No Comments

One thing we can certainly say about our new junior senator, she has not been shy when it comes to courting media attention. The Missouri Political News Service has chronicled Senator McCaskill’s growing media prowess; be it an appearance on CNN’s Lou Dobbs during the immigration debate, or her feature write up in the New […]

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Tags: Senator McCaskill

Donnelly Becomes First Woman To Run for A.G. — Makes First Stop in Springfield

July 20th, 2007 · No Comments

From KY3 Political Notebook: Democratic State Rep. Margaret Donnelly from St. Louis County becomes the first woman in Missouri to ever run for Attorney General. In an interview with the KY3 Political Notebook in Springfield, Donnelly said she filed campaign papers with the Missouri Ethics Commission Wednesday. Read more… Related: Arch City Chronicle: Donnelly press […]

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House OKs $1 mil for MARET Center

July 20th, 2007 · No Comments

More than $3 million in federal grants for local energy and water projects – including $1 million for Crowder College’s Missouri alternative Renewable Energy Technology Center -met House approval recently, Congressman Roy Blunt’s office announced Thursday. “Energy independence should be our national goal over the next generation,” said Blunt in a prepared statement. “Conservation and […]

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Tags: Rep. Roy Blunt

Nixon’s Burn Rate

July 20th, 2007 · No Comments

Missouri Pulse: “Since he filed his April 2007 report, Nixon’s expenditures have grown from accounting for 25% of his donations to nearly 50%….” “Nixon’s mismanagement of past campaigns, coupled with his alarming burn rate and a bevy of out-of-state consultants, have some inside the Democratic Governor’s Association getting very nervous about their chances in Missouri. […]

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Tags: Decision '08 · Jay Nixon

Clay House Floor Surrender Speech

July 20th, 2007 · No Comments

[kml_flashembed movie=”http://www.youtube.com/v/p56l7x70GG8″ width=”425″ height=”350″ wmode=”transparent” /] Related : AP: “Clay applauds bishops’ decision to meet with lawmakers concerning Iraq”

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Tags: Iraq War · Rep. Lacy Clay · Videos

“Eat The Cake Ana Mae!”

July 20th, 2007 · No Comments

So Slay caves to PC pressure. Mr. Mayor, you’re honoring his abilities and contribution to the music industry for goodness sakes, not that he beat his ex wife! Pete Rose deserves to be in the Hall of fame, Ike Turner should get his day. Period. ST. LOUIS, July 19 St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay rejected […]

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Tags: Mayor Frances Slay · St. Louis

Missouri Supreme Court Limits Liberty (Again!)

July 20th, 2007 · No Comments

As long as there is full disclosure, people should be able to do what they want when they want with their own money. The idea is pretty–no, very– damn simple…if we lived in a sane society. From the KC Star: JEFFERSON CITY | The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday reinstated limits on political contributions, throwing […]

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Press On: “Missouri’s Stem Cell Debate: Truce or Unconditional Surrender?”

July 19th, 2007 · No Comments

Evangelical blogger Rodney Albert responds to this Post Dispatch editorial written by Former Missouri Senator John Danforth. Below is a portion of Albert’s response he sent to the PD today: Mr. Danforth’s call for a truce should be rejected by Missouri’s pro-family leaders for several reasons. First, while I appreciate the tenor of his op-ed […]

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Tags: Stem Cell Research

“The Source” Reports Gibbons Submits Name for High Court Vacancy

July 19th, 2007 · No Comments

The Source confirms what we reported last week. Brenda Talent is on the list too.

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Tags: MO Supreme Court · Sen. Michael Gibbons